what age should a baby be off a bottle at?

Question

my son is 1 and when hes with me he has a sippy-cup and at hid dads he has a bottle what age should he be off the bottle

Answer 1

All children are different, but age one is still okay for a bottle.
Speak to his dad - tell him he uses a sippy cup, and that you will provide one on his next visit. His dad probably gives him a bottle because it relaxes your son and puts him to sleep - then dad is free without having to run after him, etc. Its just plain easier.
But, tell dad you'll send the cup, and would he please just use it for during the day, and then if he wants to still give a bottle for night time, thats okay. Tell dad how happy you are that "our little guy is growing up" and don't make this a demand on dad - make it something you both decide together. If dad is a jerk and doesn't want to hear it, then you will have to set up a date with domestic realtions and deal with the matter with an arbitrator-
You cannot allow the man to sabbotage your good parenting attempts - you see, he will be interferring with the child's right to learn and grow - do not allow that. As for the bottle, don't freak out too much - my child still had a bottle at age 3 - and everybody else's kids did too - I would have preferred to scrap it at age 2, but my kid just would not take the sippy cup. You are lucky.

Answer 2

Around 1ish is good. However; some children fill more secure with it at nights sometimes. As for Dad, he should follow what you are teaching the child, so the baby don't get confused. Tell dad thats the way it has to be, send a sippy cup during his time with his father. Dad needs to be a little bit more of a parent, instead he sounds like he is trying to go against what you say. Hope all works out ok. Good Luck! :)

Answer 3

They say they should be off the bottle by the time they are a year old to prevent BABY BOTTLE TOOTH DECAY. My son's pediatrician suggested when he was 6 months old to introduce a sippy cup so by the time he was a year old he would be used to the sippy cup and have no problems switching

Answer 4

Pediatricians suggest starting to ween them off at 1 year and completely off by 15 months. Try this trick only give nasty tasting stuff in the bottle and good stuff in the sippy cup. Like nasty formula in the bottle and chocolate milk in the sippy. It worked for my 5 kids.

Answer 5

1 year

Answer 6

I run a daycare and during the day, I have kids drinking out of cups by 11 months. Some children still take a bottle at bedtime after this but probably don't need to. Don't get into an arguement with your son's father over this. You can't contol what goes on at his house. As long as your son is safe and cared for, leave it be.

Answer 7

I have taken all my girls off the bottle the day after their first birthday.I made this decision on the fact that after this age it is critical to their teeth.It decays their teeth and causes awlful cavities and black teeth.If it wasnt for that,I would still make the decision to take them off of it totally probably by 14 months.I always try introducing a sippy cup with a soft top at about 10 months to prepare them.Its worked for me anyway.I know in this situation its hard because the other parent wont always do what you ask,but for example,my stepdaughter was 20 months when I started raising her and it took me til she was 3 to get her totally off the bottle.She didnt get one at our house,and then would come back every other weekend wanting a bottle.My husband and myself tried talking to the mother about what this can do and she never listened.Now at age 7,she has buck teeth and has had many cavities weve had to take care of.My advice is get a letter from a dentist and mail it to your ex.Show him this is whats in the best interest for the child.I hope everything works out

Answer 8

I think one years old is the cut off age for me, but your poor child has to be getting confused with a bottle with dad and sippie cup with you, you guys need to try to get together and get on the same page for the sake of your child

Answer 9

There really isn't a set answer on this question because all children are different. While you don't want to force him or her to stop the bottle if they are not ready, I am sure you don't want a five year old suckin on a bottle. My kids weaned themselves. My daughter stopped around 9 or 10 months. With my son, he took the bottle until 12 months although I had oftered it to him around the same time. Whatever you do, make sure the dad is being consistent with what you are trying to do "cause you da MaMa!!"

Answer 10

It is recommended that children be off the bottle at the age of 1. His dad is probably keeping him on the bottle out of convenience. There are some really good sippy-cups that don't leak. Platex makes them in stages based on your childs age.

Maybe if you keep one or two in the diaper bag he might use them.