so my 21 month old is awesome at having all his drinks in a sippy cup or with straw except milk. He wants milk in his bottle at bedtime and through the night.
Done most things people recommend to get him to let go , but he wont. I want to know when did your kids bid farewell to the feeding bottles? is he still young and am I pressurizing him by constantly removing his bottle and using tactics to let them go?
PS: we have tried several antics which include him throwing the bottles out one by one into the bins . but a day later he cried so much in their yaad and kept saying “want feedi” , it almost broke my heart and I had to bring a new one
My daughter gave up the bottle at 16 months. Your son actually doesn't need to feed throughout the night at this age. Offer him water in a sippy cup if he gets up at night. For a few nights he will get mad but within a week or so, he should be sleeping through the night. It's a soothing technique for the child.
Shall wait for updates! I suggest not going completely cold turkey. Don't give him the bottle at night when he goes to bed. This will be very hard but eventually he will go to bed. Give him a sippy cup with water instead. Then when he wakes up in the middle of the night, give him the bottle. And do that throughout the night as usual. The next day, cut out the second bottle too and then so on. Make sue to hide the bottles you may have in the house.
Remember it will be harder on you than on the baby. You are doing this for his own good.
Honestly there's no hard and fast rule here- mine didn't quit his naptime and bedtime bottles until close to 3. I know I keep saying this but you gotta pick your battles or else life is going to be one big ball of stress and misery for both of you. Ask yourself this- How important is it to you vs. to him? If it's his source of comfort, and he doesn't seem ready, then I say let it be for a little bit longer. If you are worried about his teeth, replace his milk with water. Eventually, you can swap out the bottle for a sippy cup as eastern suggested. It will be fine.
i would switch to water. Mine needs bottle upon waking and still uses a paci. His teeth aren't out and it is soothing and I allow him that. I agree that cold turkey is the way to go. If babies are sucking on the milk bottle for prolonged periods, it needs switching to water. Otherwise, I think leave it be.
C is your LO one drinking and eating well? if he is thn go ahead with the water, but i wouldn't switch out the water with Milk if he isn't eating well. I went cold turkey and hid all the bottles in the house...when he asked for it i showed him the location and how we didn't have them anymore. He didn't have a choice but to take the sippy cup.
I don't agree with these new fangled ideas of letting go of the bottle. (ok even if they arent new fangled and even if im being stupid i dont care) He will let go when he will let go bus. he is happy at the moment and two bottles a day don't hurt anybody under three
Stop cold turkey, that's what worked for us. He'll cry and fuss for a few days. Worse come to worst he'll refuse to drink milk all together but no worries, there are other ways he can get his daily calcium (cheese, yogurt, orange juice ... just to name a few.).
It will be okay dont worry! I breastfed my baby right uptill he was 2 years old. And since he was born he only slept after nursing, which included getting up at night for feeds too. People thought I was crazy for doing that, but once he turned two I explained to him he was a big boy and we wouldnt be night feeding anymore. He was fussy for like 2-3 days and hes been fine since. And I gave a very stubborn child. Letting go of a bottle at night should be and inshallah will be easier.
Mine as well having same issue. But still i am trying to let it off. caz he takes bottle at nap time and at night. he still didnt start talking. my cousins were saying when he starts talking , then he will leave itself. and also will be train for bathroom. You hv to wait till he will be 2.5 years.
but trouble for me when he demands for it during the nite. So for nw trying to leave his bottle during night.
