weaning from bottle

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weaning from bottle
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Wed, 05-25-2005 - 1:50pm
Hi guys. Jacob will be 10 months old this Saturday. I know I should have him off the bottle by a year, which is what his ped says, so how do I go about weaning him? I've already introduced him to the cup, he will sometimes drink from it, but it's going to be hard getting him off the bottle. How did you guys do it?

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Wed, 05-25-2005 - 2:27pm

It's been a while, but I do remember once I knew she was capable of drinking from the cup, the bottles all disappeared! It may take a half a day or so of stubborness, but just know that if he is thirsty enough he WILL drink from the cup. That may sound mean, but it really will only take a day or two of not seeing the bottle for him to stop asking. I actually started my daughter at 6 months, so it may be different.

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Wed, 05-25-2005 - 5:18pm

Well my first didn't go off the bottle unitl almost 2, I know I know. My second went off the bottle when he turned one but he had a sore throat and didn't want to drink from anything and since he was already drinking from a cup we just didn't give him the bottle again and he never missed it.

Now MY Jacob...the child was stubborn. The pediatrician said to just take the bottle away completely and he'll get thirsty enough that he WILL drink from the cup...and he did. You just have to take the bottle away - but really take it away, from you too. Dispose of them so that you don't give in. It'll be tough for a day or so but it will be so nice to have to make a bottle anymore =}

Good luck.

Sherrie =}

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Thu, 05-26-2005 - 8:35am
i have a friend whose 2 yr old still takes a bottle of water at nap and bed time. Of course she still lets her 5 yr old use a pacifier when she needs to calm down. I couldnt believe my eyes and asked her about it and she justified that she needs it to calm down. So I think it is each persons choice when their children need to give up something. Good Luck!!
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Thu, 05-26-2005 - 11:01am

Yes, I agree that some children need these things a little longer than others but you have to start to worry about oral issues when a child takes a bottle or pacifier too long. Teeth coming in can become out of place or the top palatte of the childs mouth will start to form around the smallness of the nipple and they will need extensive orthodontics to help with it all.

I think a few days of craziness versus years and dollars of orthodontia would prevail. But to each his own is the right thought about it but I do hope that all of y'all do weigh the outcomes before making the final decision of it all.

Sherrie
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