please help my 15 month old wont give up formula or bottle?

Question

for my 15 month old daughter it took about 4 months to find a formula that agreed with her but we did and now she WANTS that bottle -she wont drink from a sippie @ all and she only likes to drink formula! very seldom will she drink water or juice please help !

Answer 1

try to mix her formula with something else..slowly ween her..I threw away all bottles on my kid's first B-day...Encourage her to drink like mommy and be a big girl...go to the store and try to find a pretty cup or let her pick it out...take your time, it will work out..GL

Answer 2

i feel your pain!!! my daughter didn't want a sippy cup or milk either. for about a month i would mix the milk and formula until it was mostly silk, then i ended up throwing away all the bottles and only giving her milk! it is very hard for you and her, but when she is thirsty enough she will drink from it. does dhe have an older friend who dirnks out of sippy cups? my daughter had a 2 yr old friend and he drank out of the safety first disposible cups and she wanted those! which was great for us b/c they come in a pack of 4 for 2.50 just keep tring new cups and she'll find the one she likes!! good luck!

Answer 3

What you could do is little by little transfer. Don't feel bad I am taking care of my 16 month niece and I have a 13 month old and they are still on bottles. The way you can get her off forula is start adding milk little by little and maybe add some flavoring to it like strawberry milk in the begining. That is how I the girls off formula.

Answer 4

Who's the mom?? Sounds like she is running the house already. You allow her to only drink out of the bottle. Oh, she'll scream and fight, but when she gets hungry or thirsty she'll drink out of the sippy. May sound mean, but you have to control this. You set the pace of the house.

Answer 5

Well she doesnlt need to have juice so that's fine. But she really does need water. Just take the bottle away, and she will be forced to drink from a sippy cup. She will get thirsty and eventually drink from it.

Answer 6

that's how my daughter is....we just tell her that babies drink out of bottles and she is not a baby...(she wants to be a big girl).or try to get her favorite cartoon character on the sippie cups...i don't know

Answer 7

The key to healthy weaning is doing it gradually. Remember, you are helping your child into a new stage of development, not forcing him into it. This is not the time for you and your husband to go on a week-long vacation to the Bajamas. Weaning by desertion is traumatic and may backfire. The following are suggestions for gradually weaning your child:

Start by skipping a least favorite feeding, such as in the middle of the day. Instead, engage in a fun activity together, such as reading a book or playing a game. Nap and night nursings are favorite feedings and will probably be the last to go.
Minimize situations that induce breastfeeding, such as sitting in a rocking chair or cradling baby. If you put baby in a familiar breastfeeding setting, he will want to breastfeed.
Use the "don't offer, don't refuse" method. Don't go out of your way to remind her to nurse. However, if your child persists, or her behavior deteriorates, this may indicate that breastfeeding is still a need rather than a want. Watch your child and trust your intuition.
Become a moving target. Don't sit down in one place for any length of time. But, remember, weaning means releasing, not rejecting. Breastfeeding helps the child venture from the known to the unknown. If you don't let your child make brief pit stops, he may insist on lengthy feedings when he finally gets you to sit down. Checking into homebase and refueling reassures him that it's okay to explore his environment, and gives him the emotional boost to venture out. Rejecting this need could developmentally cripple your child.
Keep baby busy. Nothing triggers the desire to breastfeed like boredom. Sing songs, read books, or go on an outing together.
Set limits. Putting limits on nursing, such as: "We only nurse when Mr. Sun goes down and when Mr. Sun comes up" does not make you a bad parent.
Don't wean baby from you to an object, such as a stuffed animal or blanket. Ideally, you want to wean baby from your breast to an alternative source of emotional nourishment. This is when dad should begin to take on a more involved role in comforting. As dad's role in baby's life becomes bigger, nursing will be less important.
Expect breastfeeding to increase during times of illness. These are times when your child needs comfort and an immune system boost.
Life is a series of weanings for a child: weaning from your womb, your breast, your bed, and your home. The pace at which children wean go from oneness to separateness is different for every child, and this should be respected. In our experience, the most secure, independent, and happy children are those who have not been weaned before their time

Answer 8

be persistent and get her pediatrician involved