Do/Did you put Baby to Sleep with a Bottle? - The DIS Discussion Forums

Zandy595 · 10-13-2009, 09:22 PM

If you do/did put your baby to sleep with a bottle, do/did they have any problems because of it?

roliepolieoliefan · 10-13-2009, 09:24 PM

Absolutely not! That is right up there with don't put newborns on their belly. I am definetly not a PC mom but would never put my baby to bed with a bottle.

nmmom95 · 10-13-2009, 09:25 PM

Do you mean put them in the crib with a bottle? My boys used to fall asleep with a bottle while I fed them, but they never took one to bed.

Zandy595 · 10-13-2009, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by roliepolieoliefan

Absolutely not! That is right up there with don't put newborns on their belly. I am definetly not a PC mom but would never put my baby to bed with a bottle.

I never did with my son and I thought it was a big no-no. My SIL mentioned that she puts her son to bed with a bottle and I was a bit surprised. I think she would've gotten upset if I told her why she shouldn't do it. I didn't say anything, but I think I'm going to mention it to my mom and maybe she can say something to DB.

roliepolieoliefan · 10-13-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Zandy595

I never did with my son and I thought it was a big no-no. My SIL mentioned that she puts her son to bed with a bottle and I was a bit surprised. I think she would've gotten upset if I told her why she shouldn't do it. I didn't say anything, but I think I'm going to mention it to my mom and maybe she can say something to DB.

I had a friend who did it, wouldn't listen to anyone. I always heard it was bad for the baby's teeth, well my friend insisted she didn't care because her kid didn't have teeth.. But then after a while the kid wouldn't go to bed without the bottle. It took many many sleepless night to get her child to sleep without its bottle. She did admit after the fact...never again.

EMom · 10-13-2009, 09:37 PM

Never. Leads to rotten teeth.

MIGrandma · 10-13-2009, 09:40 PM

No, I never did that. I feel sorry for babies that get their bottle "propped", and not being cuddled in their mother's arms while they're having the bottle. I always held my children when I gave bottles to them. And I do the same with my grandchildren too.

Lisa loves Pooh · 10-13-2009, 09:42 PM

No--but I have nursed them all until they are out like a light.

I had always heard it let to bad teeth as the milk can pool on their teeth if you put them to bed with a bottle.

NAB · 10-13-2009, 09:45 PM

I did give my kids a bottle but never propped up. Only when they could hold it themselves. Maybe 7 or 8 months.

My kids have had no problem with their teeth. Heck they don't want to fall out by themselves. All there teeth have grown behind the teeth coming in.

My kids are 12 and 9 now.

Never had cavities either....guess we were lucky.

beattyfamily · 10-13-2009, 09:52 PM

Yes, I let my babies fall asleep when I nursed them and also with the bottle but I did not prop up or ever let them hold it on their own.

My kids have no problems with their teeth.

hrh_disney_queen · 10-13-2009, 09:53 PM

Never!! I was such a nervous new mom, I would wait for my first born to fall asleep and let the pacifier drop from his mouth so I could remove it from the crib. We are talking newborn! I don't know WHAT I thought he was going to do with it!

I have seen what a bed time bottle feeder's teeth look like. A little boy in DS9's preschool had a huge cavity on each of his front teeth formed in the perfect shape of a bottle nipple. It was horrible.

dislal · 10-13-2009, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by NAB

I did give my kids a bottle but never propped up. Only when they could hold it themselves. Maybe 7 or 8 months.

My kids have had no problem with their teeth. Heck they don't want to fall out by themselves. All there teeth have grown behind the teeth coming in.

My kids are 12 and 9 now.

Never had cavities either....guess we were lucky.

I did this when they could hold the bottles themselves. I did make these bottles with a little more water than normal bottles. I completely took the bottle off of them by the time they were 18 months old.

DD14 and DD11 have perfect teeth no cavities, DS9 has two cavities but I think it is lack of brushing now, not from when he was a baby.

ZachnElli · 10-13-2009, 10:24 PM

No, my 2 bio kids were nursed and my adopted son was bottle fed, but I never put him to bed with a bottle. My sil also gave all 3 of her kids a bottle when she put them down and her youngest had baby bottle rot in his teeth. It cost thousands to fix and they were all baby teeth that will/did fall out!

teacups · 10-13-2009, 10:41 PM

Binkey yes. Bottle no.

disneybound2010 · 10-13-2009, 11:02 PM

I never put my son to bed with a bottle. I saw first hand what doing that would result in.

A friend of mine had a son that went to sleep with either milk or juice in his bottle and by the time he was 2 1/2 had six teeth removed because they were literally breaking off. When she told me about his teeth,I tried to gently get it through to her that bottles and sleepy time were not good and she actually said to me she had NEVER done that...as she was filling up his bottle(with straight juice) so he could lay down for his nap

To this day, the child has problems with his speech and cannot eat properly. We are still waiting for his adult teeth to come in.

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10-13-2009, 09:22 PM	#1
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10-13-2009, 09:24 PM	#2
roliepolieoliefan DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: City of Champions , PA Posts: 5,385	Absolutely not! That is right up there with don't put newborns on their belly. I am definetly not a PC mom but would never put my baby to bed with a bottle. __________________

10-13-2009, 09:25 PM	#3
nmmom95 DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 516	Do you mean put them in the crib with a bottle? My boys used to fall asleep with a bottle while I fed them, but they never took one to bed. __________________ Thanks Grumpy Pirate!

10-13-2009, 09:40 PM	#7
MIGrandma A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong she is until she's in hot water~Eleanor Roosevelt I have a toilet problem 33 people looked, and not one followed the rule! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 866	No, I never did that. I feel sorry for babies that get their bottle "propped", and not being cuddled in their mother's arms while they're having the bottle. I always held my children when I gave bottles to them. And I do the same with my grandchildren too. __________________

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10-13-2009, 09:37 PM	#6
EMom Comes from a long line of all fork hole pokers I had the auburn haired Chrissy doll whose hair grew. She lost most of it in an incense fire. Don't ask Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,100	Never. Leads to rotten teeth.

10-13-2009, 09:42 PM	#8
Lisa loves Pooh DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida--on the coast SE of Disney Posts: 25,875	No--but I have nursed them all until they are out like a light. I had always heard it let to bad teeth as the milk can pool on their teeth if you put them to bed with a bottle.

10-13-2009, 09:45 PM	#9
NAB That first page just got too heavy Maybe I am the gloved one and have an inside scoop Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ontario , Canada Posts: 7,537	I did give my kids a bottle but never propped up. Only when they could hold it themselves. Maybe 7 or 8 months. My kids have had no problem with their teeth. Heck they don't want to fall out by themselves. All there teeth have grown behind the teeth coming in. My kids are 12 and 9 now. Never had cavities either....guess we were lucky.

10-13-2009, 09:52 PM	#10
beattyfamily DIS Cast Member Has Oodles of Poodles And the Tag Fairy wants to hug them all!! Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: MA Posts: 22,953	Yes, I let my babies fall asleep when I nursed them and also with the bottle but I did not prop up or ever let them hold it on their own. My kids have no problems with their teeth. __________________

10-13-2009, 09:53 PM	#11
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10-13-2009, 10:24 PM	#13
ZachnElli Is it Spring yet? Bad weather or not, you need more than 4 boxes Join Date: May 2001 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 4,740	No, my 2 bio kids were nursed and my adopted son was bottle fed, but I never put him to bed with a bottle. My sil also gave all 3 of her kids a bottle when she put them down and her youngest had baby bottle rot in his teeth. It cost thousands to fix and they were all baby teeth that will/did fall out! __________________

10-13-2009, 10:41 PM	#14
teacups DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: I love Portland, Oregon! Posts: 3,975	Binkey yes. Bottle no.

10-13-2009, 11:02 PM	#15
disneybound2010 Mouseketeer Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 384	I never put my son to bed with a bottle. I saw first hand what doing that would result in. A friend of mine had a son that went to sleep with either milk or juice in his bottle and by the time he was 2 1/2 had six teeth removed because they were literally breaking off. When she told me about his teeth,I tried to gently get it through to her that bottles and sleepy time were not good and she actually said to me she had NEVER done that...as she was filling up his bottle(with straight juice) so he could lay down for his nap To this day, the child has problems with his speech and cannot eat properly. We are still waiting for his adult teeth to come in. __________________ Me DH DS(3)

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