just looking for tips on how to do it. she drinks juice from a cup but i am ready to wean her from the bottle as soon as possible. i know that whole milk is what i am supposed to give her.
2006-10-13 17:08:45 · 11 answers · asked by notyouraveragesportfan 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
If you have 4 bottles buy 2 new bright sippy cups Let her help you, or rather you help her, replace the bottles with the sippy cups in the cupboard, for each new sippy cup you put in there, you throw away two bottles. We made a big deal about it with my son, telling him how big he was, and how we were so happy. With every bottle he threw away, we all had to sit and clap our hands, but he did it, and we didn't have any problems.
This is the same way we got my daughter off the bottle, and off the pacifier.
2006-10-13 19:28:28 · answer #1 · answered by nanners040477 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well if she is drinking her juice from the cup it shouldnt be a problem. introduce he milk in hte cup and still give her the bottle a few times like three one day give the bottle then two the next and so on. i don't think it should be hard seeing as though she is on the cup for juice, good luck and keep strong....she may get cranky about it
2006-10-13 20:30:17 · answer #2 · answered by amandaped25 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give her the cup in the day time and the bottle at her bed time at night so when she see's that she is only getting the cup she will get use to it.
2006-10-13 17:49:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may not drink the milk from a cup at all, she'll be OK with other sources cheese, yogurt, etc... As for getting rid of the bottle, Throw Them Out. It was the best way for my three.
Good Luck
2006-10-13 17:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by D N 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just give her the milk (or better yet "healthy starts" formulas for toddlers) in a cup and see how she takes it. Patience is the best way to do anything with a baby...as well as consistency.
2006-10-13 22:41:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since she drinks from a cup... you shouldn't have a problem. Just give her milk in the cup and see what happens.
2006-10-13 17:15:25 · answer #6 · answered by VixenMom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I weaned my son at 6mo. (that is the ADA reccomendation) He used Avent bottles so I just got Avent sippy cups. It took about 2 trys but eventually he got hungry enough and started drinking!!!
2006-10-13 17:35:04 · answer #7 · answered by mommy of 3 boys 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When I switched my son I asked my doctor what to do and he said just go home and throw all the bottles away. You will have a rough day or two, but after that they'll forget all about bottles..out of sight out of mind! It is easier to do it all at once. I did it like he said and it worked perfectly that way. Just like he said, he whined and stuff for a day or so, then it was over!
2006-10-13 17:18:21 · answer #8 · answered by slip2eternity 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My son liked brightly colored straws and cups with the crazy straws attached. He passed on the bottle every time when given a choice to pick out which cup to use.
Plus it was less mess to have a covered cup with a straw!
2006-10-13 17:17:48 · answer #9 · answered by BuffyFromGP 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My son had milk allergies early on, and Nestle Good Start was gentler on his stomach. When he was a year old, we switched him to Nestle Good Start 2. It's made for older babies/toddlers to drink if you don't feel they're ready to transition straight to milk.
He did great on it!
2006-10-13 17:21:31 · answer #10 · answered by MightyMoose 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋