My 20 month old LOVES her bottle. She has all of her drinks in it and is always having bottles. I think since she's almost 2 she should get off the bottle and atleast try sippi-cups. I've tried giving her sippi cups and she usually drinks them fine BUT her grandmother will give her botttles even when I tell her she's going for the sippi-cups. My mom says that's all crazy talk, that she's only 1 1/2 she can still drink bottles. But until my mother started giving her the bottles, she loved her sippi cups. Now she refuses them. How can I get her back in the sippi-cup routine?
2007-09-13 04:57:23 · 7 answers · asked by Jasmine 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
She has a 2 mon. old sister and I put my breast milk in some bottles when I go out, so I need the bottles.
2007-09-13 05:04:17 · update #1
Simple - get rid of all the bottles. Tell here there are no more bottles (and take them from grandma's house) and give her a sippy cup.
My niece has been using cups since she was 6 months old. There's no need for bottles.
2007-09-13 05:02:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
She should have been off the bottle when she was one. I would just stop it all together because eventually she will be thirsty enough she will want to drink the sippy. But I normally would say ease her into it give her a sippy here and there and more and more everyday but since you said she won't even take them. Or make something fun out of it get a really cool one or decorate it with stickers and such. Play around with her and the cup saying things like look what I got and pretend to drink it and say mmm yummy. Things like that. If she sees that you like it and are having fun she is going to want it. Or they have sippy cups that are like bottles same texture on the mouth part. You can get them at Walmart or Target or Meijers depending on where you live. Good Luck.
2007-09-13 12:06:37 · answer #2 · answered by jennie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
haha, this is funny because my sister's kids are the same way. She usually would give them a bottle 3 times a day before she wanted to wean them off the bottles. She decided to give them a bottle in the morning, a sippi cup in the afternoon (if they protested she said they wouldnt get their bottle at night) and then another bottle at night before bed. After a few weeks she began to give them 4 drinks a day, sippi cup in the morning, bottle at noon, sippi cup at 4, and a bottle before bed. A few weeks after that, she gave them a sippi cup in the morning, a sippi cup in the afternoon, and a bottle at night. Before long, all they wanted was the sippi cup. Take her to a store and let her pick out her own sippi cups. Before long all shell want to be is a big girl.
2007-09-13 12:12:12 · answer #3 · answered by laila 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to your mom, how old your daughter is has nothing to do with your rules'. you need to set boundrys with your mom. this is your daughter not her's. she had her time now, it's your time.
if she is a big part of you and your daughters life like baby sitting while at your work is more of a reason to set boundrys.
if this is the case your mom has a great influence on the baby. the baby will chose who she want's to listen to if it isnt clear to the baby that (you) are mom. and grandma is grandma.
tell your mom say, listen you raised me well. you were and still are a great mom but, now give me a chance to be just as great. i cant do that if your interfaring with my raising techniques. and that it's important that you respect the rules i have made and help me reenforce these rules.
as far as the bottle's, if you took to them before she'll take to them again. what i would do is not take it away leaving her cold turkey she still is a baby. i would replace the bottle with a sippi cup with one meal a day. i would chose luch time.
then little by little give her less and less of the bottle and more of the sippi cup.
i think saying the word sippi cup around her a lot is good let her know that it's coming a permanent replacement. also let her pick one out. or you get her one that has character's on it that you know she likes. make it fun.
2007-09-13 12:26:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
First of all you correct your mother and tell her that she should not spoil the child when your child is willing to use the sippi-cup. In this case it is very clear that your mom is the real culprit and not your child. If necessary, be strict with your mom.
2007-09-13 12:05:02 · answer #5 · answered by Bala 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tell your mom to stop that. Your daughter is YOUR daughter first of all. 2nd tell your daughter her bottles are going to be taken away by the bottle fairy and reward her each day she sticks to the bottle. Just an idea.
2007-09-13 17:09:19 · answer #6 · answered by Momof1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bottle drinking past one year is one of the leading causes of childhood obesity because parents refill the nasty thing as soon as its empty. if you dont want her to have it throw them away. if they arent there your child cant ask for it.
they also ruin the teeth.
get rid of them now
2007-09-13 12:03:34 · answer #7 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋