HOW HOW lol do I get daughter off the baby bottle?

Question

shes turning 21 months and we cant do it she is ok during the day but came evening she will cry constantly for her bottle so I feel bad and give here one( but just at night)

Answer 1

There's always cold turkey--but it will never work if you give in even once.

Try offering two options before getting into bed. 1) a bottle with just a couple ouces of water in it and 2) a sippy cup with milk in it. She'll choose the better tasting of the two, even if its in a delivery method she'd rather not choose.

And remember, once you decide to pick the fight (and this is one worth picking) NEVER EVER NEVER give in even once.

Answer 2

By the age of 21 months all bottles and pacifiers should be gone.....for good. It is not good for their teeth and at the age of 21 months they have a mouth full.

Let her help you throw all the bottles away during the day when she is OK with it. Be sure and let her help you take to trash with the bottles in it out. Do this on a trash day. When the trash runs let her watch and wave a final farewell to the bottles.

That night when she begins asking for her bottles remind her she is a big girl now and remind her how she was such a big help in throwing all her bottles away and then waved bye to them when the trash ran.

I am not saying she will be happy, but it reminds her that she is a big girl and no longer needs her bottles. It will be difficult for the first few days but, be the adult and be strong. After a few days she will get over the loss and move on to other traumas. (There will be plenty over the next few years. No I take that back. For the rest of her life!)

Answer 3

Maybe you've already tried this but you could give her a pacifier. I know a lot of people are anti-pacifiers but as a transition away from the bottle in the nighttime it might work. If the only time she uses it is at night in place of a bottle I don't see anything wrong with that. She's probably crying constantly because she is tired not because she is actually in need of a drink. If she is truly thirsty she will drink from anything you give her, i.e. a sippy cup. Good luck!

Answer 4

Well if it is her security item first you need to replace her security item. Really you shouldn't take it away.

Try a blanket or a toy (whatever she ends up picking make sure you buy 3 or more so you can wash them and so you don't end up in a panic because you can't find it!). When she is going to bed make a big deal out of her new thing. How it will comfort her, keep her safe, etc, etc.

Then do the whole bottle fairy thing or the big girl speech.

FYI as long as you are offering only water, or brushing her teeth after the bottle you aren't damagin her teeth. Most dentists now say as long as thumb, pacifier, bottle sucking is stopped before age three there is no increased risk of buck teeth etc.

Answer 5

when my mom was younger,her friend would not take away her 21 mon. olds bottle so my mom "accidently" ground it up in the garbage disposal and let the little girl see. maybe you could tell her that a new baby needs all the bottles and have her help u wrap them up. then she can pick out a toy for herself. or you could have a bye,bye,bottles party. invite people, maybe she could get a few small big girl presents and everyone help throw out the bottlesa bottle fairy could come to the house while she is sleeping and leave her a thank you card and present. good luck!.

Answer 6

Go cold turkey.
When my children turned 1 yr, I stopped the bottle. I finished all my formula and then removed all the bottles from my house and went to sippy cups.

whenever,my child wanted a drink, I gave it to them in sippy cups from that point on.

The most important thing, however, is to be strong and not give in to the temper tantrum the child will have when you change to sippy cups. DO NOT GIVE THE BOTTLE BACK TO THE CHILD, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES.
After she realizes that she will not get it, then she will calm down and accept the sippy cup.

Answer 7

Why not just give her one? It doesn't seem like that big of a deal really. It's only at night, in the privacy of her room. She's only 21 months. Trust me, it's not like she'll be 18 and still need a bottle! She'll outgrow it. But if she gets so upset about it, it is obviously important to her.

In the grand scheme of things, this just doesn't seem like a battle I'd pick. Let it go!

Answer 8

Don't give her one! You will have to deal with one or two nights of crying for a while before bed, but then she'll forget about it. Start a new bedtime routine. Brush teeth, read a book, say a prayer, the lights out. No exceptions.

Stand your ground. It'll be hard, but worth it. Make sure you don't give her something else to replace it (binky, sippy cup) or you'll have the same problem with that item later.

Answer 9

Try "Nubby" brand cups to transition her. My daughter just loves em. We switched her at 12 months and she didn't even bat an eye. The nubby cup has a soft sippy spout. Then slowly after a couple months with the nubby switch it out occassionally for a regular sippy cup. Good luck!

Answer 10

man o man.
my husband has a little brother.
the smallest of 6 kids and hes 7 going on 8 in December.
you know he was the smallest and for some reason harder to break from the bottle. He is still using it! KINDA makes me mad and i know you dont plan on her bein on it till 7 but it does happen.. just tell her strickly no more bottle. she will be upset for a while but better to break her now then later.
might be sad and she might get mad but in the long run its better!
good luck!