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idontknowwhattoput1 · 17/10/2018 17:41

DD is 2 she hasn't had an actual bottle since she was one but has a 360 cup at bedtime (in bed) with Milk, she will wake up now and again in the night and want more, how do I get rid of it? Obviously will need to potty train at some point this year (not ready any time soon) and she's getting a new bed after Christmas, I don't want her to have milk in bed then as it often leaks in her cot!

We tried to get rid of the dummy a few months back, that was an F ing nightmare so she kept it but she only has it at night now! I don't want to re live that with the milk......

Any advice much appreciated

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dementedpixie · 17/10/2018 17:43

I would change when she had the milk. Maybe have it downstairs or while having a bedtime story and then it's not in the cot or bed

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sleepismysuperpower1 · 17/10/2018 17:48

for the dummy, we went through the same thing. in the end, we got my dds (twins) to give them up by telling them the story of the dummy fairy. we read them this book and then when they went to sleep, we took their dummies that they had left out, and replaced them with these certificates here.

you could try a similar thing for the bottle? get her to leave itout at night and replace it with this, along with a note telling her that it's a big girl cup?

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JosellaPlayton · 17/10/2018 17:53

We do milk, also in 360 cup, on the sofa with a story (or sometimes whilst watching TV 🤫) then it’s teeth, followed by bath and bed. If you wanted to ease the transition then you could continue to offer the cup in bed for now but only water, not milk.

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Talith · 17/10/2018 18:00

Use the move to her big girls bed to knock any habits like this on the head. Start new habits.

We did this with youngest at 2 yr old. He went from furious screaming for a midnight drink when he really did not require one to accepting that big boys don't have a midnight drink.

Do it in a breezy way. Don't ominously signal it before. Be v excited about how grown up they are to have their own bed now.

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idontknowwhattoput1 · 18/10/2018 09:27

Thanks for all the comments ! We went cold turkey last night, she woke up twice asking for 'juice' but I put her dummy back in and she was fine! And she ate all of her breakfast this morning which she never does so I'm a very happy mum today