my son is ten months old and been bottle fed from two weeks old. he has just recently started to reject his bottle.what should I do?
2006-12-31 16:06:30 · 11 answers · asked by squirtlelove18 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I agree you might want to go ahead and start offering sippy cups - You might also want to check and see if he's teething, if he's pulling at his ears, runny nose maybe? He might be getting a cold or something .. He may also have a sore throat that hurts when he sucks on the bottle.
None-the-less this would be a great time to try out a sippy, while he's rejecting the bottle, it might make it easier when the time comes to transition! Good luck!
2006-12-31 16:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by Tasia 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thow out all the bottles! It's easy to wean a baby from the bottle when they are ready... take this as your sign that he's ready. If he doesn't want a bottle, he might not want a sippy either. There is no reason to force another type of nipple on him! Let him get drinks out of regular cups. You could try a straw if cups are too difficult, but I totally don't agree with sippy cups. I've seen five-year-olds refuse regular cups for sippy cups! If he's walking or cruising, he should be able to drink from a regular cup like a regular person. Add plenty of watery foods to his diet: fresh fruit and veggies, froxen juice pops etc. Feel lucky that you have it so easy :-)
2007-01-01 01:15:38 · answer #2 · answered by Karen P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is good. Just start giving him drinks in a sippy cup. If he does not want the bottle, take advantage of it. Now, to be a good parent, we sometimes must listen to our babies cry when breaking them of the bottle; night is the worst. You will have a couple of sleepless nights but your child and you will be happier getting bottle trained. He does not need a bottle.
2007-01-01 00:25:37 · answer #3 · answered by grannywinkie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both of my kids were off the bottle by ten months. Give him a sippie cup.
2007-01-01 00:34:35 · answer #4 · answered by CW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a sippy cup, a drink bottle with a straw or even a regular cup.
2007-01-01 01:37:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rejoice! Switch him to a sippy cup and be glad you don't have to struggle with him giving up the bottle!
2007-01-01 12:02:54 · answer #6 · answered by Marilyn E 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a sippie cup
2007-01-01 00:09:10 · answer #7 · answered by Nette 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop giving him a bottle and switch to a toddler cup. He may be telling you he is soo over the bottle...
2007-01-01 01:27:11 · answer #8 · answered by mpwife_99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe its time for the next stage The sippy cup
2007-01-01 00:34:20 · answer #9 · answered by little D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will he take a sippy cup?
2007-01-01 00:09:25 · answer #10 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋