bottle weening at 2 yrs old?

Question

my daughter is 2 yrs old and she insists on having a bottle of milk to fall asleep with.i've tried to not give it to her which results to a terrible fit along with vomitting.NOT FUN!
i,ve even tried giving her water in a bottle .all it does is make her mad.she's running the show here,and i've about had enough.let me know?

Answer 1

Ignore the unsympathetic ignorance. This is a scary time for the both of you! a major milestone such as this is not easily overcome. First try watering down her bottle by a half ounce every night until the thing is mostly water and maybe she will lose interest. if that fails, do it the big girl way. Plan a week, a good week where nothing major is going on, no ther major milestones being worked out, no major events, no teething etc...sit down with your daughter and tell her that soon she will be going to sleep without a bottle (HOW EXCITING!!...really push the empahsis on excitement here)have her put all her bottles except one (let her choose which one) in a bag to give to children who need them (expain to her that they are going to babies, because only babies need bottles, not big girls) Then have her bring them to a donation center and donate them herself. after that is accomplished explain to her that she can only have that one bottle a day, and for the first few days, give her only that one, in the mean time, make a book with her about going to bed without a bottle, draw little stick figures getting ready for bed (here is you brushing your teeth without a bottle...exciting!!...here is you reading a book woth mommy without a bottle...exciting!!.... here is you cuddling up with lovey, without a bottle!) read this book everynight at bedtime. Also give her a lovey, have her pick out a favorite blanket.stuffed animal to sleep with and explain that the lovey doesnt need bottles and neither does she. Tell her everyday several times a day that she will not need the bottle anymore (in three days, in two days, tomorrow, tonight) when the night comes that the bottle is no more, let her choose the bedtime book, her pajamas, etc, this will make her feel more in control of the situation, because she has no choice on the bottle. DO you regualr bedtime routine(essential) only omit the part where you give her the bottle, and stick to it. Its the hardest part, but you are going to have to let her cry, she gets up and asks for the bottle, lay her back down and tell her why she cant (you gave them all to the babies, she is a big girl, etc...) youwill have to repeat this over and over until she falls asleep, youwill reach your wits end, but know that you have adequately prepared her for this moment instead of throwing her into it. and not matter what do not give in! If you do, you will have tortured the both of you for no reason and undermined your authority as her mother. I reccommend a door mounting baby gate, explain to her why its there (safety) and tell her, if she stays in bed (even crying) you will leave it open, if she gets up, the gate will go closed. IF she gets up, lay her down, tell her you are closing the gate, and then do so, tell her you will check her in 5 minutes, set a timer, come back in five minutes and stand away from the gate and ask her to lay down, tell her if she does, you will opend the gate, if she does not, check on her in another five minutes. repeat the process, she will eventually lay down and fall asleep. IT is important to stay calm and collected in front of your daughter during this process. show NO emotion, any stress you show will reflect onto her behavior. if you cant handle it, take those five minutes to go to another room and havea drink of water and take some deep breaths.YOU CAN DO IT! It is for the better of her health and yours. You are not damaging her by letting her cry, no matter how dramatic. And is she has cried until she is hoarse, which she very well may, offer her a cup (no lid) of water and help her take a few sips, then remove it. I also cannot stress enough the importance of a solid, consistent bedtime routine, do the same thing every night at the same time, this will make her feel more in control and will let her now what to expect. A good routine is 6:00 dinner 6:30 bath and teeth brushing 7:00 go straight to her room for lotion, pajamas and stay there until its time to lay down, play for 20 minutes, read books for 15 mintues, cuddle and sing songs for 15 minutes and 8:00 say goodnight. Very good luck to you!

Answer 2

You need to take control, definitely, but its never too late to ween a child off of something. "Loose" the bottles, all of them, buy the soft tip sippy cups, 2 at the most, try that for a "few" weeks and move her to the hard tip sooner than later. Remember, you have the upper hand...she's on your time...you're not on hers.

Answer 3

throw them away and tell her that she can't have them, she may scream and throw up a few nights but in the long run she will be better off. Also I know this may sund heart less but she vomits to get her way that is what she LEARNED from you. Time to be tough and show her who's boss! Besides she won't throw up her whole dinner and she wont strave from it. Best of luck!!

Answer 4

your child should have been off the bottle a year ago!! that could ruin her teeth...try this....give her a sippy cup at night..they make ones that won't leak ...try that...thats how I weened my daughter off of the bottle when she was 10 months old...i did it for a few months and it worked ..evendually she didn't need that either....

Answer 5

This should have been done at a year old-not two. I can't beleive you let your two year old have a bottle. I took the bottle away from my two kids at exactly 12 months. Throw the damn things away-she'll get over it.

Answer 6

throw them away and give her a cup if she cries let her you need to take back control now