Is it OK to keep a bedtime bottle at age four?

[DearDog96]

In a recent post about my MIL’s comment towards DD it was highlighted that I needed to get her out of nappies, off the dummy and going to bed without her bottle. The dummy I took away straight away and we’ve been doing well since, and nappies we’re going to try this weekend. With a baby on the way in a few months time I’m inclined to leave the bottle for now as it’s only once a day and it’s her comfort before bed, plus I feel like I’ve rocked the boat enough already! What’s everyone’s thoughts? Did any of your kids keep the night bottle at 4+?

My daughter took a cup of warm milk to bed til she was about six... Ended up with two fillings. I didn't realise how bad it was for teeth. Had to stop it abruptly. That's the only thing I'd be concerned about.

No, done and dusted with bottles by 12 months. Really bad for teeth.

Have you tried swapping to a cup with a straw?

My son had one till he was about six! He’s now 16 was absolutely no follow-up problems and I imagine it’s actually benefited from the fact that he was able to fall asleep the way he wanted to. Ignore the rest, if it works it works.

My bottle child preferred not to go to sleep so she did get her teeth cleaned.

Drink of milk before cleaning teeth? Fine.
Bottle to sleep? Hard no.
Could you put a favourite story on to lull to sleep instead?

@DearDog96 doesn’t say it’s daytime

post sounds like it night

dummy. Nappy. Bottle /milk all at bedtime

where does she say talking about dry during the day

She's about 3 years too old for a bottle!

Mine was having a bottle until 7. It’s so odd to remember it now but my ds was scarily ill so dd started with a bottle at 3! She was persuaded at 7 that it should probably stop but she was so good and so brave as a big sister, a bottle seemed the least of our worries!

Four is really old to be still having a bottle. But hard to now get rid of it. But it does need to go.,

It should have been a cup from the age of 1.

It sounds like lazy parenting tbh, just rid of dummy, still having a bottle and still in nappies at 4+ years?

Mine was still having a bottle at 4 but she gave it up willingly by age 5. Her teeth are absolutely fine and she is 10 now!

By then for ours it was a bedtime glass of milk, then teeth and bed, they loved stories so we're happy to get all that done first!

She makes it clear in her other thread. I understand why someone would expect the OP to be ting about night time nappies. The dummy was also being used in the day.

yeah it’s nappies all the time I’m afraid. And dummy was mainly night but often in the day too ( gone now)

She just didn’t take to training at all when we tried in January! For the sake of both of us we decided ti go back to nappies for a bit.

Thank you so much! I’ll try not to let her go back for sure.

and good idea, will see how she gets on with getting rid of the nappies first and go from there

Glad to know I’m not alone!

I literally just had to hide them all one morning and have been paying the price since! The crying is less frequent now but she’s still asking. And substituted the dummy for her thumb which isn’t ideal

Can you change the night time bottle to a cup of warm milk before bedtime, @DearDog96 - to be followed by cleaning teeth, of course.

That’s a good idea! Do you think it would cause too much friction with the recently gone dummy and soon to be gone nappies though?

I haven’t seen or read the other thread so only going on info from op first post on this one

I was told off by my mil for not giving my children milky tea in a bottle with sugar because they need energy.

Definitely no to bottles at all and any milk to be before brushing teeth.
Nighttime nappies is still quite common at that age. If you've got her dry during the day but not.at night I wouldn't stress too much about that. Give it another go in six months or so, preferably during one of the long holidays.