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4yo won't give up his milk in a baby bottle!

42 replies

TracyK · 07/04/2008 13:38

I couldn't care less - but dh and rest of family are on and on about how he shouldn't be having a baby bottle anymore.

He is quite advanced/grown up about everything else - that I'm not too worried - he only wants it for comfort - not specially for the milk. But it means he gets through a pint of milk a day which I would hate for him to give up. Which he will if the bottle goes - he's not interested in milk from a normal cup - only water/juice.
Should I insist he give it up?

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dramaqueen · 07/04/2008 14:39

My ds had his milk in a bottle at night time until he was 4.5. He the decided to give it up himself. We had plently of other battles far more important than that to win.

wannaBe · 07/04/2008 14:39

"if there is any probs with teeth he does get a new
set..". what a disgusting attitude.

Heated · 07/04/2008 14:43

You do need to be a bit careful.

"Baby teeth remain in children's mouths long after the children are no longer babies. In fact, these teeth continue to function into the early teen years. For this reason, it is important to keep the baby teeth healthy and to take care of cavities if they develop. As with permanent teeth, tooth decay in baby teeth can lead to pain and trouble eating and speaking. If baby teeth are severely decayed or are lost early, other teeth can move into the space, which causes the adult teeth to come in crowded or crooked."

oxfordmcboing · 07/04/2008 14:53

yes
wannabe
i acknowledged its a bad attitude
what a revolting parent i am tut tut go and sneer elsewhere

Twiglett · 07/04/2008 14:53

well if he's taking it down in 30 seconds then it's hardly a 'comfort' thing is it

I think it's just one of those things you haven't got round to exerting the effort to change TBH

... if it was my child I'd change the habit as quickly as I could, I don't feel it's right for a child of that age to be using a baby's bottle (in fact I never allowed to my second child to ever use a bottle after experiences with first one) .. but then it's not my child is it?

in the end you'll do what you're comfortable with and not what a bunch of computer pixies tell you to do

VanillaPumpkin · 07/04/2008 15:00

Wow. I am quite shocked.
My dd2 is 2.7 and I am trying to stop the milk in a sippy cup at bed time because I am worried about her teeth.
So am I overly paranoid or are you being blind to the risks?

I thought that the adult teeth could be wrecked by this too .

Mind you mine wouldn't take a bottle or a dummy so I have no real experience tbfair.

Kewcumber · 07/04/2008 15:02

have you tried milk from a cup but with a straw - I found it a good compromise.

dirtygertiefromnumber30 · 07/04/2008 15:04

i think some of you are going a bit OTT on the teeth thing tbh.

Twiglett · 07/04/2008 15:04

I didn't see the 'if there are any problems with teeth he gets a new set' comment, and am not looking to see who said it but thought I'd let you know that

DS (now just 7) has had 4 of his baby molars out and 1 capped about 3 months ago when he was still 6.. it was under general .. he vomited blood for a good 12 hours afterwards .. these teeth are not due to be replaced until he's 11 or 12

he has excellent dental habits but is unlucky with the bacteria in his mouth and a lack of enamel ... I also think the fact I allowed him to have a night-time bottle until he was 3 didn't help him any

it's luck of the draw .. but I don't think any parent would really wouldn't want to see their child going under a general and having an extraction if you could avoid it, or try to avoid it by any minor life adjustment

Twiglett · 07/04/2008 15:05

interesting cross-post dirtygertie ... still think I'm OTT on this?

dirtygertiefromnumber30 · 07/04/2008 15:06

lol - x posts. maybe you arent going ott after reading twigs post! sorry to hear that twiglett.

HereComeTheGirls · 07/04/2008 15:07

www.umanitoba.ca/outreach/wisdomtooth/baby.htm

fortyplus · 07/04/2008 15:07

I don't know if the issues are the same with a bottle as with a dummy, but my dentist advised me to make ds2 give up his dummy before his 2nd birthday as it can cause changes in the shape of the hard palate, which can lead to an overcrowded mouth.

DJCod · 07/04/2008 15:11

you just lose it
we did wiht ds3( ONLY 2) And his cup

oxfordmcboing · 07/04/2008 15:11

i dont think anyone is suggesting that having a bottle of milk goes hand in hand with not brushing teeth.....

i'm rather pernickety when it comes to my own teeth, so i dont choose to neglect my dc's either

for the amount of time that he physically sucks the bottle i doubt that there could be any deformaty of the jaw and if oral hygiene is maintained then its okay for my children

so phooey

Heated · 07/04/2008 15:48

Stopped dd last week from having last bottle at night as she is coming up to two, which ia a year longer than they advise I think? Ds stopped at 18m from what I recall.

Apart from concern about teeth and speech development, I just didn't want her becoming over reliant. She is far more stubborn than her brother and was prepared for a battle royal but the swop for a couple of bed time stories has been done with no fuss

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

Meandmyjoe · 07/04/2008 17:43

Couldn't you let him have it but brush his teeth afterwards (sorry if this has already been suggested!)

If it calms him and is part of his bedtime routine, he sleeps well and is obviously doing well then there is no problem. It's probably just a comfort thing which he will grow out of but why make him do it if he's not ready to. DS is only 8 months but I will give him a bottle til he's 8 years if he needs it to settle at night. Anything for a goodnight's sleep in my opinion!

Just keep brushing his teeth well at night.

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