Oh no :(

[Bell & Bug]

On Tuesday evening, we threw out DDs bottles so we could wean her. She had only been having two bottles a day, though the second has been real hit or miss lately.
Wednesday morning she wouldn't have a bar of the sippy cup, nor a normal cup. And now she is still refusing the sippy cup and cup, but only for milk.
I'm stressing about this because I really want her to have her milk and I didn't think it would be this hard or take this long?
I've been giving her more yoghurt and cheese and stuff like that to keep up her calcium.
I don't know what to do :( DF reckons we should just get her some more bottles but I'm sick of bottles and she is nearly 2 years old!
WWYD?

[macsmum]

My 3 1/2 yr old has just changed from a bottle to cup for morn and night milk, I tried to do the same to my 2 1/2 yr old and wouldnt have a bar of it. So if it is only morn and night he has bottles i cant see the harm, they eventually grow out of it. Go buy the bottles, less stress on you and bub.

[mim1]

Have you tried a straw in the cup?

In reality children only need 2 - 3 serves of dairy/day - 1 serve is 250ml milk, 1 tub yoghurt, 30g cheese. So, she really doesn't need that much milk.

My ds gets offered 200ml of pura kids milk twice a day, but often leaves it (sometimes has it all). He also has plenty of yoghurt & cheese.

She really doesn't need heaps of milk. Offer it in a cup and if she wants it she'll have it, if not, then leave it. She'll be fine getting calcium from yoghurt & cheese.

[crazymuma]

My daughter did this as well when I took her off the bottle - she was also 2.

Her hatred of milk didn't last too long though, maybe a couple of months and now she wants a glass every day (but she gets sick/rashes off milk so can't)

I wouldn't make a huge deal out of it - just increase her dairy in other areas until she starts drinking it again.

[~Temet Nosce~]

The only thing that worked for my dd in the end were those take and toss cups with the lid that has a hole, and using different coloured straws and letting her choose which colour she wants each time.

[ImNotJustAnymum]

hi there prob a bit late as you have already tossed the bottles but we got our two and a bit year old off bottles by letting her pick out her cup from shops and saying if she got it she no longer had bottles.. we ended up with a princess cup with big straw she loves it and never wanted a bottle again tossed them out that night... maybe take her shopping and let her pick out something special:yes:..good luck