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he won't give up his bedtime bottle and he's 3!

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yossa · 30/08/2005 20:05

This is my first message so i hpe someone can help. My son was 3 in May and loves to have milk at bedtime whic i am delighted about. The only trouble is that he insists on having it in a babys bottle which i have heard is bad for him. Is there a trainer type beaker on the market that is safe for hot drinks as i think it is a shame to make him sit up straight and drink from a "proper" cup - my fear is that if i force him to give up the bottle - he will then give up the milk!
thanks

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hunkermunker · 30/08/2005 20:06

Does he have to have it hot? Can you take him to choose a special big boys cup for it? One decorated with his favourite cartoon character maybe?

hunkermunker · 30/08/2005 20:07

Oh, and welcome to MN!

RTKangaMummy · 30/08/2005 20:09

yossa welcome

What about making it slightly cooler each day and then you will get it cool and then cold

and then he could have it in a cup like HM suggests or an "anyway up" cup

starlover · 30/08/2005 20:11

agree with HM... tell him that bottles are for babies and that the bottle fairy is going to come and take it away for a baby who needs it.
then either take him to choose a big boys cup... OR choose one yourself and wrap it up and leave it in his room for him to find after he gives the bottle up

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yossa · 30/08/2005 20:30

i tink the idea of gradually heating it less is a great one - must be a right dimbo not to have thought of that one - can then deal with the bottle issue once the milk is being served cold - do you really think bottles do that much harm or is it more the social factor?

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stitch · 30/08/2005 20:33

my friends son had a bottle at bedtime and morning after the age of five.
when i was six, i remember going to my friends house, and seeing three baby bottles lined up on the kitchen counter. she was the youngest of three, and she was a few months older than me.
it wont kill him. let him have it.
and he most likely will give up the milk.

RTKangaMummy · 30/08/2005 20:34

Does he go to sleep with it or just take it to bed?

IIRC the milk can have sugars in that can damage teeth if gone to sleep without cleaning teeth

BUT I AM NOT SURE THAT IS CORRECT

Donbean · 30/08/2005 20:35

LOL! I read it as "wont give up bottle and is 31........3 "!" spanner!!!!!!

LilacLotus · 30/08/2005 20:36

i would also recommend the bottle fairy idea.

nutcracker · 30/08/2005 20:36

My Ds will be 3 in December and he also still has a bottle. He has milk in it first thing in the morning and then hot chocolate in it before bed. I do brush his teeth straight afterwards though.

We tried him with a cup with a lid a couple of weeks ago but he hated it and didn't drink a drop, plus because it was warm the lid shot off and it went all over him and my bed.

I am not sure what to do now really. Put my finger through his last remaining teat this morning whilst washing it so I have to do something about it.

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yossa · 30/08/2005 20:37

he has the bottle on the sofa and then we fill the bottle with water which he takes to bed - but we do clean teeth after the bottle - think i read too much gina ford when he was younger and worried when he hit 1 as she said it should be given up then

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yossa · 30/08/2005 20:40

nearly wet myself (not enough pelvic floor exercises) reading about the exploding cup - that's when i read the instructions that they are not suitable for hot or fizzy drinks - sofa covered in hot milk and child screaming for the bottle!

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RTKangaMummy · 30/08/2005 20:40

OKE DOKE

just try the cooling down idea and let him be happy with his water in bottle for bed

You could try a cup and bottle fairy

if he is still having a bottle when he is a teenager then get worried

Klara · 31/08/2005 11:22

I have the same thing - mine is 2 1/2 and still has a bottle before bed, but has his teeth brushed afterwards. It seems to be a bit of an issue in the UK that children are "weaned off the bottle" pretty soon. I live in HOlland and over here they are pretty relaxed about it and say - if he wants it from a bottle, give it to him - it's comforting for him and he's just a little boy. As long as his teeth are brushed before he goes to sleep it's not a problem.

scotlou · 31/08/2005 11:34

My dd is 3 and still takes a bottle with milk to bed with her - my dentist said her daughter took one to bed until she was well past 4 and it didn't do her any harm.
They do stop eventually - don't make a big deal of it. My ds was 5 and had already started school before he gave his up!

expatinscotland · 31/08/2005 11:40

I agree w/Klara and scotlou - don't really see the harm in bottles if you are cleaning his teeth and he's only having a water-filled one.

They all eventually give them up.

Can't see a reason for the rush. If they want one, fine. If not, roll w/it.

My mum had one till she was in primary 1. Age 6.

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