Weaning bedtime bottle?

Question

I am in the process of weaning my 10 month old off the bottle onto sippy cups. He has been using sippy cups in some capacity since he was about 5-6 months old. I have sucessfully taken away every bottle except the bedtime bottle. I am mainly concerned that he will not stay full and sleep through the night when I do take the bedtime bottle. I know I can get him to sleep without it, but I am worried that without that 7oz of formula he will wake up earlier out of hunger. He has been sleeping through the night since about 8 weeks, and I don't want to do anything to jeopardize that. :) Just FYI - he is on three meals a day and drink formula from his sippy cup during meals. Suggestions?? Thanks!

Answer 1

You are doing a great job I give you credit for getting him off the bottle so soon. Maybe to get rid of the night bottle you can give him a sippy cup right before bed and rock him and then as soon as the cup is done or most of it is gone you can put him to bed.

Answer 2

Hi,
Well i have been in the same situation and it is not easy,, but there is ways to get around it..The only problem is some children take longer than others..
I have 3 children and these are the medothds I have tried.
1- This may sound mean but it really does work, just give it a couple of days, Take all the bottles and put them in a bag and put them somewhere where your child cant see them.. ex. cellar, porch.. ect.. Say to your child if he understands that another baby needed it and you had to give them to him so he is going to use sippy cups for now on and be a big boy.. They sell sippy cups I believe nuby brand and the nipple on it is alike the same soft nipple of a bottle but just shapped like a sippy cup.
I will be honest i have done this with my kids and the first nite will be a test sometimes depending on how you childs temperment is..

He may throw it on the floor, May not drink it, ect.. But my doctor told me after i had this happen the first nite just to let it go for a couple more days and after 2 days my kids slept through the nite and did drink the sippy cup right down with no problem and i never had a problem since..
My one daughter just took it like nothing, I told her that I gave away the bottles to another baby and that nite she took it and slept. So you never know..

I am going to give you a bit of advice here and you can take it if you want to, Your choice, If your child does wake up during the nite like your worried about, Just go in to the bedroom and see what he needs, Tell him to go back to sleep and leave the room. This way he knows he is not going to get his way and get the bottle back either.. I also did this and it did work. They do stop crying, They may cry for a couple of minutes to 10 minutes but it dosent hurt them at all. Actually their just getting tired out by crying..

Main thing to remember is dont give in.. Once you decide to do this.. Dont go back..
I am potty training my son right now and having a hard time but i keep to it and i guess that is what it is about even though it is hard..

I also see that your worried about the 7oz of formula well the sippy cup that i told you about holds 8 oz actually so he shouldnt be hungry during the night..

I hope these suggestions help you and i wish you alot of luck!!
Take care and dont give up!!
Debbie

Answer 3

My son slept through the night at 6-8 weeks (can't remember which) and was using a sippy cup almost primarily at 10 months. I had the same problem as you. I talked to my doctor and was told I could give my son his bedtime bottle until 1 year. So, he had a bottle until he was one, maybe a few months older, then he drank from his sippy cup at night. I used the sippy cups with the stoppers...my son loved them. They're similar to bottles in that the kids have to suck a little to get the liquid out.
Don't ever let your son fall asleep with the sippy cup in his mouth. We made that mistake and, as a result, our son had to have a lot of dental work on his baby teeth,
Hope this helps!

Answer 4

Substitute his bed-time bottle with a snack like a yogurt and a banana or something. That should keep him through the night.

Option B is not to worry about it. A bed-time bottle for a few more months won't hurt. What's more important - getting him off the bottle or having him sleep through the night?

Answer 5

Avent makes soft sippy tops that go on their regular bottles. Maybe try transitioning him to that...then he's still got the feel of the bottle without it actually being the bottle.
Good job for doing it at such a young age, we waited WAY too long with our son.

Answer 6

I didn't wean my two older ones. They turned 1 and no more night time bottle. They were not fun for a few nights but had soon forgotten their beloved babas :). I agree with the answer about substituting yogurt and banana. Making sure the tummy is full will make for a better night's sleep (for both of you). Good luck and good job!

Answer 7

its loopy . the day my son grew to grow to be a million he confirmed no want for a bottle in any respect. i couldnt beleive it. it grow to be like computerized on the day! i did not some thing fairly diverse. basically wait. i imagine basically introduce a sippy cup throughout the time of snack time with juice. yumm.. youngsters love juice. then furnish an similar one a number of situations an afternoon to get him/her more beneficial conscious of it. i prefer to apply the straw sippy cups which have the smooth mouth piece so that you'll transition a lot less complicated. yet i understand you're anxious no.w. yet maximum in all probability your newborn will prefer to be a huge boy/female and goto sippy cup/