Drink bottles!?

**Mum&bubs** · 15-05-2006 12:24

My dd has refused a bottle since she was younger & would only go on the breast. But still i have tried to wean her but she still refuses it so lately i have been giving her a drink bottle with milk in it. What does everyone think about this? She loves it & takes it & asks for it...so i dont think its a problem?

**CJJHRA** · 15-05-2006 12:34

My DD loves to drink out of those pop top bottles, and has done since she was about 12months old. I dont see a problem with it either.

**WizzFizz** · 15-05-2006 12:35

Sounds completley fine, not all babies take to a bottle after being breastfed.. My friend breastfed and had trouble weaning at 7-9 months and ended up skipping the whole bottle thing (her son HATED it!) and put some milk in a cup - her son drank it and didn't have a problem!

Just whatever works for you and your bub!

**Tam-I-Am** · 15-05-2006 13:21

It is actually recommended by some to wean straight onto a cup to avoid bottles altogether. 12 months is certainly old enogh to do this.

**Baby Girl** · 15-05-2006 13:46

With your situation comes a whole heap of positives - no weaning from the bottle which for both my girls has been worse than weaning from the breast. No sterilising bottles and teats.

At the moment we are in the process of changing DD2 over from bottles to sippy or straw cups and it has been very hard!

If cups work for you then

**mof2bz** · 15-05-2006 13:47

I agree this is better. The CHN actually told us to stop giving my son milk from a bottle at 12 months and give them a cup, so that they don't get actached to the bottle. While we never managed a proper cup at that age, he took it from the drinkbottles with a straw.