2006-08-04 06:15:44 · 26 answers · asked by Francesca L 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
oh i am sorry i took all my children of bottles at 8 months and gave them toddler cups. my two eldest ones 4 and 3 drink out of normal cups at 1 and and half. My baby 17 months still had a toddler cup as i am a bit lazy at the moment. No seriously try and get her of bottles now as she will be going to nursery soon.
2006-08-04 08:18:29 · answer #1 · answered by jules 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't imagine having a 3 yo on a bottle... Has she seen a dentist, that can really damage their teeth!
For anyone that is reading this, this is a tried and true method, it is a little too late for you, but maybe it will help someone else....
Unless your doctor tells you to do not give them ANYTHING through the bottle but formula. Start offering them a sippy at SIX MONTHS. They won't do much with it at first but shortly they will start drinking a little with it. By the time they turn 1 you should take the bottle (and formula) completely away. Any juice, water or milk should come through a sippy! Both of my kids were off the bottle by 11 months. That is the best parenting advice I EVER received.
Good luck and remember you are in charge, not the 3 year old!
2006-08-04 06:25:17 · answer #2 · answered by isellpc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have her help you throw all the bottles away. Tell her she is a big girl and buy her some really cute sippy cups. Have her help you pick them out. She will miss the bottle for a couple of weeks at the most. But she definitely needs to be off the bottle. She could even drink from a regular cup at her age. Always make sure she knows you love her and how proud you are of her. Keep reinforcing that she's a big girl. Good luck.
2006-08-04 06:23:44 · answer #3 · answered by sleepless in the ATL 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of all her bottles except for one, her favorite. Replace with sippy cups. Start out with the one with a silacone spout and then go to the hard spout. Also, offer juice and water in regular glasses that are make of plastic and are small enough for her small hands. Only put about an inch of liquid at a time in the glass, when she drinks all of that, offer another inch worth. Gradually increase the amount you put in the glass.
3 year olds tend to enjoy making messes and cleaning them up, so give her the drinks in the kitchen so the messes are easier to clean up.
Only give her the bottle just before bedtime, but don't let her sleep with it as it causes tooth decay (bottle rot). Then gradually give her the sippy cups instead of the bottle. Eventually she will not need anything at bedtime.
Best of luck!
2006-08-04 06:31:25 · answer #4 · answered by Regina R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her that she is a big girl now and needs to start drinking out of a big girl cup because she is too old to have the bottle anymore. It will probably take a while if there is a more specific time of the day that she wants it like before bed then just ween her to only need it at bedtime or naptime (which really isn't good for their teeth, but sometimes is a hard habit to break) then just gradually take it away from her at naptime then at bedtime and if she doesn't ask for it don't give it to her. Good Luck!
2006-08-04 06:26:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just take it from her, I know that she's going to try and give you all kinds of grief, but it will be worth it in the long run. I know that she's not going to want that sippy cup in the beginning, but try to sneak it on her around the second day. You have to stay strong and don't give in, she'll get over it. It may take 2-3 days, but she'll learn the except that cup and will be like " What bottle, that's for babies."
Also make sure that no one is going behind your back and giving her the bottle, that will make it take longer. My mother did it to me with my first child, and you wouldn't believe how hard it was for me.
Take it from me I have 4 children.
2006-08-04 06:28:53 · answer #6 · answered by t4king 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let him/her choose a plastic cup and let him/her personalise it (put the child's name on it, add stickers etc). For the first few days say, "Can you try drinking out of the cup?" Kids will usually take one sip and then go back to the bottle. Praise the child for the sip - "Well done. What a clever boy/girl!" and when it takes the bottle don't stress. Persist with the cup the next time.
2006-08-04 06:23:50 · answer #7 · answered by Neil_R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start her on "beginner" cups especially during the day and let her have the bottle at night. Slowly she will realize that the cup is proper. Or rather that's what happened with all 3 of mine. And I had no problems and each were weened before they were 18 months old.
2006-08-04 06:20:55 · answer #8 · answered by GirlinNB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At three should have already been off a long time ago. Talk to child about big girl/boy cups. Take child with you to buy one and let them choose which one they want. I hope this would make it fun and you won't have a lot of problems. You need to get rid of that bottle, it can mess things up with teeth alignment. You may have to deal with some temper tantrums, just hold your ground and remember who's in charge.
2006-08-05 04:05:38 · answer #9 · answered by Classy Granny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Just say No 3 is a little old, don't you think?
2. Get her used to a drinking glass, and make her have a glass of milk or water before bedtime. Explain to her that big girls don't use bottles, and that she is now a big girl.
3. Get rid of the bottles, all of them. Out of sight out of mind.
Hope this helps.
2006-08-04 06:24:26 · answer #10 · answered by metrobluequeen1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋