Bottle feeding question

notlori925 · June 2009

My DD is 19 months old. She still gets 2-3 bottles of milk a day, at bedtime, first thing in the morning, and if she is not at daycare, she may get one right before her nap.

My sister says that at her age, she should have maybe one a day, but that other than that she should be weaned off the bottle and drink strictly from a sippy cup because it can hurt her teeth.

Anyone know if this is right? She doesn't go back to the pedi till Sept. so I thought I'd ask here. Thanks.

thomas&lynn · June 2009

I'm one of those moms who'll call the pediatrician for in-between-appointment questions so I rec calling your baby's doc. However, I will say that everything I read suggests having DCs weaned at 12mos (but no later than 18mos). DD has been weaned for 3wks.

CMM05 · June 2009

You need to do what is best for your daughter, but IMHO......babies should be off bottles at the latest 15 months and my pedi's office really wants you to be off of them closer to 12 months.

DS was fully off bottles at 13 months. I personally think you are just prolonging the inevitable. Why not put the milk in the sippy cup??? At this point, she really should be drinking out of a cup instead....

GL!