My son is 2 and half years old and he still drinks milk in bottle. He drinks water and juice in glass.?

Question

he refuces to drink milk in a glass or sippy cup. We tried almost all the brands of sippy cups and glass.. but he is so stubborn and never drinks milk in them. When we stopped giving him bottle, he stopped eating everything for 4 days and started losing weight so badly. He is okay with water and Juice ...

Answer 1

I wouldnt add any flavoring to his milk. that is much worse than a bottle. a bottle will not decay his teeth. the only problem would be if he feel asleep with a bottle of milk & you did not brush his teeth. bursh his teeth at night and then nothing except water.
You tried taking it away & he didn't eat for 4 days. I would have given it back too. that is worse than a bottle.
slowly wean him from it & stay busy so he isnt wanting it so much. Take it one meal at a time but I would say its dirty or something instead of telling him he can't have it (that will make him want it that much more) maybe you could try a slower flow nipple & he may get tired of sucking so hard. If that doesn't work then go back to a nipple with an extra large hole so he isn't really sucking that much & basically using it like a sports bottle.
Ignore people's rude comments about him having a bottle. Im sure there an Aunt or in-law that has a strong opinion of this. so what! =0) It's not going to hurt him. I would much rather him get his milk. keep tring sippy cups, sports bottles, keeping him busy, but don't push. cousins & friends his age with cool cups (& too big for bottles) may help him somewhat but he may not care about that till he is a little older.
good luck

Answer 2

You really need to get rid of the bottle it not only affects the teeth that he has but the teeth that are coming in and the permanent teeth as well. If you just stop offering the bottle then he wont need it. Instead if he doesn't take the sippy cup of milk try giving him a piece of cheese or some yogurt to replace that milk. He will eventually want the milk. I just got back from my sons 12 month appt and the doctor told me that children don't even really need juice all it does is fill them up with sugar. So try just offering milk in a sippy cup. He will take it. You just have to be strong. Good luck.

Answer 3

Firstly let me reassure you that one way or the other he will eventually stop drinking milk from bottles. After all how many 21 year olds do you see drinking out of bottles?

At your son's age he should be receiving sufficient nutrition from his diet. Does he eat other dairy food? Cheese? Yoghurt? Custard? Personally I would encourage these calcium rich foods and work at quickly weaning him from the bottle.

My twin boys were born extremely prem and had major dietary issues so they continued with bottles longer than the usual accepted practice. But once we realised they were tolerating solids, were gaining weight and were healthy we decided to wean them from bottles. We threw away the bottles one day (more so Mummy wouldn't crumble) and gave them straw cups which they used for about 6 months or so. Initially they didn't like them, but they quickly realised there was no other alternative. And then we did the same thing with the straw cups when they transitioned to cups.

The hardest part for me was that I knew how much they enjoyed their bottles and I loved the cuddles while they settled for the night. BUT I also realised that this was an essential part of their development.

Toddlers are master manipulators and your little man will put up a fight. BUT if you and your husband take a stand together he will realise that you mean business.

Here is a great link that discusses weaning a child from a bottle and provides helpful tips...
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/food/infants/no_bottles.html

Hope this helps,
from one mum to another,
mum2MH

Answer 4

Is ok. Many kid still using bottle to drink milk. When they start their school live, they will change. Try to relax and so him the same age like him is using glass or sippy cup.

Answer 5

First you have to get him off the milk in the bottle- offer the bottle with water only. He will get thirsty and drink it or drink milk in a cup. No child will starve themselves as long as three meals a day are offered to them - eventually they will eat. Offer juice, milk, and water in a cup often- but in the bottle only water. Then once you get him on the cup for his milk you can remove the bottle.(he should be off this anyway).

Answer 6

My opinion is.... its not a big deal he is technically still a baby. He isnt ready to stop drinking his milk from a bottle and it is probably a sence of security for him like a passifier or a blanket. It doesnt ruin their teeth unless they have it in their mouth all day. Just give him some more time with it, he will slowly detatch himself from it over time anyways, and when he turns 3 it will be easier for you to take it away from him because they can understand more and you can explain to him better why he doesnt need one. And if you are worried about what people think when your in public, just leave it in the car when you go into the store.

Answer 7

...Maybe you can tell him no milk unless in a cup or sippy cup. And find some kind of vitemon that taste like candy that he can eat and give him the same nutrients as the milk till he wants it again. i've had this happen before too

i wish you much luck ;]

Answer 8

I dont see the need, other than financial , to remove a child from the formula he is used to and wean him onto whole milk. Formula has vitimins ect...that are good for baby. Keep him on his formula for as long as possible. Most formulas have diffrent levels eg 0-6 mths 6+ . I kept my son on formula before naps and bedtime ( cut back on bottles as he got older) until he was 3. I would just like to add that pasturized whole milk is not as nutrisious for humans as people are led to believe. The pasturization process ( a extreme heating of the milk process) kills bacteria but also kills most of the goodness also. Formulas are much healthier and as long as your child is taking it he wont need additional suppliments or vitimins. For now just give him a break off the milk and wait until he asks for it. If he does not ask for it then dont stress just make sure he gets plenty of veggies and fruit.

Answer 9

Try a slow withdrawl of the bottle...drop the bottle and offer a cup in place of just one of the feedings for a few days (like lunchtime or something, where he's eating other food anyway, so if he misses one milk serving, it won't hurt him), and when he gets the hang of that, go for another, and so on...he will get there...:)

Answer 10

I know this is so frustrating for you. I've seen it all (every child is an individual though) and some really good ones are listed below.

OPTION 1: Put all his bottles in a bag and go to a toy store and let him pick out a toy and tell him he is going to get a toy in return

Option2: You can also tell him someone is having a baby and if he would like to go over and give the newborn baby his bottles.

***You can also decorate the basket where you are going to put the bottles in.***


Hope this works for you and your little one.