S/O LOs feeding themselves the bottle

aly401 · February 2010

When do they normally do this? DD isnt even close to doing this. She will grab at the bottle during a feeding but when I let go to see if she will take it from there, she just lets it go.

Should I be 'training' her to do this or is this something they just kind of pick up?

stephelias · February 2010

DD has no interest in holding her bottle either. She's only been bottle fed for the past 3 months or so, but I think she's just lazy.

rosesandpeonies · February 2010

My daughter just started being able to do it pretty well for a few minutes at least a few weeks ago. She by no means can do it for the whole bottle but can definitely do it when the bottle is less heavy at the end. I have kind of always let her practice I guess. I don't think you have to though..she probably will start doing it when she is ready

My dd has been bottle fed from the beginning...I don't know if that makes a difference...I assume it would.

kcampy31 · February 2010

DS has been bottle fed since 2 months old and he has no interest and doesn't even try to hold it.

jacksjerseygirl · February 2010

I think it happened in stages for us ... around 5-6 months he started to put his hand on it but I would still have to 90% of the work

... around 7 months he would pick up a 4oz bottle and hold it up but I had to do about 50% of the work of keeping it tilted enough (but he would usually let go and let me do it all) ...

then last month (8.5 months old) we got home from travelling and I got out a 4 oz bottle - he took it and fed himself (I cried and ranted to Dh that Grant didn't need me anymore - emotional moment haha).

For a few weeks now, he has been picking up the 8 oz bottles but not able to tilt it or sustain a feeding on his own.

Today, at almost 10 months was the first day he fed the 8oz fully on his own :-(((

Caroline&Stephen · February 2010

My DD just started to hold her own bottle in a reclined position. If she drops it then I have to help her.

FyshWyfe · February 2010

DD can manage a 4 oz bottle pretty well, but the 8 oz ones are too heavy to maintain the tilt. She's been trying to help for about two months.

deeanneharris · February 2010

My DD was 7.5 months. She went from not even touching it to holding it for an entire feeding in the course of a few days.

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