too many bottles
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Topic: too many bottles
Posted By: Bexee
Subject: too many bottles
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 1:12pm
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So darling son is 18 months and is too attached to bottles. He still has 3 x 200ml a day when he's at home with us. On daycare days he just has morning and night.
I KNOW he should be eating more, and drinking less, but when he's in the kitchen pointing at his bottles or asking for them, I do give in a little. I just hate the fighting. What do I do? |
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Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 1:36pm
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You are just going to have to be a bit tougher and not give in, even though I know its hard!
A good way to start it by just putting less and less milk into the bottle so you are cutting it back that way. ------------- My beautiful big girl Sienna 15.04.06 Double the trouble double the fun Noah & Lola 10/11/07 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 2:58pm
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Does he like drinking from a big boys' cup? A lot of preschoolers wean that way.
How about "No it's not time for a bottle but you can have [some banana/a piece of cheese] if you like. Careful to not offer too many options here either or you'll just get wrapped around his little finger  -------------  |
Posted By: mummymonster
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 7:21pm
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We've put DS on 2 half bottles (100ml) and 1 full bottle before bed. I'm sure he'd drink a full bottle 3 times a day if we'd let him
I know I find it hard to say 'no' to my wee man so I do feel for you, but I try to stick to what I've said. (mostly) You'll get some tantrums, but that's just how it goes with toddlers. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: crafty1
Date Posted: 05 February 2011 at 8:49pm
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My bil started watering their daughters milk down slowly over a couple of weeks and reducing the total amount too. So she was taking less calories from the milk and that really helped her eating more.
But yep you could just swap to a cup with meals instead. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Bexee
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 12:22pm
| Might have to try the watering down/reducing amount approach. He does drink water out of a normal cup but not so much formula. I think part of it is that he loves the ritual around the bottle - cuddles with mum/dad, his fav toy, snuggles - so it is a bit of a comfort thing. |
Posted By: tiptoes
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 1:38pm
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My DS is the same, this morning he hardly ate anything but had 3 bottles! Though usually he'd only have 2 in that time and one at bed.
When DS asks (he signs bottle) I give him water first and then offer a snack and sometimes that's enough. I also find if I try and put the bottles and formula tin out of sight he's not going to see them and ask for them as often. ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">  
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Posted By: crafty1
Date Posted: 06 February 2011 at 9:15pm
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bexee - was thinking about it today and i'm not sure 3 bottles is too much for his age. Unless it's interfering with his appetitie for solids. I'm sure my boy would've been on that (altho prob weaning down to 2 around this age) ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: CarrieMum
Date Posted: 07 February 2011 at 1:05am
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I got my DS off bottles before 12 months before he had a chance to get attached. I had heard that older toddlers become attached to bottles. To me it always looks strange to see a toddler drinking out of a babies bottle.
Maybe hide the bottles so he can't see them? I know my DS loves his milk & if he sees his milk sippy cup he'll demand it. So I keep it hidden away in the dishwasher. My DS only has one 200ml sippy cup of milk per day. He is 20 months old. |
Posted By: salz
Date Posted: 12 February 2011 at 10:13pm
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Bexee I have the exact same problem its definetly a ritual/comfort thing for my DD too. She is pretty bad that she will finish a 200 mls bottle and demand more! I water it down then. I think watering down part will be ok but when I actually take the bottle away...I would hate to think what thats going to be like!
Gosh Carriemum I wish I knew that about older toddlers getting attatched to bottles earlier 
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