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Offline Isabella and Scarletts mummy

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When did you stop the bottle?
« on: January 30, 2006, 21:51:07 pm »
Hi ladies
Was just wondering what age others stopped giving a bottle to their LO's. My DD is 14 months and has bottle morning and evening for milk(cows). She uses a cup for water throughout the day, but i don't think she'd drink she same quantity of milk from a cup as she does from a bottle(she has 8 ounces am and pm). I'm thinking as long as she's of it by the time she's 2, but does anybody think that's too late? My other concern is that i'm 34 weeks pg so i don't want to upset her routine too much at the moment as there's enough going on!!
What do you think?
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Re: When did you stop the bottle?
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2006, 03:05:37 am »
We got Tyler down to 1 bottle a day (cow's milk) by 1 yr. That was the bedtime bottle, and we just weren't ready to get rid of it yet. We finally did ditch it around 15 mo. I NEVER thought he'd drink enough milk from a sippy during the day, but he really surprised me. I got an insulated cup and offered it or had it available a lot during the day, and he'd take little sips here and there. I made up for the milk he didn't drink with cheese and yogurt at meals. Once we got rid of that last bottle, it didn't take him long to really up his milk intake and start chugging out of the sippy. About a month after we cut out the last bottle, we were have to limit his milk intake...never thought we'd get there!

Tracy said (in the toddler book, I think) that it's okay to keep up bottles until 2 yrs old. I know there are quite a few moms around here who kept bottles until then. Some have been surprised at how easy it was to get rid of bottles at that age, others had a tough time because their LO's got really attached to their bottles. You still have a few weeks to go, so you could go for it now if you felt up to it or hold off until she's older. In the end, though, it comes down to whatever you think is best for you and your DD! ;D
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Re: When did you stop the bottle?
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2006, 13:26:22 pm »
Thanks for replying Melissa!
I think we're going to leave it for now and wait until the baby a few months old. I'm waiting for the toddler book to arrive at the library so i'll be able to read it soon!
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