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When to wean from bottle?
Some say wean from the breast b4 12 months so what do they have a bottle til... or just food?
Personally I believe in self weaning.
I had to wean my girl at 11 mths due to teeth and biting
but I gave her a bottle with cows milk but it only lasted a couple weeks.
I have breastfed 3x
KarniF00l
10-07-2006, 16:20
after 12 months the child can drink from a sippy cup, easy as that :thumbsup:
I voted 18-24 months. My DD was very hard to wean from a bottle only because she didn't have a strong enough suck to drink from the non spill cups and she would tip the milk out of the ones that were not non spill. that said she still drinks from sippy cups as she hasn't yet mastered the cup thing.
As I said before I pick around 5 years of age because that is when the child is at school and having a bottle could cause alot of teasing from peers in school at this age.
♥Heaven Sent♥
10-07-2006, 16:35
I chose 3-4 yrs as its easier at the moment for dd to have a bottle as she just tips the milk out of the sipper cup.I dont know when i will wean her mayby ill wait ill she weans herself.
reAllytee
10-07-2006, 16:46
I was always one of those non-mothers who said a child should be off the bottle by 12mths !!!
:laughing: Boy does that make me laugh now !
16mths later & we have just managed to take the lunch bottle away & use a sippy cup :smiliedance:
He even uses a sippy cup for water now !!!!! Yes this may seem strange that im so excited but i had a child who refused to drink from a sippy cup & i mean ANY sippy cup we have 7 different types as well as a straw !!!! None did the trick !!! Luckily a few weeks ago while away on a little holiday Boof saw Mama drinking from a Pump water bottle & he wanted to try to which he loved it so we bought him a little one to use then last week we kept persisting with a sippy cup which finally worked !!!
We now plan to start weaning him off the bedtime bottle in the next few weeks but if he wants to keep that then fine its a comfort & if a child was still b/feeding we wouldnt deny them this.
So i guess i chose 3-4yrs because every child is different & i think again like b/feeding when they want to wean themselves they should be allowed to do so !
I said 18mo - 24mo... probably close to 24 mo and the only reasoning is that I watch my SIL give her bubs a bottle to take to bed so that's the 'norm' for me to see. I don't know that I want to do that myself as I'm not near that stage but yeah :)
Hi! I voted 12-18 months but to be honest I have no idea:confused: I guess I should really know because my DS is nearly 8 months. Will be watching this thread for some advice!
the_queen
10-07-2006, 17:08
I put 12-18 months, though Vallerie wouldn't have the bottle at all after 9-ish months. Curtis won't be having bottles at all :D
I won't give a child formula after the age of 12 months (I understand that some kids refuse to eat much and refuse to drink any milk other than formula so please note I am not judging your parenting style or choices :) I'm just saying what I personally beleive for my personal children :)) (off topic: wouldn't it be nice to just be able to give your opinion without fear of offending someone) ANYWAY where was I.... oh yes... I wouldn't have let Vallerie keep having a bottle after 12 months, regardless of what was in it - she did have the Avent bottles with the sippy cup attachment, but only for a few months. She had a cup with a sippy-lid, which then could be removed and just used as a normal cup when she had the skills.
Ana Gram
10-07-2006, 17:19
DD is 2 1/2 and shows no interest in giving up her night time bottle. And I have no interest in that battle right now. We have had her down to one bottle of toddler milk before going to bed.
She only drinks three things : water, apple juice and toddler milk. She refuses everything else. She has no issue drinking water and apple juice out of a sippy cup as has been doing that since 12 months (water, we have only recently introduced her to apple juice).
It is probably just a comfort thing to her but since we have a lot of heartache, tears and pain over her eczema, a little comfort in her life is much needed.
reAllytee
10-07-2006, 17:44
It is probably just a comfort thing to her but since we have a lot of heartache, tears and pain over her eczema, a little comfort in her life is much needed.
Exactly & we wouldnt care if she was being b/f for comfort but when it comes to the bottle people seem to have such a problem with it like its evil !
Exactly & we wouldnt care if she was being b/f for comfort but when it comes to the bottle people seem to have such a problem with it like its evil !
Oh I thought it was the opposite, actually!
But really ppl are quick to judge parenting decisions no matter what you do and so I just trust my instincts.
the_queen
10-07-2006, 18:06
Exactly & we wouldnt care if she was being b/f for comfort but when it comes to the bottle people seem to have such a problem with it like its evil !
Oh I thought it was the opposite, actually!
That's what I think kymmy, extended bottle-feeding is the "norm" in our society and in my experience, extended BFers are generally looked down upon for whatever reason.
Funny isn't it, how we are all defensive of our own parenting choices, and how it always seems someone is criticising us for them. Seems that it doesn't matter what we do, there'll always be someone who looks down on us. :) It's sad, really.
Oh I thought it was the opposite, actually!
But really ppl are quick to judge parenting decisions no matter what you do and so I just trust my instincts.
I agree, I think it's more acceptable to take the food from the bottle than from the boob past 12 months (heck, even 6 months by some people's standards)
Funny isn't it, how we are all defensive of our own parenting choices, and how it always seems someone is criticising us for them. Seems that it doesn't matter what we do, there'll always be someone who looks down on us. :) It's sad, really.
Yeah very sad if you ask me.
In my opinion, parenting is the most difficult job - we need support.
Not judgement.:no:
reAllytee
10-07-2006, 18:12
I would looooooooooooooove to be b/f Boof even now at this age !
As much as we had the dramas & im worried about b/feeding again i really hope next time it works out !
But instead i have my bottle feed every nite where we get to sit & cuddle Boof now even talks with his mouthful LOL ! Its adorable & we enjoy this time so much.
I would never think about judging a woman still b/f at this age admittedly if the child was 4 or 5yrs i would be worried but thats just me same if it were on the bottle.
Anyways i do agree Queenie we are all defensive in one way or another but then i think thats a good thing because it shows how strong we feel about our kids & the way we want to bring them up :)
borntobemummy
10-07-2006, 18:22
coming from the BFing perspective, we have avoided bottles altogether, except for some expressed ones earlier on. DD has been using a non-spill cup since 6 months, drinking water. Now we are almost weaning her bedtime BF (half/half) and giving her cows milk in a cup. It is a bit strange not using a bottle, but don't really want to indroduce a bottle at this stage when it's not really necessary IYKWIM. We already have the dummy battle (which by the way, we haven't decided when to start weaning, but that's another matter:rolleyes: )
So, I voted under 12 months, but that's from the BFing point of view;)
almond eyes
10-07-2006, 19:01
I voted 12-18 months. My DS has been using a non spill cup since 7 months. He has his water in it during meal times. Now that he is almost 12 months, I've replaced his afternoon bottle with a non spill cup as well. I am having trouble with this at the moment. He's okay when it has water in the cup but not milk. He takes little sips but ends up mostly biting the spout. So I'm thinking it will take a couple of months to get used to having milk in his cup. Only then can I replace his morning and night time bottles.
I know it'll take a lot of patience but I'm hoping he makes an easy transition. We are creatures of habit after all. :laughing:
Tan-mumof3
11-07-2006, 10:53
I voted 12-18 months as both my DD & DS were weaned off their bottles at 12 months they had no problem drinking their milk out of a sippy cup from this time. They used sippy cups earlier from about 7-8 months for water and juice and then at 12 months a different type of sippy cup for milk so they knew the difference (iykwim).
the_queen
11-07-2006, 10:57
Anyways i do agree Queenie we are all defensive in one way or another but then i think thats a good thing because it shows how strong we feel about our kids & the way we want to bring them up :)
That's exactly what I wanted to say in my last post but couldn't work out how to say it properly (me not eloquent :p) so what I'm saying is, I totally agree Ally :D
I agree with what your trying to say Queen and also Kymmy. Its very sad that ppl feel the need to judge parenting skills of others.
I think each parent knows thier own child and whats best for them
After reading through the posts here I have made a decision on my feelings on bottle weaning and even breast weaning.
"You will know when your child is ready, do it then"
We all know that every bub is different, as is every mums opinions so I guess what i am trying to say is one bub might wean at 9 months where another is not ready til 2 years and there is absolutely nothing wrong with this at all.
Hope this makes sense, its so hard to write whats in your head:o
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