Need help with 17 month old - To give up bottle

I have been trying now for about 2 months to make my 17 month old give up his bottle. But something or the other keeps coming up and he gets his bottle.

He has only 7 teeth till now. He was 6 weeks premature too. when I stop his bottle, he doesnt drink as much milk as required. Doctors say he should get atleast 16 oz of milk but he does not get that.

If i bottle feed him, he easily takes 18-24 oz milk and also eats his dinner and lunch and snacks.

Please help me in this.

Also we are planning a vacation around next month. Is it better to wait untill after the vacation to make the transition from bottle to cup or sipper?

Thanks so much in advance.

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Nic P. May 13, 2007, 10:42pm UTC

I am mother of six, only half of them had bottles. Still this is simple. THROW IT AWAY. You're the parent. Period

There will be a few tough days, but baby will handle it. Baby and those chompers will be far healthier because of it

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Gorgeous Gabby, a Gather Geeky Gal, and The Giz May 13, 2007, 10:43pm UTC

yes, i would say to wait until after the vacation, any change in routine such as a vacation or the birth of another child and sometimes the older kids will go right back to what was comforting to them before the event. therefore, i think that it will be easier (imho) to do any weaning after your vacation. good luck!

btw, i loved the book series: "what to expect when you're expecting" and on thru the book series into toddlers and kids. there was some excellent advice in those books. you can check them out on amazon.com or in your local bookstores. i've even seen them for sale at the CVS pharmacies. i don't get any residuals, i just like the series.

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Nic P. May 13, 2007, 10:44pm UTC

Oh, and the milk thing is a myth. No child NEEDS milk. They need calcium, vitamins, protein, vitamin D but there are countless children that grow up without dairy in their diets.

Give baby milk, have at it. I did mine, but nutritionally speaking your Dr is handing you a handful of falsehood.

Got to learn not to take their word for everything.

Good luck

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Carmen Y. May 13, 2007, 11:39pm UTC

I agree with Nicole....toss the bottles away. I had a hard time when my son was small and the only thing that worked was tossing out the bottle.

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Shannon W May 15, 2007, 10:31pm UTC

I think it'd be best to wait until after your trip. Just cold tossing the bottle aside never worked for any of my 3 kids, they may have had their bottle longer then needed but they had no problems because of it, their teeth were fine, they never went to sleep with milk or juice in their bottle. You just have to see what works for you. You could see what happens with just throwing it away period but if it doesn't seem to work, they I would just slowly start to give him his bottle less and less every day until he didn't need it at all.

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Need help with 17 month old - To give up bottle

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