Re: Getting Baby to Feed Himself
afro sheen let him play. it's fine and let him make a mess...eventually he'll get the idea. it's important not just for self feeding but hand eye coordiantion which influences effects untensil use like pens/scissors etc.
When my daughter first started self feeding one out of 20 things got in the mouth..with practice she'll get better. if you have your child sit with you when you eat always give a fiinger food for him to play with and try ...he'll get it eventually. I come from a physiotherapy background and all the child therapist really encouraged parents to let them make a mess...it's the only way they can learn. my now 17 month old is great self feeder and uses forks/spoons..she drops alot but is getting better every day it's ok.
as for thebottle...just do it. at 11 months you can switch to a sippy cup and not use the bottle and see how he does. my daughter was Breast fed till 12 months but loved having the sippy to dance around with to drink milk at 1 year....she enjoyed the freedom. Some kids prefer different sippys also try sucking it yourself i found some of them too difficult for me let alone my 1 year old!