I have a 16 month old and need tips on how to ween him off his bottle?

Answer 1

they have those sippy cups that are like a bottle but are not - they just have a drinking spout and you can control the flow of milk , slow then remove the mechanism for faster flow - easy step to just remove the top thereafter to a cup

Answer 2

Hello! I know this is a difficult thing to do, do not stress that your baby is still using a bottle it takes some time to transition! i hope to offer you some suggestions without sounding mean! Start small and increase the amount of milk. When you ready to wean your baby, you can start by giving your baby a cup with 1/2 oz. of milk or formula at every meal. (Juice should not be used as a replacement for milk at feedings.) End the meal with a bottle of milk. Your baby will slowly take more and more milk from the cup. Once you start weaning, make sure you give a cup at every meal. When your baby is taking at least 4 oz. from the cup at each meal, you can stop giving the bottle. Drop the bottle for the least preferred feedings first. The evening meal is usually a baby's favorite and is generally the last bottle-fed meal he is willing to give up. Some individuals have had success just dropping it cold turkey, just make sure your baby is getting enough nutrients from other sources! Good luck!

Answer 3

In my opinion 16months is a little too old for a bottle because now he/she is used to the bottle. It all depends on the type of parent you are would you be willing to buy the baby some cups and put milk and juice in the cups and as far as the bottle if you don't want to cut it out completely put water in it. Most babies are not crazy he/she will prefer milk or juice from a sippie cup rather than plain water from the baby's bottle. It worked with all 3 of my boys. I introduced the cup to them @7months and completely put the bottles away on there first birthday. At night they did'nt want a bottle because I put water in the bottle and I guess it wasn't worth waking up in the middle of the night to drink water so they continued sleeping through the night. Hopefully this helps you out and good luck.

Answer 4

Why on earth does a 16 month old still have a bottle anyway??? You are supposed to start sippy cups around 6 months. My kids had no bottles whatsoever once they went on whole milk at 11 1/2 months. You will rot his teeth if you are giving him bottles to go to bed with too. If given too long they will not only hurt his baby teeth but his adult teeth behind them as well.

You may have to just tough out the crying and give him a CUP.

Answer 5

Just do what works best for you. You could try to eliminate the bottle completely and go only to cups or try to limit it to just at bedtime. Also, a bottle nipple or pacifier that is orthodontically approved will not effect the teeth of the baby. However if a baby lays down with a bottle that has anything other than water it can cause decay. Also, some doctors say it increases ear aches with children and they could get choked. Everychild is different so do what works best for you and your baby.
My cousin limited her baby's bottle by not letting her walk around with it. She could only take a sippy cup from the table or choose to sit on her lap with a bottle. Well her baby chose the cup.

Answer 6

When I took my daughter off the bottle at 12 months, I gave her a sippie cup for breakfast, lunch snacks, and dinner, and only used the bottle for naps and bedtime. This seemed to work pretty good. After a couple of weeks she lost interest in her bottle all together.

Answer 7

Your baby is probably relating the bottle to comfort, so taking it away suddenly may upset him. At mealtimes, offer a bottle and a sippy cup..put less in the bottle, and encourage him to use the cup without stressing, and praise him like mad when he drinks from it! You could even make it into a fun game...take turns to drink out of it, and clap your hands each time he does it! Eventually you'll be able to remove the bottle altogether.

Answer 8

Have you tried a Sippee cup? Its really not that hard to get them off the bottle.
One time give him his bottle and the next 3 times, the sippee cup.. Make sure you put something in the bottle that is appeasing to him, milk with a few drops of Kayo syrup. It worked for my grandson...

Answer 9

Try putting water in the bottle and milk in a sippy cup and chances are he will want the good stuff and toss the bottle a side. Good luck.

Answer 10

You have to just take it away. We use the nuby sippee cup and the spout is very soft like a nipple. Put his milk in a sippee cup and just let him know the bottle is gone gone. It will work it just takes patience and being consistent. Dont give in! Good Luck! Soon you will have a big boy!