2007-02-04 13:45:08 · 21 answers · asked by Barbara R 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I took my kids off the bottle at around a year old...but this is YOUR son so you raise him the way YOU want to. Don't worry about what other people think. You are the one that is with him every day, and the one that loves him the most. You will know when the time is right.
2007-02-04 13:53:59 · answer #1 · answered by redhairedgirl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try not to think of bottle feeding as an "age" but as a "stage". There is no set date when a child should stop. 5 . . .4 . . .3 . . 2. .. 1 . . . okay no more bottles. Stages always transition in a gradual manner. A 13 month old often still has a very strong suckling instict and wants their breast/bottle/pacifier instinctually. Gradually turning bottle-feedings into sippy cup feedings should be very effective. My first daughter LOVED her bottle! The night time one was so hard to get rid of. Eventually I just put milk in a sippy cup, and then water in a sippy cup.
As a mother, I would never base any parenting decisions on what "everyone" tells you your child "should" be doing. It is so hard to balance what seems right for your baby and what society tells you is right, isn't it?
2007-02-04 15:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by ☼Pleasant☼ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would keep him on the bottle. You could limit it to just for naps and bedtime. And give him sippy cups at meals.=) When you are ready to move him into a "big boy bed" I would take the bottle away then.. About a month before the move that way you still have him contained in the crib. Make it easier if that makes sense. All 3 of my kids were weaned at 2 1/2 yrs old. =) Should be your choice on when to take him off the bottle.. Your his mommy, not everyone else.
2007-02-05 02:53:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well it is time to start weaning off the bottle but there is still time i would not let it go any later than 2 i have 3 kids and all of them were off by 2yrs 18 months is a good age also what i did is i just threw out all the bottles and replaced with sippy cups the first two days were hard but once they realized that the bottles were really gone and all there was were sippy cups they were fine with it hope this helps
2007-02-04 13:51:46 · answer #4 · answered by rosebud5975 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The reason why its important to get a child off the bottle at 12 months is because sucking on a bottle can cause the teeth to get cavities. Baby teeth are soft and its really easy for them to get cavities. With my son, it was a little difficult getting him to want to use a sippy but there were times where I gave him no choice, it was eather milk in a sippy or no milk at all and he was weened at about 13-14 months. With my daughter, she grew up seeing her brother useing a sippy so I had no problems at all with getting her off the bottle.
I hope this helped.
2007-02-04 13:55:35 · answer #5 · answered by flesh_of_daisy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the maturity of the child. If he is reaching to drink out of your glass or cup then you should start weaning him off the bottle. Same way with toilet training.
When my daughter threw the bottle across the room; it hit the wall and milk went all over the place. I told my husband that she didn't want the bottle but he wouldn't listen. I made him clean it up. He has not doubted us since.
2007-02-04 14:06:29 · answer #6 · answered by Merilee L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason is because of bottle rot. My daughter was off the bottle at 13 months. Just try to find the perfect sippy cup for him. Avent makes a nice sippy nipple to put on the bottles for transition.
2007-02-04 13:50:48 · answer #7 · answered by WINGS 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the end it's your choice. When you introduce a sippy cup the big difference is the hard spout my son didn't like it. Gerber has a soft spout cup just like their hard ones. They were also easy to get a drink from. Some it seems like they have to suck too hard, if they don't get anything they get discouraged quickly and don't want a cup. After a little while with the soft sippys he switched to the normal ones with no big fuss. Now were starting regular cups he loves them, partly cause when he's done he can play with what's inside! Good luck
2007-02-05 05:03:57 · answer #8 · answered by emily 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can try but if he is not ready then don't push it. Just don't put him to bed with a bottle and make sure you are helping him brush his teeth and gums.
I must admitt I have a 17month old who has about 1-2 bottles a day. She drinks from her sippy but there are times she just gets really tired and cranky and so I give her a few ounces to help calm her. She is my 4th and I know when she is ready she will totally give it up. She doesn't walk around with a bottle either she knows she has to sit with it
Best of luck to you
2007-02-04 13:57:07 · answer #9 · answered by workit 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The American Association of Pediatrics recommends that children do not use a bottle past 12 months. It can begin to cause tooth decay, especially if the child is using the bottle in the crib at night.
Go to: http://www.ada.org/public/topics/decay_childhood.asp to read more and see photos of the damage it can cause.
2007-02-04 17:42:55 · answer #10 · answered by CM 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋