Hey everyone...I know, I know she should already be off the bottle. BUT..I do have a plea...I have Kacey (20-months) and Matti (6 months) they are 14 months apart...and so..I can't just make the bottle disappear because her sister still gets them. I am exhausted enough as it is..so it has been a sleeping aid for HER and ME!!! But I know she needs to be off of it ASAP! Any suggestions?! THANKS!
2007-07-11 17:41:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I am a grandmother of 3, what you need to do is first whatever is in the bottle change it to water. Any other liquid will rot their teeth. Water also isn't appealing to a baby. At night the first thing is you must not give in and give her a bottle cause you can't take the crying. Before she goes to bed make sure she has a fully belly and a dry diaper. You can rock her to sleep by reading her a book. Most likely what will happen is that she will cry and cry until she cries herself to sleep. This will last maybe two to three nights. She will then know that she is not getting a bottle. You might have to shut her bedroom door and go to another part of the house to help keep your sanity. Give her a stuffed animal to hug and also put on classical music it works wonders...seriously try it. Good luck
2007-07-11 17:51:09 · answer #1 · answered by grammy ss 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GRADUALLY change her night-time bottle to water instead of milk. Little by little, put in less milk and more water. At the same time, begin to tell her "Now that you're such a big girl you won't want a bottle much longer." Repeat this message every night for however long it takes. If she still wants a bottle after it's 100% water, so be it -- but she will probably tell you she doesn't want it by the time it's about 50-50%.
By doing it this way, the child chooses to give it up, and you won't feel like a mean mommy. Be certain that she gets plenty of milk earlier in the day, of course (in a cup!).
Have a calming getting-ready-for-bed routine, such as a warm bath, reading a story, and playing soothing music. An established routine will help both your little girls immensely -- and you, too.
2007-07-12 01:12:01 · answer #2 · answered by Jan F 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some babies will do fine with an aburpt weaning. If you have a relative near by you could ask if they would not mind letting her spend some time with them. And don't pack her bottle. She will either be too distracted with the "newer" surroundings, or be forced to give up the bottle. She might fuss for a while. But she will get over it. Below is a link that will give you other ideals on how to handle this. And good luck.
2007-07-12 00:56:15 · answer #3 · answered by Tarlyng 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When we were ready to take our son off the night time bottle we slowly weaned him off it by replacing the bottle with a no-drip sippy cup with milk before he would actually go to bed and then put water in it when he was in bed. after a few months of this we would only give him a cup of milk before bed and then put him in without the sippy cup. He would whine at times but its going to happen! GOOD LUCK
2007-07-12 02:13:55 · answer #4 · answered by Erin F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well like if u give her mile of juice to sleep with add water to it add more and more everynight till its only water then she wont want it ( thats what my moma always told me) with my son (now 5) when he was 11 mo he threw his bottle in the trash and i told him its gone bye bye, and that was it he never wanted it again ( yea i know i was lucky) with my daughter shes 14 months and she still takes the bottle at night, but with her she made such a mess trying to drink out of a sippie cup she staied on the bottle untill only bout a 2 weeks ago, now she only takes it at night....but u can try the trash thing it worked for my son and my brother..good luck!
2007-07-12 02:12:53 · answer #5 · answered by country_girl23 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just tell her bottles are for her sister shes a big girl dont give it to her your the parent put your foot down and stand firm let her cry she will go to sleep without it
2007-07-12 00:51:42 · answer #6 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh my goodness i feel sorry for you. :P
thats going to be real hard b/c she can see her little sibling with a bottle.
what we did was introduce the sippee cups with the softer tips(kinda like a bottle tip) to our little one. we started in the daytime first and then gradually went to the night. we also started giving him water instead of milk at night, that helped quite a bit. its hard, they are fussy and of course want a bottle. you have to be stearn and strict. of course it doesn't help having another little one, especially if your older one wakes up your little one. :P
good luck....
2007-07-12 00:52:41 · answer #7 · answered by kaptain_jack_sparr0w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, never remove your kid from night time bottle. At this stage, she needs more food nutrients. As you religiously attend to her feeding, regularly, you are preparing here to have healthy body in the future.
Unlike one of my cousins, she was fed with less nutrients when she was same as the age of your kid, as a result, when she grew older, well, her backbone collapsed meaning, she suffered from loss of minerals in her body. After 2 years of medication, she died.
Oh,please, continue with the bottle feeding. GOD BLESS THE CHILD.
2007-07-12 00:56:01 · answer #8 · answered by Mutya P 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋