18 Month Old Who Loves Her Bottle

Cut a hole in the nipple a small one on the side and when she goes to suck on it, the nipple will cave in. That is how i got my daughter off her pacifier after a couple of trys she threw it and that was the end of it.

Lose the bottle. Show her that yall only have one bottle and then take a trip to the zoo or something and leave it there (supposedly by accident)and when you return say,"oh my God, your bottle is missing... the baby bear,(monkey, elephant or what ever) must have taken your bottle, cause he is a little baby. Not like you you're a big girl..." that's what worked for my kids. good luck

My son is 17 mos. old and he just recently made the transition from the bottle to the sippy cup. At first he wanted nothing to do with a sippy cup, and he would either cry when he saw it or push it away. I didn't give up and would try daily to get him to drink from the cup only during meal-time. Once he got used to the cup at meal-time, I made the transition from a bottle before nap/bedtime to a sippy cup. It wasn't easy, but once he realized that there was no bottle, he made peace with the sippy cup. I had to try several different types of cups before I found one that he liked. While my daughter (who is 3) liked the Advent sippy cups, my son prefers the Nuby sippy cups. The spouts are made out of silicone, just like the bottle nipples that he was used to, and I think that is what made the transition for him easier. Nuby also makes a bottle that comes with a nipple and a silicone spout to help with the transition from bottle to cup - it's gives the comfort of the bottle with a spout!! They are hard to find, and Babies R Us is the only place I have seen them so far. You may have some luck with those. Just remember that your daughter is an individual and she will eventually make the transition at her own pace. Good Luck!

My daughter is the same way. She will be 3 tomorrow and still has her bottle at bedtime only. Don't worry about it. She will grow out of it. I don't know any adults who takea bottle to bed. It gives her security. My oldest daughter was the same way and she gave up the bottle around 3 and 1/2 years old.

Lisa

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I am SURE that many mothers will disagree with me, but I don't think that it has to be taken away right now. My twin girls are almost 2, and they still have thier bottles. I have tried sippie cups, and one of the girls wants nothing to do with it. My pediatrician said take it away and when they are thirsty, they will drink from the sippie cup. I just feel like this is thier bottle, thier comfort, and they are still little. I am not going to take it away until they are willing to budge a little. Also, I think people make too big of a deal about things like this. Like everychild is the same, and they have to conform to what another child does. I think that people do it bc of pressure as to what other babies are doing, and they want to make sure that everyone sees them as a good parent. I think the bottle is fine, try to give her a soft top sippie cup sometimes,(during the day)and see if she'll take it.

I have a 3- year old boy not a girl. The water in the bottle worked because he didn't want it if it didn't have milk in it. But I have found it helpful telling him he is a big boy and big boys do this or that. You can try it. I,ve even drank out of a sippy cup myself telling him it's a big boy cup. He's 3 years old, He has been potty trained for over a year now he will only take a sippy cup if we are leaving the house all the rest of the time he drinks out of a cup without a lid and if he makes a mess he cleans it up himself without me telling him anything and he loves to help clean the house and he seldom wets the bed if he doesn't drink a lot before going to sleep. Out of all my boys (3 all together) he has been the easiest to teach. But this may not work for you as it has worked for me. With my other 2 I was very frustrated I didn't know what to do or how to get the results I was looking for but this time I consult with the one who knows all (God) and it has not been so difficult.

In my opinion, the only thing wrong with holding on to the bottle is the possible teeth related problems it creates. If she loves her bottle then taking it away will be a huge deal and getting her to sleep at nap time especially may prove difficult. You may want to replace it with something else like a new stuffed animal to sleep with. Maybe even let her pick it out herself. There will be a lot of crying at first no doubt, but after a few days the new routine should begin to take hold and within a week or two she will hopefully forget all about the bottle as long as they are out of sight. My suggestion is once you've made the committment to get rid of the bottle don't turn back. It may be really difficult at first, but change is typically hard and now will most likely be easier than later. Good Luck!!!

I think when a child is given a choice like, "do you want a bottle tonight?" They will soon say no. When my girls have been really stuck on some thing I felt it was more a power struggle than a security issue. (But it could be either) At such a young age you can not offer 3 or more things to choose from, but toddlers can choose between 2 things. My girls are 13, 11, & 2. I have done this with all 3 and I feel the older girls are very strong and able to make good choices now. Other people thought I was making a mistake when I gave a toddler a choice, but how else will they learn choices. They can choose "the red or pink shirt", "hair up or down", "cup or bottle". It gives them power while you are still in control. And teaches them decision making.

Walmart sells a sippe cup that has a very soft lid- clear and see through that feels similar to a bottle however it is a cup...can't remember the brand but I used it to transition my daughter as she was a little over a year and still would cry hours on end for her bottle... I tried to ignore the cries but after an hour or more it got really hard and annoying. So I would give her the cup at night, I filled it with water and would let her hold the cup to get a drink and then we would put it either on the floor or on her bed stand-whicheve she wanted to be at that night-so she knew where it was(gave her a little control over the situation)... At first she would grab the cup after I left the room and it would sleep with her but over time it would still be where we left it after she got her drink before bed. The little cups were great! I think the brand was Newbi, but not sure!