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Giving up the bottle is hard to do...

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Yes, I know Jacob is 13 months, but I needed a night when Jake wasn't sick and DH was home before we tried.  We thought it would be bad to go cold turkey and offer no liquid because he might need the calories, so we offered him a sippy cup.  No way.  Huge meltdown.   After trying to calm him down for 15 minutes, we put him in his crib (with his sippy) and left the room to see if he would calm down.  I think he did drink some before going to sleep.

For the  last year, I've never had trouble getting him to go to sleep at bedtime, but he loves his bottle and looks forward to it all through his bath and can't wait to have it.  I'm such a wimp though.  If DH wasn't here, I probably would have broken down and given it to him again tonight.

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  • ela81ela81
    We gave a night time only bottle until dd was about 15 1/2 months. Now she will drink out of anything any time! Eating is a whole different story for us though.
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  • LucyPevensieLucyPevensie member
    Jack still gets a night time bottle.  No plans to quit anytime soon either!   I'm waiting until he's ready to negotiate.
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    "When it comes to sleeping, whatever your baby does is normal. If one thing has damaged parents enjoyment of their babies, it's rigid expectations about how and when the baby should sleep." ~ James McKenna, Ph.D., Mother Baby Behavioral Sleep Center, University of Notre Dame

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  • TanoBride04TanoBride04

    Aiden still gets 1 bottle/day and really have no plans to give it up anytime soon.  He gave up his afternoon bottle first, then his nighttime bottle (odd I know), but he loves his morning bottle.  It's a comfort thing, and really what harm does drinking out of a bottle do, IMO?  It's not like your DS is walking around with a bottle hanging out of his mouth all day.  I'd much rather have a peaceful nighttime routine that included a bottle, than forcing him to be miserable for a few nights or more just to say he's "given up the bottle."  He's still a baby, no need to rush it!

    (My opinion)

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