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Question

Can any one give me any good advice on how to break a child from a milk bottle. The only time my son wants it is when he is getting ready for bed or if he wakes up in the middle of the night. He is getting ready to be two and ive tried to break him from his bottle since he was 10 months. To me he was 2 big at 10 mo and now i feel he is really too big. I dont want to just rip it away like a b**ch but i dont want a 2 year old walking around with a bottle!! Can anyone help please??????? And no rude comments please

Answer 1

Maybe explain to him that the bottles have gone bye bye and he's a big boy and they drink out of cups. He might cry a little but crying never hurt any kids. Make sure he doesn't see them too! If he sees them he will want one. It's like a pacifier.

Answer 2

What we did when we weaned our daughter off the bottle was to do it over a weeks' time, decreasing the amount in the bottle every other day. So, say she was drinking 6 oz. at night. We decreased it to 4 oz. for two days, then 3 oz. for two days, then 2 oz. for two days and then none. When we were down to none, we explained that she was a big girl and no longer needed the bottle. This worked really well for us, with no fights or tantrums. Your son is a little older than our daughter was (she was about a year and a half), so you may want to try "celebrating" with him that he is a big boy - throw away the bottle together and then give him a "big boy" sippy cup. Good luck!!!

Answer 3

When I broke my daughter from the bottle I just told her she is a big girl and only babies take a bottle that it is going away and she needs a sippy cup, don't think you are being a b**ch because sometimes you have to be firm with kids to get them to do what they need to do. It might be rough the first couple of days but it will work out. If that don't work my sister had to put something that tasted bad (that is actually for kids that suck there thumb) on the nipple, you could always try that! Hope this was helpful, Good luck to you!

Answer 4

My daughter is 21 months and I had the same problem she has been off the bottle for about 6 weeks. At first we used the sippy cups that had a soft lid since it was like a bottle. She still got to suck on it then I moved her to a sippy with a hard lid but with a stopper. Your son is like my daughter she only wanted at nap and bed time. I don't believe in just yanking it away. one day after we got home from gymnastics and it was nap time I just decided to try the sippy with warm milk she was fine. My hubby used at bed time and everything went great. The next day same success, and then I threw out everything related to the bottles liners, lids, nipples, etc. I believe this made for a easier transition. I know some people believe in not rocking babies to sleep after a certain age, or no bottles after 1, etc but make it as easy for you and your son as possible. No one knows your child as well as you so you will know what is right for your family. good luck.

Answer 5

I would not worry about it too much if it is just at night. Maybe when he goes to bed you could try a sippy cup with choc. milk in it. If he has a fit, give him the bottle.Then maybe you could make it like a choice. For the middle of the night I would give him the bottle until he is off of it completely, when he wakes up he is already grumpy so I would not push it then. This is how I got my son off of them, but every child is different. Good Luck and do not stress you are being a great mom.

Answer 6

You are right - it's past time to get rid of the bottle. Let HIM do it! Buy him a really cool 'big boy' cup with a lid and handle (if he needs it) and tell him that on his birthday he GETS to throw away his bottle and then have a NO MORE BOTTLE ceremony! Make it a big thing, like decorate the trash can (silly, I know, but he'll realize that it's a rite of passage and not a punishment that way). As soon as he throws the bottle away, let the celebration begin! Make up a silly song like "Bye Bye Bottle" and maybe even a dance to go with it! After his birthday is past and he asks for the bottle, remind him of the song and dance and how he's a big boy now. You'll be amazed that he'll remember making the choice of being finished with the bottle. God bless!

Answer 7

Tink, you are very right. There will be many times in your son's life when you will have to make tough decisions for your son's health/wellness that he won't see the way you do (just wait til he's a teenager!). For health reasons, he does not need to drink anything after you brush his teeth at night except water. I would offer it in a cup, and if he is thirsty he will drink it. He is probably comforted by the milk bottle and may have a hard time with it at first. It is not easy, but truely will cause tooth decay if you continue to allow milk bottle (or cup). I am often guilty of allowing "baby" habits to go on too long, because it is easier but also because they truely stay little too short a time, but be careful not to allow it if it isn't healthy!

Answer 8

Now this is just from personal experience.....I HAD to "rip" the bottle away from my son just after he turned 2. He was still waking up in the middle of the night for a bottle!!!!! Finally one morning around 5 AM I had just had enough of it. I took his bottle away, told him he was a big boy now and that if he wanted something to drink, he had to drink it from a sippy cup, then threw his bottles in the garbage. To my surprise, he looked up at me and just said..."ok mamma". My other kids didn't have a problem with giving up their bottle, but he did for some reason until I just flat out told him enough was enough. Good luck!!!!

Answer 9

i would hide the bottles from him and let him have sport cups (they are like sippy cups but they have a soft silicone straw that your baby sucks on.) i took the bottle away from my son at 7 months. therefore he had to drink out of one of those or a soft spout sippy cup. we only gave him bottles at night. we did this for a week, then the next week we would give it to him just a few days, until eventually the bottles stopped showing up. it was an easy transaction. he did wake up in the middle of the night wanting something to drink so i let him get out of bed and drink from the sippy cup and then put him back in his room. it is good that you are deciding to take the bottle away because it can rot the baby's teeth and make them crooked. by this time your baby should be over that stage where they need a pacifier. i would consult your dentist also. i hope this helps.

Answer 10

I had the same problem with my daughter, I finally broke her habit, by only putting water in the bottle. There were tantrums for a couple of days, but when she realized only water was going to be in the bottle, she Thur it down in a fit, but never asked for another bottle. I guess , I had let her have a nap bottle too long, because it was difficult to get her to sleep. I knew better with the next child. Expect a couple of difficult days,but you both will get Thur it. Lots of luck,2 year olds are stubborn!

Answer 11

Throw the bottle away. When my cousin came to live with us (at three years old) he was still drinking from a bottle. We simply told him that bottles were for babies. We "donated" the bottles to charity for all the hungry babies out there. Really I just threw them away but I think it made him feel much better to know that they were going to a good cause. We started him on a "Nuby" sippy cup--it's got a soft top nipple and is a good transition to a regular sippy. He did well with that and soon (about a month or two) was drinking from a cup! I know how you feel--I've been there!

Now that I have my own son I've decided to take his bubbas (bottle) away at a year--we started transitioning at six months and hopefully he will be off the Nuby and onto a hard top sippy cup at one. Best of Luck--I know it's hard but remember you are the parent!