little one can dirnk gingerly from cup but

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i still give milk in a bottle with teeth morning and afternoon as a treat...is that bad when he can dirnk from cup

why bottles so bad?

tooth decay

even if only milk in them? and drinks pretty quickly?

milk has sugar in too (lactose) and it stays behind teeth longer when they drink out of a bottle than a cup. That said, ds1 drank his evening milk out of a bottle for erm, far too long and his teeth are fine (always brushed after milk but before bed though).

In addition to tooth decay, using bottles affects the shape of a child's palatte and development of their tongue. The importance of breastfeeding for proper oral development is something not often talked about. More info here.

forgot to say little one 19 months old

so far bottle morning, nap, evening

cup lunch and dinner

so giving variety

but must i rrally stop teat?

and can cup have a nozzle when giving in evening say when tired

Bumbly, what is a 'bottle with teeth'? Is there a better shape of bottle teat than the nipple shape? I've looked on tommee tippee website and no advice there. I'm aware that I need to get 10mo off the nipple shape bottle. (Cup for juice & water, but he refuses cup for milk.)ta!

sorry meant teat

by the way what about kids with dummies who use them well into toddlerhood

do they have badly developed palats!?

That's hilarious - great typo!
I thought you really meant a bottle that's good for babies' teeth. (is there one??)