My son is 14 months old (born 2 months early) he still has his pacifier and bottle. I have tried the sippy cup but all he does is chews on the tops. I've bought 4 different types of sippy cups from the normal ones to the ones that have the soft top and even the ones with a straw (he drinks juice boxes using a straw). Any suggestions?? I don't mind that he still has both the bottle and paci, just wondering when a good time to take him off would be??
He is still on formula too because he was growth restricted and is still pretty small.
2007-10-30 04:30:06 · 27 answers · asked by kerri_lynn01 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Put the formula in a sippy--use the Nuby with the soft spout. If he's thirsty enough, he'll drink out of it. The pediatrician told us not after a year for either because it'll be harder to take away and is worse for their teeth. Most of the nutrition should be coming from solids. If he's small, he should be eating a lot of foods high in fat and protein--avocado, for example. He's only 2 mos behind schedule, so should be functioning at 11 or 12 mos old. At that point, kids generally either have no bottles or one at bedtime before brushing teeth. Obviously talk to your doctor about it, but I would guess he/she would suggest foods high in fat and to feed him plenty of healthy snacks (cheeses, yogurt, crackers, hummus, guacamole, etc) and that if the bottles aren't in the house, it's not an issue because if he's thirsty he won't deprive himself just because he doesn't like the cup. Don't put the leak proof valve in right away so he knows liquid can come out.
2007-10-30 04:38:43 · answer #1 · answered by Sit'nTeach'nNanny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since your son was 2 months early, developmentally, he is 12 months old. That is the age when I took the bottle from my 2 kids. My daughter gave up the pacifier at 4 months and my son never did take one. I'd say that your son is old enough to have both bottle and pacifier taken away. You can still give him formula in a cup. As for the chewing, let him chew on the tops...the hard plastic won't chip or anything, so it won't hurt. If you take the bottle away cold turkey and just give him a cup, he will figure out that he doesn't need to chew on it to get fluid and he'll stop chewing.
2007-10-30 11:41:21 · answer #2 · answered by KitKat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son was 10 months old for his first Christmas. He had a bunch of new sippy cups under the Christmas tree and he actually threw away the bottle he was drinking. He never used a pacifier.
2007-10-30 18:21:09 · answer #3 · answered by Wendi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok still pretty small doesnt matter my daughter has fallen off the chart and i was told that formula is pointless after 1
give him less juice and more milk this will help him eat more and gain weight easier
instead of formula try pediasure but only in a sippy
you may need to drink out of a sippy yourself a few times so he can see how to do it
my daughter was off the paci at 6 weeks and the bottle at one
just get rid of them no more bottles and make sure your son sees this
i dont care what the ADA says i've seen 2 yr olds with pacies whose teeth are all malformed and show signs of bottle mouth
2007-10-30 11:59:29 · answer #4 · answered by Cindy C 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My daughter is 18 months. I took her off the bottle at 12 months, no problem. But let her keep her pacifier to ease the transition from bottle to cup. Then I let her keep it still when she started daycare, and then I rationalized to let her have it still now that she has changed to a NEW daycare! So I think its time to take it away now!
Now is a good time to get him off of both. But I would start with the bottle. My daughter likes the Playtex cups and they're nice and tall.
2007-11-02 16:03:51 · answer #5 · answered by P.Y.T.23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with my nephew (who lives with me) was 18 months we took the bottle away. when he wants a drink offer a sippy eventually he will learn to use them. Bottle should only be used for bedtime. As for the paci we took it away in the summer before he was 2. his birthday is march. he was so busy out side during the day that he forgot all about the Paci.
2007-10-30 12:08:36 · answer #6 · answered by favorite_aunt24 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son was off the paci around 5-6 months. and he was off the bottle around 11-12 months, i am a strong believer that if the child can walk, they can drink from a sippy cup..so i took his bottles from him, when he wanted a drink he only had a cup. you can put his formula in his cup
2007-10-30 13:12:45 · answer #7 · answered by R2K2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When my daughter was 15 months, we started weening her off the bottle and using sippy cups during the day. It worked for a while and then she got sick while we were on vacation and only wanted the bottle. It was step backwards because after she got better, she still wanted the bottle. After a while, my husband and I took all of her nipples and bottles and threw them in the trash. When she reached for them, my husband (lightly) smacked her hand and said "no, yuckies, trash" and we gave her a sippy cup instead. And that was it, she no longer took a bottle after that day. I think she was around 17 or 18 months then.
2007-10-30 11:37:08 · answer #8 · answered by meadowbee 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Our son took his time to get from the bottle to the sippy cup. I think it was around 14/15 months at least. Don't be concerned so.
You have to try and try again, although it's hard.
I personally would work hard on getting off the pacifier, since this gets harder and harder if they get older, and it's not very good for the teeth/positioning of the teeth.
I can't give you any personal advice on that one, since our kids didn't really take a pacifier.
2007-10-30 11:34:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My son stopped using his paci at about 6 months and i took him off the bottle at a year old. He also chews on the tops of his cups, i just get his the hard plastic ones that he cant chew to pieces. He does very well with them other than the chewing.
2007-10-30 11:33:11 · answer #10 · answered by ladymisery42 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋