She can drink from a cup, straw, glass, sippy cup, but only drinks milk before bed and insists on a bottle. Should we just stop milk before bed altoghether?
2007-09-24 13:22:08 · 15 answers · asked by itsjustaname_lemmehaveit 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
milk before bed is a bad thing i don't give my 11 month old milk before bed but i do give it to him an hr before bed time and yes we brush his teeth are you brushing her teeth
if she doesn't see the bottle then she wont want it so this is what you can do take all the bottles and put then in a box or something then put under a tree or something like that and tell her that the bottle fairy is going to come and take them to the babies that need them do this over night and when she is asleep go out and take them and throw them a way the thing is you will need to put something in place of the bottles may be go buy her a new toy or doll. then in the morning take her out and let her see if they are there or not and what the bottle fairy left her.
it will be hard a first but in the end it will be good
i do hope that this works for you and wish you the best on this
2007-09-24 13:52:46 · answer #1 · answered by Shelbie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I had the EXACT same problem. I have a 2 1/2 year old who only drank milk from his bottle also, if I put it in a cup he would not touch it. And my son LOVES milk!!!!! We can go thru about a gallon every 2 days. I searched high low and for the right cup. Went to walgreens, and they have these cups that have a latex mouth piece, very similiar to a bottle. I tried it and my son actually drank the milk from there, he adjusted with no problems. After a weeek with that cup he had no problem drinking from other cups. My son also would not go to sleep with out a milk at night, I stopped that when we took away the bottle, instead we read books or play with a couple toys in bed ( I have a gameboy and he would lay there and amuse himself pressing the buttons and watching the screen) and before you know it he was knocked out. Hope I was able to help.
2007-09-24 14:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by Geny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably should've taken her bottle away from her at one year of age, and maybe you wouldn't be having this problem. BUT, you didn't, so that's okay. All you can do now is take it from her. Tell her big girls don't drink from bottles, bottles are for babies, etc. etc. Give her milk in her sippy cup if she has to have it before bed (which isn't recommended, either) and if she wants the milk bad enough, she'll drink it.
2007-09-24 13:30:51 · answer #3 · answered by His Lady 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, at this age it is a battle of wills. She knows drinking milk is important to you, and this is power to a child. I would throw all bottles away and increase her dairy with: yogurt and cheese. Stop pushing milk all together. If she ask for the bottle tell her she is simply too old and it will not be allowed.
Removing the bottle should have been done over a year ago, you simply have to do it and take the power back.
2007-09-24 14:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by itchianna 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow thats is kinda old for a bottle. I took my daughters bottles and threw them away at about 10 months. If you keep them there for her to see you have them she will want it. If she doesnt see them it will be less of a fight for her to want one. You need to tell her they are all gone. If youre daughter likes ice give her a sippy cup with alot of ice and some water. I used to give my daughter a sippy cup of milk before bed and that is how I got her to stop. It is going to be really tough for you because of her age, but you have to take it away and let her cry. She needs to know what is right and what is wrong.
2007-09-24 14:29:15 · answer #5 · answered by NoName 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just stop giving her the bottle. If she wants milk bad enough then she will start using her sippie cup. It sounds mean but sometimes you have to do things like that.
2007-09-24 13:26:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At 28 months she shouldn't have to have that milk bottle before bed. Just don't give it to her anymore. She may cry for a few nights for it but soon she will realize that she wont get it and she'll stop crying for it.
2007-09-24 13:31:07 · answer #7 · answered by heidi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we got our daughter off the bottle at 1year old all we did was just give her sippies all day and 1 bottle at night for just a couple days then just took it away she was fine it was hard for her a couple days but she got over it and all is bottle free now and the last couple days befor bed all we did was put water in the bottle and she didn't like that so that made it easier good luck
2007-09-24 14:14:13 · answer #8 · answered by kimba626 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes! stop any liquid before bed if you want a chance to potty train her. or just give her the milk in a cup, and say "if you want milk it's right there" if she wants it bad enough she'll drink it out of a shoe if thats what you give her
2007-09-25 08:05:29 · answer #9 · answered by Lew A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just need to take the bottle... and not give it back. She will be mad, and cranky, and will cry. But at her age.. there is no excuse for her drinking out of a bottle.
I know your going to hate watching her cry bc she want a bottle, but your lack of actions has consequences. Not weaning her at a younger age will now make it harder for her and you.
2007-09-24 13:38:56 · answer #10 · answered by ♥cutemamma♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋