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Best way to transition 15 month old off night time bottle?

kacheslekachesle member
in Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
We’ve successfully cut out all bottles for my 15mo except a bottle of milk before naptime and bedtime.  He loves these and we’re anticipating a rough time getting rid of them.  Curious how people did this and what they prioritized:  as intermediate steps, should we move to milk in sippy cups, so he gets the milk still, or do water in bottles so he gets the joy of sucking?  Or just go immediately to water in sippy cups and nothing else?

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Re: Best way to transition 15 month old off night time bottle?

  • knottiebfd22726f1d40ff5knottiebfd22726f1d40ff5 Newbie
    我当时准备戒奶时，就准备好了粥水。并且那两天没有让她看到我，都是妈妈帮我带她，第二天晚上就顺利的戒掉了。奶瓶的话因为她总爱晚上吸，所以白天时我们在奶瓶上涂了一些植物，有点辣，和她说这个是辣的，她碰了一下还真是辣的。就不再用奶瓶了 :wink:
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  • knottief75f66b17a499049knottief75f66b17a499049 member

    We did this with our son at 15 months and what worked best for us was a gradual approach rather than going cold turkey. First we switched the naptime bottle to a sippy cup with milk — same milk, just different vessel. We did that for about a week until he barely noticed.

    Then for bedtime we started watering down the milk very gradually over two weeks — a little less milk and a little more water each night until it was basically just water. By that point he had lost interest on his own.

    The key for us was keeping the routine exactly the same — same time, same chair, same songs — just changing what was in the cup. The comfort is really about the routine more than the bottle itself at this age!

    Good luck — it is easier than it seems once you start! 😊

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