When do I stop with bottle feeding with milk in the mornings.My daughter is 14 months old and she drinks out of a cup during the afternoon and at night before she goes to bed, but she wants the bottle in morning still. What should I do ???
Reward her for accepting a cup in the morning instead of having a bottle. I use stickers as a reward for doing something well (right now we are trying to potty train so it works great for us).
Try not to worry about it too much. I'm sure she'll be ready to give up the bottle on her own soon enough. Unless you are really opposed to her having one bottle a day, I would let her continue for a little longer. I know the one thing pediatricians warn against is putting a child to bed with a bottle, but since your daughter wants the bottle in the morning this won't even be an issue. Good luck!
I agree with Rachel. My daughter was completely off the bottle by 13 months. When she was transitioned from formula to milk I had a rule, only formula in the bottle, so I started to mix the milk and formula and every few days used more milk than formula, by the time it was all milk, it was given to her in a cup only. She knows how to use a cup then it should be no issue. I would use Rachel's suggestion of putting only water in the bottle....or you could give her milk and water it down more and more in the bottle and offer her "normal" milk in the cup at the same time, eventually she will probably prefer the cup of milk rather than the watered down bottle. Hope it helps and good luck.
I was told that by 14 months a child should be getting all their liquids from a cup. Putting milk in a bottle is a huge mistake if you are trying to break her of one. Give her water in a bottle and only put milk in the sippy cups. It may take a few days but she will probably decide she wants the yummy milk in the sippy cup instead of the water in the bottle.
Just went through the exact same thing a few weeks ago. Took a few weeks but now my daughter happily takes the cup from morning to night. Like one of the other moms, I put her in her high chair and give her her cup. My problem was the night time one. She wants me to hold the cup like a bottle. She won't hold it herself. I think it will resolve itself over time. She will become more independent and want to do it herself anyway. But try the high chair and see if that helps.
why can't she have it?? it will mess her up more to take it away then if she has it. what's wrong with having one thing to comfort her?
Right now. Just put them away and when she asks for one show her the place where they are and that they are all gone and in a few weeks she will give up and you will be bottle free. :)
Only get rid of the bottle if you want to. There is no harm in drinking out of a bottle especially if it is just one a day. If you want, you can slowly just put less and less in the bottle and then give her a sippy cut after that. But I wouldn't worry about it much.
when will you stop cuddling her? I know it seems like a silly question, but for a lot of kids that am bottle, especially if it's in your arms (as a kind of "nursing") is their special cuddle.
So you have a few choices. 1. substitute a fun cuddle type game with a wake up routine that includes food early (chances are she is hungry). 2. let her have the bottle, but only when holding her or her sitting down to cuddle herself. 3. Enjoy it!
She won't use it forever.
I am in the same situation. My 14 month old daughter has weaned herself down to one bottle per day which is her morning bottle. She drinks from a cup the rest of the day. I think it is more me that wants to keep giving the AM bottle. It gives us a bit of bonding time before we get the day started. It helps her to focus and get a good amount of fluid down in the morning. Plus, it's so easy.
The past two weeks, I have been trying to give her her milk in a cup in the morning. I put her in her high chair and hand it to her. I warm it up like I would if I was giving her a bottle. The first couple of times I tried this, she got a bit fussy, and I ended up putting the milk in the bottle, but lately she's been drinking it without a fuss, but I miss the cuddle time. So needless to say, I haven't stopped cold turkey. I am also weaning myself.
It is such a tough thing. I don't want to take it away from her, if that is what she needs, but I also don't want to hold her back if she's ready to move forward. Overall, I think you can take your time. They are only small for such a short period of time. You'll figure it out.
Good luck.
