As soon as he falls asleep I take it out (I know all about the milk hurting the teeth bit). He will stay awake allllll day until I give him a bottle to relax and sleep. He won't even eay but a very small amount...and he hates the pacifier. Should I just let him cry it out next time?
2007-03-21 12:11:32 · 9 answers · asked by I <3 my boys 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
It's fine to let the kid have the bottle, I grew up having three younger siblings.
2007-03-21 12:19:12 · answer #1 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try switching it to a water only bottle or just give him back the nipple with the cap on it after you rinse the milk from it. After two boys of my own (and a girl on the way) I say give the kid the bottle and get some sleep while you can!
2007-03-21 12:28:01 · answer #2 · answered by sittinncat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a different type on pacifier. My son WONT use the typical pacifiers and did exactly what u describe till I found the different nipple. Now he is old enough to put his fingers in his mouth or grabs my arm to hold against his face to sleep. We spent about $25 on pacifiers before we found what he likes and now he uses them very little. Good luck
2007-03-21 12:16:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are worried about baby bottle tooth decay, you can try keeping a tiny bottle of water next to you after feeding, and let him have that. You can try differ. pacifiers, but I had a pacifier hater too. Have you tried to get him nap in a swing, or bouncer?
2007-03-21 13:03:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Mom with grown kids, I'd say let him have the bottle. As my grandmother told me about my daughters hair, she was about 5 or 6 and we were fighting about her hair. My grandmother told me, let her have her hair anyway she wants, it is her hair and so many more important things will come up that will need to be fought over. She was right, Forget the bottle, he will give it up on his own when he is ready, make it easy on yourself, just have him keep the bottle in his bed. Good luck and he'll be fine.
2007-03-21 12:17:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
put water in the bottle. then he has the comfort of drinking a bottle without the problem of milk hurting his teeth. works for my daughter. plus it might be the type of pacifier your using thathe hates. my daughter LOVES the "nuk" pacifiers! try them, its worth a shot.
2007-03-21 16:22:13 · answer #6 · answered by Dungonecrazy11 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
switch from milk and juice in the bottle at bedtime and naptime to water if he wont take plain water give him ice water (no sugar mixed in it) if he crys let him cry give him juice and koolade in a sippy cup and milk in a sippy cup the more he drinks from the bottle the less food he'll eat he's filling his belly with whatever is in the bottle then he doesnt feel hungry anymore
2007-03-21 16:20:49 · answer #7 · answered by sassy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What an unfortunate issue. I would definitely sweat it out. After all, at that age they are easily influenced. Try the removal for a few times, you may have to suffer the crying.
2007-03-21 12:20:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's so bad about that? Once he doesn't sleep with the bottle attached to his mouth, I wouldn't be concern.
2007-03-21 13:43:15 · answer #9 · answered by charmaine f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋