2007-01-12 07:06:22 · 7 answers · asked by MONICA B 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
At 8 months old don't bother with the bottle go straight to the cup. Good luck.
2007-01-12 07:09:34 · answer #1 · answered by Diana W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it helps to have someone other than you (dad, grandma?) give the baby a bottle. Some babies take right to the bottle from the breast with no problem - actually some babies can go back & forth with no problem. I agree with the suggestion of maybe just going directly to the sippy cup at 8 months - it's worth a try. GOOD LUCK!
2007-01-12 15:49:31 · answer #2 · answered by dmommab@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a story to tell you; when my youngest was 10 months old, my daughter contracted a virus and was hospitalized. During this time I worried so much about her that my milk stopped. I bought a 'Tommy Tippy Cup' and gave my son liquids from it. He could still suck but now he was able to hold the cup. He drank from the cup for about 3 months and then I slowly allowed him to drink from a glass. All of these changes never bothered him. One day I was visiting with a neighbor, who had a son who was still drinking from a bottle, my son saw the bottle - picked it up and looked at it strangly. My neighbor asked "why does he look at the bottle like that?" I responded "he's never seen one before".
Baby bottles are not good because they damage the teeth. It is much better to switch them to a 'sippy cup' and never put them on a bottle. By switching to a 'sippy cup' you will never have to wean them off of a bottle.
2007-01-12 15:26:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why stop berastfeeding? If you need to go to work etc, just pump while at work and give him a cup. I wouldn't go to a bottle now, then you have to wean again in a few months, not worth it. I breastfed both my kids until they were 15months old and had gone back to work several months before that with my first. I didn't even need to pump that much because he would just have a good meal of solids when I was working and some juice to drink if it was a short shift. If it was a longer shift, I would pump once or twice while at work and then once more at home.
As far as convincing him/her to drink from a cup, try first with a little juice or water so that he/she can't get it from another source. Once the baby likes or at least tolerates the cup, its easy from there.
2007-01-12 15:16:05 · answer #4 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Going straight to the cup makes life easier for all. But, if you want them to use a bottle, pump off some breast milk and put it in a bottle. Since 8 months is a little young for cow's milk, you can offer them formula with iron. I started pumping off breast milk and putting it a bottle, when they start taking the bottle, I started adding formula to the breast milk, until they were just taking formula.
Good luck.
2007-01-12 15:21:19 · answer #5 · answered by doodles 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try a sippy cup instead of a bottle.
2007-01-12 15:13:04 · answer #6 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make your baby and husband arm wrestle for it!
2007-01-12 15:10:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋