Bottle at bedtime for 18 month old - should I continue with this?

[mummytomatildaandrose]

My DD is 18 months old and for the last couple of weeks has been teething really badly so hasn't felt like eating or drinking much and as a result hasn't had her bottle at bedtime. Her teeth are a bit better today, but still haven't come through, sadly!

Anyway, it dawned on me that perhaps she shouldn't still be having a bottle at bedtime any more and we should take this opportunity to stop it?

The problem is, she is rubbish at drinking water or any drink throughout the day, so I was always consoled by the fact that she had at least 8oz of milk at night. Any thoughts on how to make her drink more?

[harimo]

If she enjoys the bedtime bottle, then my advice would be to leave it.

My son is nearly 2 and he still has a bottle at night.

He's getting a million times better at drinking juice during the day (his personal pref. is apple juice) but for now, I let him have his bottle.

[sammysamsam]

i think there's too much pressure on binning the bottle- i know most kds once they 'stop; the bottle, they totally reject milk altogether. maybe you should just leave it. you know best- and if l.o is fussy drinker anyway...