I'm worried that she's dehydrated. She has always drank a lot of milk - 2 bottles a day up until she started playschool at 2 years. Then I dropped it to just one in the evening. (occasionally she'd have one in the afternoon if she was thirsty)
It's not so much that she was attached to the bottle itself - its just that - thats the only way she'd drink until it was finished. (I know I should have tackled this sooner but didnt realise how much a problem it can be with their teeth until I read an article recently and just pressumed she'd give it up of her own accord.) She drinks juice or water in the day in a beaker but not really very much.
Since taking the bottle from her at night - I've been trying her with warm milk in a special cup/mug/ you name it but she says she doesnt like milk anymore. (I dont think I'd like it either just in a cup - she won't drink it cold) So I tried de-caf tea (she has that in a morning with breakfast and drinks perhaps half a sml cup) but she won't drink that either. Last night she said she would just have some water and only had a few sips.
Now I wouldn't mind that so much but co-incidentally she seems to be going through a tantrum/arguing back phase - shes always been such a sweet little girl! And similarly - I've been having problems getting her to bed at night time. (She'd been fine before) Even if I manage to get her into bed without tears and a tantrum - she wont go to sleep for ages and keeps shouting me with requests from the sublime to the ridiculous. I'm worried that this is because she is dehydrated? And that its linked to giving up the bottle? (She didnt use it to get to sleep - just used to drink it whilst we had story in the living room.)
Sorry this is so long - basically could giving up the bottle have made her dehyrdated and act up? Or is it a coincidence - do they generally act up at this age anyway? Thank you for reading! Hope it's the in the right section! [smiles]