Was close to namechanging for this post.
DS was 2 in April and still has a bottle at night. Its effect is magic - instant calm and ready-for-bed-ness.
I'm not too worried about the bedtime bottle, but he also has one if he wakes in the night, or if he's awake early in the morning. These are diluted a bit but bottles all the same.
I've tried stopping the bottles in the night but I have full blown child-from-the-exorcist tantrums and at 3 in the morning I'd rather give him a quick bottle and get back to bed. This happens perhaps once every 3 or 4 nights. He has one if he wakes before 6 (which is often) as I'm not going to give him breakfast at 5.30 in the morning.
He also has them when he's ill- I find it's a good way of getting fluids into him.
He has a hypoallegenic formula rather than cow's milk, and as his diet isn't brilliant I figure they are still 'good for him'.
I just have no idea when or how I'm going to get him off the bottle.
And yes I know I'm a wimp.
Any advice or success stories gratefully received.
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Anyone else got a toddler addicted to bottles?
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GordonTheGopher · 05/08/2008 20:30
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