So we have recently tweaked 14 month old DS bedtime routine - he is a fab sleeper when not ill or teething and self soothes once in his bed MOST of the time (touch wood).
So previously it was upstairs for bath, pjs and bottle in the dark in his room before bed but have decided now he is a bit older to do bath earlier and bring him downstairs for a play and some supper before up to bed)
- with the plan being to phase out the bottle and do a bedtime story upstairs eventually.
He is eating the supper (some porridge or a rusk) but still loves a bottle before bed in the dark - had thought he would maybe not be as bothered if his tummy was full of supper but is still drinking it!
I have tried to get him to take it from a cup in his room (uses one during the day) but it's not happening and not too interested in the bottle downstairs either - only upstairs in the quiet and dark.
Can see that he he loves this part of his bedtime, he anticipates it, gets cranky if he can see the bottle and you are taking too long - and his body language completely changes when he is drinking it in the dark, so chilled and relaxed, goes floppy/cuddly, plays with his hair etc and still drinking 6-7oz.
I know he shouldn't really be getting this anymore but he takes so much comfort from it still. But I'd really like to ditch the whole sterilising bottles thing now, such a pain! Especially as we go away on holiday in May.
Any tips from getting away from that last bottle to a cup?? I don't mind him having the milk last thing but it's the sugar/teeth issues and the sterilising which we wouldn't need to do if he would take it from a cup. 🤔🍼