how old when they can hold their own bottle?

MayDayGirl

I am shocked Aida still "can't" (or won't) hold her own bottle.  my sister had kids do it MUCH younger and we had foster kids who did as well.

She can do everything she is "suppose" to be doing at her age, but she still doesn't hold her bottle.

Just wondering when this happened with your LO's?

beebe929

Neither of mine ever really held them ever..

 

hopecounts

DD was BF but given occasional bottles she never would hold it, she did hold her sippy.

I wouldn't worry, lots of kids don't/won't hold them and are perfect. If she's on tract otherwise I'd say it's NBD. 

futureMrs.Eanes

Madilynn will only hold her bottle when she pulls it off the end table to chew on the nipple.  But when she is actually drinking, no way--she wants Mama to hold it for her!

muppet.fan

beebe929:

Neither of mine ever really held them ever..

Ditto this. Elizabeth only got bottles at daycare and I don't think she ever really held it on her own, even when she was 12 months old. I think she just preferred the snuggle time with the teachers

LucyPevensie

Jack never held his either - he wanted mama to always snuggle him while he was drinking from a bottle.  (He holds one now though... ha ha!)

amberleeb

She never did, but she held the sippy cup at about 10 months.

charmcitygirl

Jacob never held his bottle.  Lazy little bum! 

Fancy3Face

Mine just started at about 8.5-9 months.

dusk42

DD only held hers for the babysitter, not for DH or me.  She was sneaky.  

LIAngel

Nicholas never held his, so I'm not holding out much hope for Ava. 

Sara Scissors

Yes "can" and "will" are two totally different things in this area in our home.  Bennett never really held it.  He much preferred me to hold it while he twirled my hair with his one hand and touched my face with the other.  So, come on, I just held it.

pamela-matt

JJ is certainly no where near holding his

sweetpea18

G will hold hers at school, but not at home. Stinker.

Spockles

DS never did, which was fine with me, because I liked holding his bottle while feeding him.

Mrs.Reem

I never tried because it's not recommended. I know for sure though that Katen was never able to before switching to a sippy cup because daycare mentioned it, and Ana was EBF so I'm not sure about her.

JGirl2005

8-12 m, it depends are they glass or something heavy.  my son took longer.