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Offline allyson

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I don't know what to do (dropping bottles) HELP
« on: August 12, 2006, 19:28:45 pm »
my DD IS 14.5 months and I want to start dropping her bottles. I went cold turkey because she won't take any milk out of a sippy cup. The reason I went cold turkey was because if she was getting milk from bottles she will not take it from sippy. I have tried every kind of sippy and none of them work. she'll take a few sips now, which is better than before but not nearly 16oz as recommended.

The last 3 days I went cold turkey I offered her lots more water and milk in a sippy when she would usually get a bottle and she woke up each day at 5am screaming!! and she has been awake at night until 8:30 screaming also. so naps have been ok, but we are a mess over here. I really want to get her off of them before my next baby is here. ( February) and I do believe she is old enough and I don't want her getting too attached as they can as they get older.

So my husband and I decided to add back the morning and night bottle and keep out the day bottles and offer sippy. then eventually wean those out. will it ever work? It is stressing me out and I am trying to keep it fun for her but it is so hard.

Anyone else have this problem and get it resolved??? HELP :'(
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Re: I don't know what to do (dropping bottles) HELP
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2006, 19:32:13 pm »
I know im naughty and i shouldnt but i am still using bottles and my LO is 13mo he refuses a sippy and i would rather him still have a bottle and be healthy than not have any milk at all, he doesnt eat much so the only vitamins he gets is from milk and his vitimin supplement so i will keep trying him with a sippy but until he seems happy about it i refuse to push him
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Re: I don't know what to do (dropping bottles) HELP
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2006, 19:46:00 pm »
oh have i been through this , you may have seen my posts.At 2yrs Ryan was still having his morning milk in a bottle aswell as his water during the day , he completely refused to use any of the 10+ sippys i have bought over time .The problem we had was that he was on a medicine that required him to drink a lot for it to be effective . We gave in , it was getting very stressfull and the more pressure we put on him , the more he was adamant he wasn't going to do it .It's only recently that he has started to drink out of an open cup but the bottle still floats around untill i know he is drinking enough .Some days he doesn't look at the bottle so we are getting closer.
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Re: I don't know what to do (dropping bottles) HELP
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2006, 22:29:20 pm »
When we dropped Tyler's bottles, we just changed his entire routine so he wouldn't be getting a sippy at "bottle time." I'd have his breakfast as ready as I could the night before so I could get it on the table quickly in the morning, and he'd go straight into the high chair for breakfast and a sippy. That's how we did it all day...snack with sippy, lunch with sippy, etc, and we ditched the bedtime bottle completely and didn't offer a sippy. We also had the sippy available throughout the day (insulated cups are great for this) until his intake went up, and we also made sure to offer plenty of dairy.
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Re: I don't know what to do (dropping bottles) HELP
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2006, 23:48:25 pm »
That is what I have been doing the last few days (Tyler's mom) is offering her the sippy all day and giving milk with meals instead of bottle time. I think she is confused at first (makes sence) and before she went to bed  tonight I gave her a bigger snack so she would feel satisfied and some milk before going to bed. we will see. she fell right to sleep with just a cuddle.

 I don't want to put this off anymore. I really think she is ready, she just needs some guidance. How long did it take Tyler to increase his milk intake? and was it easy or difficult of a transition for you?

tonight I gave her some milk and rice rusk and a slice of cheese before going to bed. I think the bedtime bottle gave her a full feeling before going to sleep so I think she needed that. so hope this helps.she has had wet diapers all day so I know she is hydrated. Just hope she catches on. thanks for your help everyone ;)
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Re: I don't know what to do (dropping bottles) HELP
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2006, 23:52:46 pm »
Oh and I forgot to add. I used to give her a bedtime bottle in her room before putting her to sleep. Now I hive her some milk in the sippy downstairs with a snack to get out of that old habit.  brush her teeth and then cuddle with her until she is relaxed. Hopefully she is not up early again tomorrow. that is making me stuck because I don't want to bring her downstairs and give her breakfast at 5am. and I think she is waking hungry. (she usuallly slept until 6:30am when she got her bottles)
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Re: I don't know what to do (dropping bottles) HELP
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2006, 05:55:33 am »
I think it took a couple of weeks before Tyler did anything but take dainty little sips every so often. ::)
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Re: I don't know what to do (dropping bottles) HELP
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2006, 00:05:54 am »
Allyson,

IMHO, it is too drastic to go cold turkey and drop ALL the bottles at once.  Similar to what Tyler's mommy was saying.  Substitute a meal or snack during the time he would normally have a bottle.  But it is easier if you drop one bottle at a time.  Beginning at 10 months..I began dropping bottles one by one (at least 1 month at a time) so it was a more gradual process.  Now ds is on 1 bottle just at bedtime (he is 14 months)...  Now, if I could only get the courage to drop the bedtime bottle..... :-\ :-\ :-\That is for another post..... :-\ :-\

Good Luck!!! :)
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Re: I don't know what to do (dropping bottles) HELP
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2006, 01:56:34 am »
I am so sorry that you are having so much trouble with this! i never reliezed until now how lucky I was with my kids. My DD tried the sippy at 9months and refused a bottle after that. and with my 14 month old, on his 1st bday i tossed all the bottles and he was fine. loves his sippy. maybe cold turkey isnt right for your little one though.

GL with this. You have defintley made me relieze how lucky i am though! 
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Re: I don't know what to do (dropping bottles) HELP
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2006, 18:21:38 pm »
SO we decided to add back her morning bottle and night bottle to ease this transition and she is doing great. she used to get a bottle before her morning nap and her afternoon nap and now we do not do those at all. (which is a huge accomplishment.)

Also I used to feed her a bottle in her room before her naps and bedtime and now there is no bottle associated with bedtime. she never fell asleep on the bottle but it soothed her. now at night I give it to her downstairs and then bring her up to bed and she is fine. I will fase out the morning bottle next then the night and we are getting there. thanks for all your advice. I think it depends baby to baby.  ;)
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Re: I don't know what to do (dropping bottles) HELP
« Reply #10 on: August 16, 2006, 18:24:33 pm »
Allyson,

That is great!!! I think it was smart to add the AM and PM bottle back.  That way it is not so drastic for the lo!!!

The AM should be pretty easy.  Especially if she will take to a sippy cup!

Good luck and keep us posted.

Maybe you and I can work on dropping the night time bottle together!!!   :) :) :)
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