Hello all I have a son that is about to be one year old and I have seen guidelines about weaning him off the bottle at around this age. I was just curious as to what you other mothers or fathers weaned your baby off the bottle...I mean a bottle past a year really that bad?
Just wondering...this is my first child and looking for some advice thanks again.
JammieGirl
2006-09-21 20:25:51 · 10 answers · asked by jaded_illusions78 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
I have 3 nieces that I have lived with since they were infants and what I have seen that works is first buy him a sippy cup something he can hold. First let him start playing with the sippy cup let him get familiar with how it feels . Then when you give him his meals put some milk or juice in the sippy cup for him to drink out of. Make a big deal about it make him feel like his using a sippy cup is making him a big boy.you might have to give him a bottle sometimes at first but slowly replace the bottles with sippy cups . Also if you have the cup with juice water or milk where he can get it any time he gets thirsty you will be surprised how easy it will be to get him to use a cup. But make sure the cup you get is spill proof or you will be cleaning up more messes then you care to count. and if he does not like the cup at first give him time. also another you can do is get some plastic cups he can play with maybe when he sees you drinking out of a cup he will want to try. You just have to try different things until you find something that works for you. You can also ask his pediatrician he might have some good advice on the matter as well
2006-09-21 20:38:43 · answer #1 · answered by melthule 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you breast fed your son, or had him on the bottle since birth? You are supposed to be supplementing his diet with other food, which in a way would be weaning. But each child has different needs. Some want or need a bottle longer. It makes them feel secure being held and fed in that way. It is not bad to keep up with the bottle. Your son will let you know when he wants to start drinking from cups like "grown_ups" do. I breast fed my son until almost his third birthday because he felt he needed that, and I loved the closeness. In other countries they breast feed their children sometimes even to the age of 4 or 5. Only in America, do we try to wean our babies too soon, and that breaks off an important bond between infant and mom.
2006-09-22 03:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by beautyofthesea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think your baby is one year old (if I understood clearly) so it's Ok for him to still have a bottle. Soon, like when he's 18 months old introduce the sipping cup to him for water and for juice when he's getting his snack. Keep the bottle only for milk (my kids stopped drinking milk after they left the bottle). When he's ready (in my case they both were 2 1/2 years old) he'll drop the bottle all together to be a Big Boy. I hope this helps u
2006-09-22 03:33:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You definatly need to work on getting him off of the bottle. The biggest reason you should wean a kid off the bottle around that age is because of the teeth factor. Sucking on a bottle WILL cause teeth to come in crooked, and teeth already there will begin to rot. Ive seen it happen to 2 of my cousins when they were babies bacause they were allowed a bottle way to long.
2006-09-22 03:34:31 · answer #4 · answered by RiddleMeThis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started giving my son a sippy cup during the day and a bottle for nap and bed times. They say by 15 months a child should be completely off the bottle.
2006-09-22 03:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by debbiethornberry007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each kid is different. My daughter was off the bottle at 13 months. My son had a horrible time of it and was still using one at almost 3.
Play it by ear, there are no real set rules on something like this. Same with potty training.
2006-09-22 03:29:52 · answer #6 · answered by Frogface53 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every child is different.
With my oldest, she was weened 2 days after her 1st bday. She was taking the lid off the bottle and dumping it out and playing with it. She was quite comfortable with the cup at that time as well.
With my other daughter, she wasn't near being ready at 1 yr. Before she was 2 she was mostly weened, except at night. I only gave her water in the bottle though so her teeth didn't rot.
2006-09-22 03:38:40 · answer #7 · answered by jmlmmlmll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is time to introduce a sippy cup. He/She can still have a bottle if they shun the cup, but make them wait.
Distract them, and try the cup again. If they still reject this present them with the bottle but make them take the inititive.
Thereafter, give them a choice.
2006-09-22 03:30:48 · answer #8 · answered by Norton N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tou should do what you think is best try a sippy cup and see if he likes it a good way to tell if its time is when you are out to eat or something and your son wants to take a sip from your cup or staw then its time for a sippy cup and you can make it fun for him
2006-09-22 12:18:59 · answer #9 · answered by mkfreedom2006 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i see your breast baby
2006-09-22 03:28:46 · answer #10 · answered by deepak_mutha10 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋