How can I bottle break my almost three year old?

Question

My daughter takes a bottle to bed..she will be three at the end of April.. she takes a sippy cup well.. but I dont want to give her another habbit.. any good tips.. from parets who have been there. if you have no kids. then please dont anwser this one.. thanks.

Answer 1

Since you waited this long you'll have to go cold turkey. You have already gotten it down to just a night bottle I am assuming SO no more weaning. It is torture to give it to them sometimes and not others.

It will be harder on you then her. She'll throw a fit for 2 nights and then be fine. It is the fear of how bad it will be that is the worst.

I hope that you are putting water in her bottle to go to bed. Taking juice or milk to bed ruins a childs teeth. It is like bathing them in plaque.

If you do want to wean her do only water if you aren't so far.

I wouldn't advise that though - say to her, when your birthday is here no more bottles or sippy cups in bed! Keep talking it up and when her birthday is here that is the magic day!

Good Luck. SD

Answer 2

First off, ignore the people preaching to you about when your daughter should have stopped having a bottle. Each child is different, and as mentioned by others, as long as the bottle has water in it, there is no risk of tooth decay. I would either lose the bottle, literally, and not be able to find it. She may cry, then give her the sippy cup of water as a substitute. Or buy her a really cool new sippy cup to get her excited about it. You could also cut the nipple of the bottle to show her it is broken, so she will have to use the sippy cup. Both of my children take water to bed in sippy cups. I get thirsty during the middle of the night, so why shouldn't they be able to drink in the middle of the night too? Have you heard about the BPA leaching in sippy cups and baby bottles? It is very bad. According to Organic Consumer's Association, "According to the study, the chemical has been leaching into foods at levels up to 200 times the government's recommended "safe" level of exposure. According to Dr. Frederick vom Saal, a professor of biology at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and a long-time expert researcher of BPA, there are 94 scientific studies indicating deleterious health effects from BPA. "If BPA was treated as a drug, it would have been pulled immediately. This chemical can be replaced right now by safer materials, and the public would never notice the difference." Klean Kanteen makes the best alternative.
http://ecochildsplay.blogspot.com/2007/03/safe-sippy-cups-sigg-vs-klean-kanteen.html
I just read the Sigg bottles leach BPA, so they are not the best option.

Answer 3

First, why did you wait until she was 3 to take away her bottle? After a year old they no longer have the need to suck, therefore, no need for a bottle. This would have been much easier for her and you 2 years ago. Anyway, you need to explain to her that she's a big girl and that only babies take bottles, I have a 3 year old and know how important it is for her to feel like a big girl. Give her a cup of water before bed and keep reminding her that shes a big girl. She will probably cry, but you have to stick to your guns and not give her that bottle. Maybe, you could bribe a little, you know, tell her that if she does this "like a big girl" she could have a reward. Nothing major, but maybe a new toy, or a video or a special treat, whatever she's into. Usually they're not too difficult to bribe. Oh, by the way, if she sees you throw away the bottle(s) it gives it a finality. She'll know you're serious.

Answer 4

As long as there is no milk or sugary substances in the bottle, it doesn't really matter what your child is drinking out of. The situation will solve itself with school freinds and sleepovers. I bet there are at least a thousand parents who wish they didn't have to get up and get their dear little bundles of joy a drink everytime they felt a little parched.

If there is milk or surgary substances in the bottle howver, it can be a problem. The nipple causes those substances to lay near the teeth and encourage decay. Insist on only water and pretty soon the child will lose interest anyway. There are so many more interesting things to drink in the world that the bottle will start looking pretty tame. By the way, straws can be lots of fun too!

Answer 5

Cold turkey. Kids shouldn't go to bed with bottles or sippy cups (unless it's just water) because it can rot their teeth. Just take it away. She won't like it, but in a couple of days she should be over it.

Answer 6

good Lord, many of the solutions you have gotten are purely flat out advise. Stormy, get a grip and supply up shelling out your guy or woman crap given which you of course have not a clue. Sorry, digressing there. appears like your little guy is doing issues greater advantageous than a typical 3 3 hundred and sixty 5 days previous. specific, boys continuously seem greater rambunctious yet that doesn't advise they are able to be continuously be defined away as being "oh it somewhat is purely usual." At 3, they actual understand what's nice vs incorrect. they are nonetheless not waiting to reason properly so it somewhat is not undemanding to describe a large form of the time WHY something should not be carried out. My advice is to firmly set up a punishment device like all different lady reported. Consistency is best and IF simply by fact of this on outstanding of dealing with time-outs, according to risk toys/video games/television could desire to be taken away, too. he's crying out for interest and no remember how plenty you supply him, it in all probability won't decrease this habit. he's attempting to income the thank you to regulate you and what pushes your buttons. take care of him such as you will possibly an person in terms of chatting with him as a substitute of yelling. determine your voice is low, calm and packed with command. Screaming gets you nowhere and back, it somewhat is reinforcement for him. Be consistent, be business enterprise and don't take his crap...permit him be responsive to you're on top of issues and that he will do issues appropriate or there'll be effects to his movements. good success.

Answer 7

My son is two years old and I recently got him off his bottle habit. I can admit, it is pretty hard work. I didn't throw away my sons bottles I put them away as a keep sake. I just put them where he will never look. He would cry throughout the night for his bottle, but me and his father wouldn't give in. You start to feel sorry for them when they cry, but just try your hardest to not give in and try to be strong. When my son cried for his bottle, we just got up and gave him a cup of milk. We sat with him as he drank his milk. After he had a glass of milk he would fall right to asleep. We just kept doing that for a couple of nights. Now he doesn't even ask for his bottle!

Another way you could get her off the bottle is to tell hear a tale. My friend told her son a tale and it got him off the bottle. I would of done this with my son, but he is not old enough to understand.

My friend hung a little bag on the tree and told her son it was time he gave his bottle to the bottle fairy. She told her Son that another baby needed his bottle and the fairy would come and get them as he was asleep. She walked him outside and they put all his bottles inside the bag and made a wish for the future babies. Her son was happy he was helping other babies and was proud to give his bottles up. I thought this was a good idea.

Well I hope this helps!!! Good Luck!!! :)

Answer 8

You do need to break her of that habit. When my son turned 2 we packed up all of his bottles and gave them to a friend who had a baby. We told him that he was a big boy, and that the new baby needed those bottles because she was a baby and babies drink from bottles. We praised him for sharing so nicely and for being such a good friend to the baby. He didn't have a single issue (and he was a guy who LOVED his bottles).

Answer 9

My three year old still takes a bottle to bed as well. I have an eighteen month old too so it is hard because he see her with her bottle. If you get any good ones or find one that works e-mail me at [e-mail].

Answer 10

You just need to stop giving it to her. Hard, I know. We never want our kids to suffer, but it is never a good thing to give your child a bottle to bed. It can rot their teeth. Be strong. Give her a drink before bed, and explain to her that is it. Tell her she is a big girl now, and big girls don't go to bed with bottles. Good luck!