Rowan is still on a bottle. And people(IRL) around me keep harping on how he is to old for it. My girls both weaned at a year but he is not ready and I don't see why I should force him to wean. Especially right now while we are still waiting on our house to be fixed. Whats it really going to hurt if he takes the bottle a few more months. He is a baby and needs that comfort. Who am I to just take his comfort away from him. It just really bugs me. Not to mention he lost a pound recently from being sick and he is still sick so taking the bottle away I'm sure would lead to more weight loss.:banghead:
Sorry that was really a randomish rant.
Katherine
11-21-2007, 07:02 PM
My dd weaned from the bottle at around 14 months - I remember it was around the middle/end of summer, and she turned 1 in June. It was her doing, though. My thoughts were - if I were bf'ing, I'd still be nursing her past 1, so why is it different with a bottle? I did, however, switch her over to milk in the bottle gradually, and I think she just got the idea in her head that the same stuff came out of sippies, and was willing to switch over. We also used those soft-spout nuby sippies while we were transitioning off the bottle, which helped, since they are really very similar to bottles.
Tell people to take a leap - the time to worry about getting him off the bottle is when it becomes an issue within your house, not an issue from without.
Roseplummer
11-21-2007, 07:06 PM
They would really flip if I had been successful at BF as I really wanted to do child led weaning.:giggle:
kattayanna_mom
11-21-2007, 09:06 PM
My DD who's still BFing get 1 bottle of organic cow milk a day. She wouldn't even take a bottle until 14 months she's now 27 months.
Because I'm for child led weaning it would be hypocritical of me to tell someone their child was too old for a bottle,boob or pacifier.
Don't sweat it and tell other to BTOB.
TaivensMama
11-22-2007, 02:44 AM
I personally don't see why everyone is pushing for this rush...I mean what is the big differnece between a bottle and a sippy cup! you suck out of both! A bottle just brings more comfort....as long as you are taking care of the teeth I really don't see a problem with extended use of a bottle. And I would ask those with an issue, what is so different about a sippy cup???? The main reason docs promote early bottle weaning is to prevent tooth decay...now everyone snears and snickers if a baby has abottle after 12 months! I mean they are still so little :( Hell I would love to drink out of a bottle still....that soothing sucking motion is so calming!
Heather8183
11-22-2007, 03:17 AM
My theory is to each their own...you do what is best for your family and your baby.
That being said, we weaned DS to only one bottle a day at about 11 months. Everything else was drank from a regular cup or a straw cup. A few days after he was 1 we started giving him a straw cup during cuddle time right before bed in place of that last bottle. He doesn't go to bed with it and he really only takes a few drinks from it, if at all. I am SO happy I did it then, becasue I could NOT imagine taking a bottle away from him now, as willfull as he is.
So, do what's best for you...but I can honestly say I think it's easier is all when you do it earlier. :goodvibes:
jenn5388
11-22-2007, 09:34 AM
the way I see it is as long as it's not ONLY the bottle. As long as he's not 3 years old and has never held a cup before. lol
I have a friend who was actually the nanny to her grandson, and he was 2 and a half and only ever drank out of the bottle.. and had a pacifier too. I consider that pushing the limits. honestly i found it kind of disturbing that the parents didn't take the bottle away from him, but that's probably because I have a daughter who could of cared less about the bottle. However I switched her to those Walmart sippies, nubbies, and those were like one step away from a bottle, she wouldn't take the normal harder spouted ones until oh.. she was over a 18 months old.
I can't say too much though.. my daughter is over 3 and still has her sippy and probably will until she is MUCH older.. the sippies will just get more grown up. lol But she can also drink out of a cup just fine and a straw. :) the reason i keep them around is purely so i'm not cleaning furniture and carpets.
The only real problem i can see with waiting to take it is the longer they have it the more attached they are going to become to it. And you might have a real fight on your hands when he's 3 or 4 and still wants his bottle, but you have gotten tired of looking at it, and tired of buying new nipples for them because he's biting holes though all of them. :)
good luck. :) If it were me, I hate being questioned on things i'm doing, So I'd just be telling people to mind thier own bussiness and he'll be off it when he's off it.
kimmie_n_angus
11-22-2007, 11:38 AM
Well...you are right that he should not have his bottle ripped out from under him. I mean we all sit here and talk about toddlers BFing till they give it up...there is no difference in a bottle fed baby. If you believe in child led weaning it goes across the board for all things such as BFing, bottle feeding, and pacifiers. I say do what is right for your son and your family and tell others to mind their own P's and Q's.
Javamama
11-22-2007, 11:48 AM
My dd is 13 mo. and nowhere near weaning. She will use a sippy cup during the day for her water or juice but not her form./milk.
She is a stubborn one and does not really like her o. milk.
I struggled w/ my son for only a short time since he nursed for 16 +months.
W/ dd she only nursed for 5 mo. :( but now the bottle and form are an issue for us.
Don't let ignorant people get to you. Sometimes their unsolicited advice is just that....unsolicited.
Hang in there.
pantufla
11-22-2007, 12:54 PM
At that age they're still just babies! I don't understand why the big hurry for them to grow up. :cry: They grow up fast enough as it is!
I really don't know why people push giving up bottles. If your kid really wants the bottle, I just don't see the harm.
Roseplummer
11-22-2007, 02:41 PM
He really is my sweety baby. And he won't be on the bottle forever he won't even be on it that much longer, just till our home is repaired and we are back there again. I feel like he needs that stability before I take his comfort away from him.
Alexia
11-22-2007, 02:50 PM
I think doctors push it because of tooth decay....I guess becuase kids tend to go to sleep with bottles more or something *shrug*
I personally am not a fan of bottles after one. It makes it more difficult to get it away....I had a 3yo in daycare once who refused to take anything but a bottle - I thought that was a little ridiculous.
Bridym
11-23-2007, 08:52 PM
My dd is 15months and no where even close to being done with the bottle. She also still gets formula.
My ds was off the bottle at 13 months, but I pushed for it big time. I felt a lot of pressure to get him off the bottle and a soother.
But this time around I am just don't care. We will let her have the bottle (she only gets 3 a day) till she is at least two, along with the soother.
I do try to limit the soother to naps and night time and for when she is sick she can have it as much as she needs durring the day.
Don't sweat it. As long as he doesn't go to bed with a bottle in his mouth he is fine.
rylan'smomma
11-23-2007, 09:01 PM
My DS is 18 months old and still gets a bottle! He sometimes wakes for it still when he is teething or sick :blush: It is the only way to get him to go back to sleep. He has a healthy diet and his bottle is a part of it! He won't drink milk from a sippy.
LuAnn
11-23-2007, 11:57 PM
Well here it goes so Ill put on my flame suit right now...................................
Ds1 is 2 1/2yrs and still on a bottle, he usually takes it before nap and bed..Our dr is great about it because he doesnt have it in his bed through the night, he drinks what he wants than hell use his pacifier heck at times he doesnt even take it, the thing is dh and I have agreed that he will give it up when he wants to and unless it shows evidence of runing his teeth, were not taking it away. Around a year old people started telling us he had to give it up/us take it away, I wanted him off the bottle by a year old, it did not happen, I listend to dh tell me that hell give it up when hes ready and here he is at 2 1/2yrs and still taking it. His speech is fine, hes right there with his other peers except for the fact that he takes the occasional bottle and pacifier I could care less what others say as hes our little one and we decide whats best for him.
So please do not listen to others:hugs:
MamaZ
11-26-2007, 04:26 PM
I think after a certain age it's tougher to take the bottle away because they have more of an attachment maybe? My my older LOs started sippy cups at 6 months and by 8 months no more bottles. My ODD actually hated the sippy and has been drinking from straw cups since she was 13 months and from a regular cup for a while now.
We also have a lot of dental probs ourselves so anything I could do to avoid the extra probs I wanted to do.
