11 month old won't hold bottle? normal?

kmdendy · March 2015

My 11 month old still won't hold her own bottle. Sometimes she will attempt to hold the sippy cup but she doesn't lift it high enough to get a sip. Is this normal? She was breastfed and I also pumped milk into a bottle to use. She seems smart and on track. Just lazy. Is this normal?

SharonB222 · March 2015

My EBF DD held a bottle at 12.5m when prompted (and not for long). I don't recall my EBF DS doing so at all (had last bottle at 15m). DS is now 16m and is still hit and miss on using the sippy cup. Probably even worse b/c at home we give him a straw-cup or bottle which we tell him to hold down. Up or Down, make up your mind, People! LOL. All good!

rspalding001 · March 2015

My daughter didn't start holding her own bottle until after a year, but sure when exactly... Maybe 13 months?

LSU628 · March 2015

My DD never did hold her own bottle, but got the sippy cup OK. I THINK DS held his own bottle, but it's not one of those major life milestones that stand out in my head.

HZ2012 · March 2015

DS never held his own bottle. But I also stopped bottles at 12 months so it wasn't too big a deal. He always held his own sippy cup. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

jmknox · May 2015

My son is doing this very same thing!

Meagain31 · May 2015

My two older ones never held their own bottles my youngest does. It has made the sippy cup transistion easier but other than that it's was never an issue.

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