I have attempted to wean my son before with no success. Now at 2 I am desperate to get him off of the bottle. The problem is, I have a 9 month old daughter and the bottle will be around at least for the next few months. What can I do to make this easier for him and for myself?
2007-05-23 05:23:59 · 12 answers · asked by tinajr83 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
wait 3 months and then take the bottle away from both babies. throw them all away. :-)
kill 2 birds with 1 stone that way.
2007-05-23 05:58:06 · answer #1 · answered by Miki 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My son just turned 18 months old. We threw all of his bottles in the trash three days ago. He has not missed them at all. He also does not really like milk in his sippy cup for some reason. He will drink a small amount and that is it. At two years old he doesnt need large amounts of milk. They eat better when they are not filled up on bottles. At bed time I give my son a sippy cup with flavored water in it and he is fine. I would say throw the bottles in the trash for real and tell him that he is a big boy now. The take him out and let him pick a new big boy cup out at the store. He will get over the bottle very quickly. I think the parents have a harder time because they dont want to hear all the crying. Just get through it for a few days and it will be all over with. good luck.
2016-05-20 23:20:24 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does he know how to drink from a sippy cup? If so, just take the bottle from him cold turkey. If you think he's going to steal the 9 month old's bottle when you're not looking, don't leave the 9 month old with a bottle unattended. When she's finished with her bottle, immediately put it in the sink/somewhere your two year old can't reach it. I'm sure he'll scream and cry for a few days, but then it'll be done--over--finito.
2007-05-23 07:43:34 · answer #3 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WOW 2 and still on a bottle!
Really it won't be easy, and there is no way to make it easier. You just have to be firm and stick it out. Take the bottle away for good, and don not give in! That's the only way period!
They make sippy cups for children going off of bottles, try those!
2007-05-23 06:41:40 · answer #4 · answered by Jenna 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son got off the bottle when he was 2 too. It was REALLY hard for him and I tried every trick in the book. I spent so0o0 much money of sippy cups, cute cups, whatever. He still wanted his bottle and it was partially MY FAULT because I kept it around "just in case".
What I did was...I got ALL his bottles and nipples in a box. I have this HUGE trashcan and we both stood around it. I put him on a chair so he would be taller and I explained to him that he is a big boy now and bottles are for babies. I pointed to his little niece and asked him if he was a baby or a big boy. He said big boy...so then I told him it was time to get rid of the bottles. He agreed and so I let him throw away all the pieces one by one into the trash can. I picked up the trash bag and he walked me to the door to throw it away.
After that he didnt ask for it once. He knew it was gone and it was him that threw it away !
Let us know how it goes !
2007-05-23 05:56:21 · answer #5 · answered by supadupamama 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just take it away from him and give him a sippy cup. He'll get thirsty and drink from it. Tell him bottles are for babies and dont give him access to your daughters. You can bring him to the store and have him pick out a special sippy cup and say how sad it is that the baby doesn't get one yet because she's too young.
2007-05-23 05:29:20 · answer #6 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try to explain that bottles are for babies. Let him feel like he is a very big boy (even that you need his big boy help to take care of the new baby). You could give him really cool, big boy, sippy cups.
With my son the main thing was that once a decision was made (and I would try to make it out like it was HIS decision) there was no going back. The same held true for potty training, and sleeping in his toddler bed, etc.... I think consistency is everything.
2007-05-23 05:29:29 · answer #7 · answered by Robin 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Get him sippy cups that have a semi soft spout and only give that to him. as far as having a baby you need to watch your son and make sure that he doesn't take the bottle away but in about 9 months you need to get the baby on sippy cups too.
2007-05-23 05:34:39 · answer #8 · answered by miami_heat_69 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WHEN MY SON WAS REALLY TO BE WEANED. WE WENT TO THE STORE TOGETHER AND PICKED A SPECIAL CUP THAT DID NOT SPILL. AND I TOLD HIM IT WAS TIME FOR HIM TO BE THE BIG BOY NOW. TALK TO HIM ABOUT GIFTING HIS BOTTLE TO HIS SISTER TO HAVE. IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE TIME. JUST WEAN HIM OFF SLOWLY,MAYBE TELL HIM HE CAN ONLY HAVE IT AT BEDTIME. MY OTHER SON WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN ,WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS TIME TO LET HIS LITTLE SISTER HAVE HIS BOTTLE,HE THROWED HIS BOTTLE OUT THE WINDOW. SO JUST GIVE HIM TIME. IT WILL HAPPEN.
2007-05-23 05:33:41 · answer #9 · answered by CHERYL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get them both to use sippy cups. My daughter was drinking from a sippy cup at 9 months old.
2007-05-23 05:55:33 · answer #10 · answered by Alison 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Play the "Big Boy" card. Just take his away and then when he complains that sister has one tell him "But you are a big boy, big boys drink from cups. Sister is a baby she she can't drink from a cup. Isn't it neat that you can do things that sister can't because you are a big boy?" I know it kinda sounds mean to your daughter but it has worked like a wonder with my son and potty training. he did fine until we had the baby and then he saw diapers again and he wanted them. I played the "Big Boy" card and he is back on track. Good luck.
2007-05-23 05:30:50 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋