When to give up bedtime bottle?

[Purplerain80]

My Dd is nearly 17 months and still has a bottle at bedtime, but has water in a beaker/sippie cup. Just wondering when I should stop her bedtime bottle or start giving her it in her cup before bed?

My almost 3yo still has a bottle before bed. I see it as a comfort thing and he'll stop when ready.

Well I kind of thinking this or if "it's not broke don't fix it", my Ds stopped much sooner, but he took milk from a cup sooner. Where as Dd will only drink water from her cup and milk from a bottle, notated how many times I try, she just spits it out from a cup then won't touch the rest

I chucked all the bottles away when she turned one and gave her milk in a cup before bed instead. She did however drink less from the cup but I didn't reintroduce the bottle. Just do what works for you.

Thanks for replies, I might try again with milk in a cup, see what happens...

ds has bottle of milk before bed too at 18 Months. I dont think its a problem just a nice comfort and part of hes bedtime routine.

I personally don't see the logic in giving milk in a bottle if your DD can use a beaker - why would you do that? .

About the 'comfort thing' - some children at my DS's primary school were still having a bottle of chocolate milk at bedtime when they were 7 & 8 - they got a lot of teasing about that - yes, I am being judgey .

I kept her bedtime bottle because she just didn't take milk out of a cup but yes she will happily drink water out of a cup(I'm a bit baffled by this as well) I know tho by the time she's at nursery/school she def will not be having a bottle whatsoever, I was only asking asy Ds was just turned one and happily took milk from a cup and wasn't bothered by a bottle after that, but Dd seems to be reluctant at the mo to give up the bottle

...and I don't mind being judged we're all different,the world goes round for all if us no matter how we do things or who we are :)

When my dc switched to a cup for bedtime, we encouraged a big sip before we turned to the next page of their bedtime story.
That worked really well.

Thanks all for advice and thanks Whereisegg sounds like a good idea might give it a try.

my DS took himself off at 13 months.

I cried.

'About the 'comfort thing' - some children at my DS's primary school were still having a bottle of chocolate milk at bedtime when they were 7 & 8 - they got a lot of teasing about that'

17 months isn't 8 years old though is it.

Give it to her as long as she needs it! DD (14 months) is the same and drinks water from a cup but not milk. She has a healthy diet, we take good care of her teeth, so as long as she wants that bottle I'm not going to worry about it!

My DD is 18months and had still been taking 2 bottles a day, one before her afternoon nap and bedtime one. This past week she dropped the afternoon one! I have no intention of rushing her to give up the bedtime one, as she settles well to bed at the mo, so why rock the boat? She too refuses (with a face like I'm trying to poison her) milk from a cup but will happily drink cup after cup of water. She will drop the bedtime bottle when she's ready as will your DD purplerain80