when to stop to giving milk in a bottle?

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Ash80 · 08/07/2007 20:13

My ds is 10 months, i was just wondering when is it time to stop giving milk from a bottle. He currently has 3 bottles, one in the morning after breakfast, one at about 2pm and one at bedtime. I could not imagine him sleeping without his night bottle feed.
He drinks water from a beaker though.

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mumfor1standfinaltime · 08/07/2007 20:19

I didn't stop until 15 months. I would try the beaker during the day if he will use it, can't do any harm, sooner the better really imo.

Chattyhan · 08/07/2007 20:29

I'd switch to a cup/beaker as soon as you can. My DS was about 1 when he stopped having bottles but some DC take to it better than others. He still has bedtime milk at 2.5 but in a beaker!

pinkteddy · 08/07/2007 21:09

Is he still drinking formula milk? I would drop the daytime bottle at 12 months and then switch to beaker for the morning milk (cows milk). You could start giving a small beaker of cows milk at breakfast now though with his cereal. FWIW my dd didn't seem to notice the switch over from bottle to beaker but I dropped morning first at 12 months and night time at about 18 months.

EnidJane · 08/07/2007 21:10

dd3 still has her night milk in a bottle

she is 15 months

planning to stop it and give a cup at about 18 months

shje has a cup for all other drinks already

pinkteddy · 08/07/2007 21:10

forgot to say though like chatty continued to give beaker of milk instead tho! My dd still enjoys beaker of milk in morning at 3!

deaconblue · 08/07/2007 21:14

Ds is nearly 15 months and still has his milk in a bottle. He does drink water from a beaker thing but in such tiny amounts I worry he would give up on milk altogether if I took away the bottle. I plan to wait and go on to a cup when he's a bit better coordinated

louismummy · 08/07/2007 21:57

ds didn't stop with a bottle at bed time until 2 when he gave up a bedtime drink. As long as you are only giving milk in it and don't leave in their cot theres no harm in it.

funnypeculiar · 08/07/2007 22:00

ideally move to cup asap, if the 'proper' advice, I believe. Ds moved direct for bf to cup from 6 months. Dd is still having 3 bottles a day at 15 mths...

Think the key thing is that bottle drinking leads to longer exposure time for liquid on teeth, thus worse for teeth than a sippy cup.

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Ash80 · 09/07/2007 10:54

thanks for all your advice.

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