Weaning 33 month old of the bottle

[ginge2621]

Hi, am new to this, but impressed with all the hints and tips etc!
My 33 month old DD has always woken once in the night and had a bottle of milk to settle her, she also has one before going to sleep and can have a couple during the day.
However, in the past month she has wanted the bottle more during the day and been wakening approx 4-5 times in the night for it. Needless to say, we had to take action.
Yesterday she gave her bottles away to a new baby, who gave her a new cup. However, last night was terrible, she went to sleep at 8pm OK, but woke at 11pm sobbing, couldn't settle her at all so she ended up in with us, where she kept wakening sobbing and sucking. I feel terrible, but we have to go cold turkey on the bottle due to her age and night wakenings.
Has anyone else had to do this at her age? Any tips on how to ease it for her especially during the night (during the day is a lot more manageable!)
I also have a DS age 6 so can't let DD scream too much as he wakes.
Thanks

Yes! Am so glad it's not just me!! I can help. My DD had a bottle till she was 32 months old. I basically bribed her to throw them in the bin. I promised to take her to the toyshop the next day if she put her bottles in the bin and went to sleep without them. I assumed it would be a nightmare. It wasn't as she was so excited about the toy. We bought it the next day and there wasn't so much as a whimper. I have no idea why I didn't try harder before. Go for bribery. And if that doesn't work, cold turkey. 2-3 nights should sort it out. Good luck.

If you're worried about your son, why don't you wait until the next school holiday? I think it might involve some screaming if bribery doesn't work. So perhaps wait till a time until it won't matter if he doesn't get an uninterrupted night's sleep.

DD had a bottle until she was 6. She wasn't the only one in her class, either. She did only have one just before bed by then.

Not that I disagree with what you've done, not at all, but don't panic or be worried that she was having bottles up to now.

I would imagine that it will not take too many nights before she's absorbed the new routine and got used to it. At the moment she's just getting used to it, and last niught was the first. Just don't go back on your decision now, hold firm and recite the MN mantra if you find it getting on,top of you. "This too shall pass".

In years to come you'll probably forget you ever had a worry getting her off the bottle!

Thanks Messalina and Jux, refreshing advice instead of just being told we've given her the bottle for too long!! Last night was a bit better, two wakenings, but not up for that long, gave her lots of cuddles to settle her. Getting her to bed was a bit trickier, but only night 2 so can't expect miracles. My DS had bottle till neary 4, but only one at night and then slept through, DD would get the same if it weren't for night wakenings for it. Will maybe treat her to a toy today for being such a good girl over it

Oh, well done your dd! Children learn fast , so you'll be past this stage v quickly (with dd we had to use reasoning due to her age, but once she'd decided it took very little time - mind you I might have forgotten the details by now!). Good luck with it all.