2007-01-20 11:39:28 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Just hand it to him when he is really hungry.
Peace!
2007-01-20 11:41:40 · answer #1 · answered by carole 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah, keep holding it.........
I am not being sarcastic.
My baby is 9 months and she gets 2 bottles per day and one at night before bed. I still cherish those bottle times, as she curls up in my lap while she drinks it. Sometimes she holds it, sometimes she wants me to hold it for her (especailly at night). It is a wonderful time for mommy and baby.
She goes nuts for her sippy cups during meals and will easily hold those herself. In fact, she would not let me hold her sippy if I tried. So I know that when we wean off the bottle she will be fine. But until then I plan on holding my baby and her bottle all she wants. I have less than three months to go til she turns 1 year old. And I do not want to waste a minute.
2007-01-20 14:09:33 · answer #2 · answered by ShellyLynn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
goodluck.. my son wouldn't hold his own bottle either.. but i only gave it to him at bedtime.. during the day he would drink from a glass and he would hold that himself.. it was just the bottle he wouldn't hold himself... i have no idea on what to do.. b/c until he turned 16 months i held it and gave him a bottle every night at bedtime.. now he goes to bed fine and with no bottle.. don't listen to the ppl that say get him off of the bottle.. there is nothing wrong with having a bottle past one year.. its not hurting him in any way... he will let you know when he is done with the bottle...
2007-01-20 12:57:24 · answer #3 · answered by sleepyincarolina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, Why should he have to leard to do this when mummys there to do it for him? That would be the way your little one is thinking! Kids outsmart us in so many ways!! He wont starve himself, he"ll soon pick it up if u suddenly dont do it right!eg let it drop down low ect! Just like he pick it up if u just put it in front of him and walk away! Before u go the tufflove path though you may want to see your dr to make sure there is no pysical reason for him or if he just likes your company at bottletime. Then u wont feel guilty when u help yourson help himself by putting a stop to it! Good luck
2007-01-20 11:51:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, the other guy is right, he should be coming off the bottle soon, get him working on sippy cups.....
To actually answer your question though, my daughter could never hold her bottle either becuase it was so heavy. 8 oz of fluid (and formula) is really heavy for tiny little arms!
2007-01-20 17:35:27 · answer #5 · answered by Honesty given here! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just hand it off and let it be. If he's hungry he'll hold it himself. Have you tried a sippy cup? My son did really well once we let him use a cup for feedings. He's 10 months and I think it's because it's easier for him to hold. It has a straw so he doesn't have to lay down and big handles so it's easy to grip.
2007-01-20 11:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by Baby #3 due 10/13/09 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes children can be stubborn to do even the simplest of tasks, just for the sake of them not "wanting" to. If your child is almost a year old I would suggest trying to switch to a sippy cup with handles on each end. If you get one, make sure it has his favorite character on it so he will always want to us it. The most important thing to remember is to make sure you DO NOT give in to him. It will probably be difficult at first. but unless he is made to fend for himself and hold that cup he will continue to rely on you to do an endless list of things to come. It all starts when they are very young. Teaching your child to be independent enough to accomplish tasks like feeding himself and cleaning up his toys, will eventually help him grow to be the son that can finish his homework without the forced effort of his parents and relying on you to do his laundry even in adulthoood. Believe me, I have seen alot of "grown babies" and their parents are usually never happy or proud.
2007-01-20 11:52:00 · answer #7 · answered by john g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter never did! Usually at a year, you should start introducing the sippy cup. I would put my daughter in the high chair and place the sippy cup on her tray. She eventually learned to drink out of it because I would not hold her cup for her!
2007-01-20 16:11:43 · answer #8 · answered by September Sweetie 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Two things:
1) Switch him to sippy cup.
2) Tell your physician he is not holding things. Could be sign of problem.
2007-01-20 11:55:15 · answer #9 · answered by chieko 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
stop holding it. he will do it when he gets hungry enough. just show him a few times and tell him to do it. he should be drinking out of a sippy cup not a bottle. and if you want to break him of the bottle, snip the ends of the nipples off so he can't suck on it and give it to him empty..then when he throws it down, hand him the sippy. this works for pacifiers also...snip the whole nipple off. good luck
2007-01-20 11:46:33 · answer #10 · answered by btyboo 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
my son was like that and i would not hold his bottle anymore to see if it would work it took a little time but it worked,,,he was a little lazy cuz he knew that mom would do it
2007-01-20 13:45:04 · answer #11 · answered by bannantynegirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋