Why can't i be strong

[Melissa1983]

I am trying to get my two girls off the bottle.. Tonight they didn't eat their dinner so i said no bottles and put them away.. But after an hour of cranking up i gave in..

Why can't i be strong and just say no more bottles!!

[~Chick79~]

Will power my dear..... it is all about the will power!

[rynosmum]

May I ask why you want to wean them off their bottles ?

[Melissa1983]

May I ask why you want to wean them off their bottles ?

Because they wont eat their dinner at night, and they are still waking up twice a night for a bottle.

[~Chick79~]

Have you tried giving them a cup of milk instead of the bottle??? What are they eating during the day and at what times?? Maybe that could be explain the not eating their dinner.....

[sopolicha]

They are only little.........but if you are determined to it you have to be consistent.

I am not meaning to pry to much but, haven't you just had a big move and have your girls settled in?

[lukaelmo]

Hmm, I am not sure if I understand. Is it that you want them to drink from cups instead of bottles, or that you want them to stop having milk so they eat more?

[Melissa1983]

I am wanting to give them a cup of milk before they go to bed instead of a bottle. Through the day they have
Breakfast: Bowl of cerel or toast
Morning tea: Yogurt and piece of fruit
Lunch: Veggie Mite Sandwich
Afternoon: Cheese or fruit
Dinner: Whatever i am cooking, but make sure they like it.


Yup we have done a big move but that was 2 1/2 months ago. They have really settled into the house and everything.

[lukaelmo]

How about making the cups special then? Take the girls on a special "cup shopping trip" and really make a big deal out of it. You could take them to the supermarket and let them choose their own cups. Then after dinner let them go and get their cups and make a big deal out of pouring the milk in and say how lovely the cups are. Then don't make a big deal out of them drinking the milk, keep saying how lovely they cups are.

I have got no idea if this type of thing would work though! I only have a wee little one :laughing: .

[rynosmum]

Hmmm I can imagine why the night waking would be a problem :o

I tried to wean my DS at Xmas but with a bit of help from BubHub, realised that I was only trying to wean him because I 'thought' that it was the right time, not because I needed to. I finally decided to let him have his bottles for as long as he wants them. Sometimes he has cups now but does still love his night bottles.

Is there anyway of filling them up with more food before bed and maybe a cup of nice warm milk or are they completely against the cups ?

[Melissa1983]

Hmmm I can imagine why the night waking would be a problem :o

Is there anyway of filling them up with more food before bed and maybe a cup of nice warm milk or are they completely against the cups ?

Nah they will drink from a cup with no problems, but i might try warming it up tomorrow night!

[cwsmum]

HI
My DS had a bottle at night, and woke for one thru the night which he wouldn't settle without, til he was almost 2.5yrs old. I had to throw the bottles out, I did this without telling him, then just didn't mention bottles again and gave him a cup of milk before bed. He had this on the couch instead of in bed where he was having his bottle. From the first night we gave him a cup instead of a bottle he has either slept thru the night or gone back to sleep without a problem, often without even waking DH or myself :D

So my suggestion would be to throw the bottles away...works especially well if you have no willpower like me...the suggestion of letting them choose a special cup is a good idea too, DS had a favorite cup anyway so he just used that one.

Are either of your girls toilet trained? DS was day trained before we stopped the night bottle, and within a month of stopping it he was night trained too. This was another reason we wanted to break his habit of having a bottle to get to sleep.

Oh, we also tried giving him water in the bottle instead of milk but for DS it was more the 'habit' of sucking something to fall asleep than what he was actually drinking so that didn't work too well.

[PinkBinkie]

I was a group leader in a toddler room before having bubs. The children were reaching 2 years of age and 1/2 of them would have a bottle at rest time. Some parents were trying to wean them off the bottle so we'd offer a cup of milk at lunch time instead. Most of the children had a special toy or blanket or both for rest time which helped to take the place of the bottle as a comforter. I think the special cups is a great idea, maybe even story books which show children drinking milk from cups? I don't know why it would be interefering with tea time, maybe out of habit? Sorry I can't be of more help! Good luck :D

[Melissa1983]

Are either of your girls toilet trained?
Oh, we also tried giving him water in the bottle instead of milk but for DS it was more the 'habit' of sucking something to fall asleep than what he was actually drinking so that didn't work too well.

Hi
Both of girls are toilet trained, they only wear a nappy to bed. Mikayla is saying she doesn't want a nappy on, so i am saying well if you have a bottle you have to have a nappy on... Big girls don't have bottles. I think it is more just a habit, as she isn't drinking a whole bottle to get to sleep, its the sucking. But Abby will drink one whole bottle and throw the bottle at more and asks for more.. but with the second one she doesn't drink the whole thing either!.
They have two special cups Nemo ones, but my sister has got them Dora ones for Easter so they might be the fav!