how do you get a 2 year from stopping drinking from the bottle?

[robsmom]

Might want to try having a fairy (close relative of the tooth fairy, easter bunny, and santa) come to take away the bottles. The fairy leaves gifts in the place of the bottle or binky.

We didn't need this for the bottle because we switched to sippy cups at a year with no problem, but the binky is starting to become the bane of my existance. I have gradually eliminated most (soon to be all) daytime use and by 2 1/2 (6 months) hope to have the binky fairy take them completely away.

good luck.

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[Redmic]

We had a hard time breaking my youngest from the bottle. One night the bottle fairy came and took all her bottles for little babies who really needed them, and left brightly colored sippy cups in their place. She never questioned it! Good luck!

 

[Cameo]

Our DD was 20-months on our last trip to WDW (June, 1999). We let her stay on the bottle because we knew it would be hot and that was the best way to get water into her. Several of our pictures show her with her bottle. I nursed her and she didn't even start the bottle until she was over a year old. But, the reason we did is because that way she got the nutrition she needed. From a cup she would only take sips of her milk. From the bottle she would drink 3-4 ounces. I was more worried about her nutrition than her drinking from the bottle. At about 2 1/2 she just quit asking for one and we quit giving it to her. It happened over a weekend. So, basically, I didn't worry about it and she pretty much weaned herself. Now, my 14-month-old DS and his pacifier, that's another story!

TTFN
Cameo

 

[georgiapeach60]

Simply give them all away. I doesn't have to be a major struggle. They won't dehydrate themselves. Don't make a big deal about it. When they realize the bottle is not an option they will switch.

 

[eeyore0662]

I guess I must have gotten lucky, mine hated the pacifier from the word go, never sucked her thumb, and was weaned from the bottle in one night at 15 months, with no grumbling. Guess I never realized how hard it could be!

Have a Wonderful day, Eeyore

 

[veraletta]

erinch dont worry your not a bad mother.. my dr.. told me not to worry about the small stuff every children was diffent.. and to let the child have one comfy.. bottle, thumb or what ever.. just as long as the child wanted it to let them have it.. my daughter took her pacifer to school with her when she was 5 and I let her take it.. after she saw that no children at the age of 5 took them any more, she threw them all away..I know is seems really old for her to take a pacifer but the dr said she would start sucking her thumb and I wouldnt be able to throw that away... so he said leave her alone, she will stop when she doesnt need a comfy any more..

 

[npall]

My son is a year old and he takes 2 bottles a day, one in the morning and one at night. He is never allowed to carry it around with him or take it to bed. He sits in our lap and drinks it and then goes to bed. He drink from a sippy cup the rest of the time. Maybe someone can enlighten me as to why this is such an issue to wean them from a bottle when they are 2. I understand the issue of them maybe getting ear infections but my son has only had 1. I just figure my son will wean when he is ready, why make it a power struggle ? I say, pick your battles.

Naomi

 

[jamen65]

I took my DS off the bottle when he was 18 months old(also ear infection) and my DD was off by her first birthday, all we did was get rid of them. DD did ask for them but we didn't have any. So she just drank out of the cup. Just go for it, it may be hard for a day or 2 but then it will be over.

 

[AllisonG]

Both my DS's (now are 4 and 2)were weaned from the bottle at 12 months 1 week old. Both of them! Unfortunitely they both still use their "pappy's"(pacifier). Now weaning them off that is gonna be hard for me. I am such a push over and usually give in. They so enjoy a nice suck on pappy. I can't begrudge them a nice suck and a cuddle, ya know. I want to try and keep them babies for as long as possible. I do know they won't be leaving for college with their pacifiers! So, I try not to worry about it too much. Good luck with the bottle weaning!

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[robsmom]

I think you are right, it is all a matter a preference. One of the issues with the bottle can be ear infections, but if a child isn't having them, why rush. I liked the post about taking the binky to school at 5. I will try to stop stressing about my son's binky. I find myself pushing to get him off of it, because I think it impacts his talking. Maybe I'll let him keep it at night.

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[wdwnutze]

Breaking the bottle habit was never a problem with my 3. First and second child--we just took all the bottles at age 1 and threw them out. They had no great problem with it. Third chil--waited til she was 14mos. We had a trip to WDW planned at age 13mos and then the holidays came so we waited til they were over then just threw everything away. She had more trouble with it than the other 2 but nothing big. The first 2 got rid of the pacifier when they were 3 months old(after colic). Third child had it til she was 2. Tried cutting the top off them but she liked it like that. Every child is different. Once you make up your mind to do it though, follow through. They get over it quickly. It's probably more difficult on the parents than the kids.

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[honeymom]

At 18 months my pediatrician made me cold turkey my daughter off the bottle when nothing else worked (his son had had root canal at 2 and so had my niece, so I listened). It was horrible for about a week (she barely drank anything the first few days, but then she did finally get thirsty) and it took weeks to get her to take milk from the cup (she would only drink juice or water).

I was smarter with my second child. Started him with a sippy cup at 2 and 1/2 months old (with my help of course). By the time he was 6 months old he could really handle it on his own well and I used it frequently until I weaned him off the bottle at age 1.