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[cathncait]

I am currently trying to wean DD 12 and a half months. WE are down to one feed at night..with a lot on agnst in the mronig trying to avoid that one (been 4 days now). The question is should I let her have a bottle or make her have a cup? Shes never really had a bottle but seems to enjoy the novelty of it to drink her milk (cows). She really is hardly drinking any milk so I am quite happy for her to drink it from a bottle if it means she will have some. Is this going to be a problem...is there any reason why people seem to think its so important they go to a cup at this stage? (she does drink everything else from a straw cup or sipper BTW). Shes always been such a big breast milk drinker and I worry she won't drink enough when we're completely finished.

whoops...shes not actually dd12. Theres only one of her..thank God!

From what I have gathered on mumsnet it can be a nightmare getting older children off a bottle. I personally did not persist giving cow's milk to my children after they were weaned. Only one of them, no.3 liked it. Cow's milk is not vital nutrition - they can get all they need from other sources such as cheese, yogurts , custard etc. If she doesn't take milk out a cup I wouldn't start a bottle just so she takes it.

I think the problem with a bottle is when children walk around with it. My dd was just coming off it (18 months) when ds arrived and it is the one baby thing she has stuck to. I don't make a point of it as they both take their bottles, neck them in about 10 seconds flat and hand the bottles back. What harm can it do. I'm fighting enough battles as it is.