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kberg76
kberg76: 1 year ago via iPhone

How do I wean my child off of his bedtime bottle?

My son is 19 months old and the only time he gets a bottle is when it's nap time or bedtime. we have our routine of bath, pj's, grab the favorite blanket, and then he heads for the kitchen for the bottle. Some nights he falls asleep right after drinking the bottle and other nights he's awake for a while. What can I do that's going to make it easier on everyone involved?

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FarmerGirlMaryJo
FarmerGirlMaryJo: 1 year ago

Tell him that the "bottle fairy" has been calling and wanting to know if he is going to be through with his bottle soon. Explain that the bottle fairy needs his bottle to give to another little boy who really needs it. Reward him for giving up his bottle with a special outing (trip to the zoo or something else that he'd really like). I know I'm going to take a lot of bashing for this idea from the ones who think that Santa Claus and the like are wrong, but at his age, a little magic/fantasy is a good thing.

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Kittykat1245: 1 year ago
that is actually a good idea
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FarmerGirlMaryJo: 1 year ago
Thanks. It works for "binkies" (pacifiers) too.
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ZoieSchriver: 1 year ago
a freinds mom did that to him
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TheLastMethuselah
TheLastMethuselah: 1 year ago

Try to feed him solid food and his bottle just before his bedtime. There isn't an easy way because the bottle is what gives him comfort, but hopefully the full belly will gradually make him sleep longer and longer. Sometimes you just need to let him cry.

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yellowfrog22
yellowfrog22: 1 year ago via iPhone

Switch to a Sippy cup. No bottles after 12 months.

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jada12
jada12: 1 year ago via iPhone

Don't give it to him

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ZoieSchriver: 1 year ago
thats what my mom did to my bros
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Marie30
Marie30: 1 year ago via iPhone

I would put water in the bottle and juice or milk in his cup. I did not take my little ones to drop that bottle and choose the soppy cup.

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nan802
nan802: 1 year ago via iPhone

With both of my kids when they turned a year old I made the bottles "disappear". I washed the bottles one morning and put them away and from that point on they only drink from a cup.

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OneEyedWillie
OneEyedWillie: 1 year ago

Give him less and less each time for 3-4 weeks.

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ZoieSchriver
ZoieSchriver: 1 year ago

start giving him a sippy cup and like some time later use a real cup =3

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6souslim
6souslim: 1 year ago

sippy cup

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ANSWERMEEE: 1 year ago

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holidayhijinks
holidayhijinks: 1 year ago

I had a hard time with this problem also. But, I substituted water for the milk. Soon she didn't want the bedtime bottle anymore!

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Patches12
Patches12: 1 year ago

tell him the bottle farie has come and took it to give it to someone who needs it and take him somewhere he wants to go the next day

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glittergirl1966
glittergirl1966: 1 year ago

give him a sippy cup with watever he drinks at night

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nickimmm
nickimmm: 1 year ago

i go with glittergirl1966

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SandyPants1
SandyPants1: 1 year ago

try putting water in the bottle

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CassieHannah
CassieHannah: 1 year ago

sippy cup

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pollypock3t: 1 year ago via iPhone

I got my kids off before they turned a year old... It ruins their teeth. I just used a sippy cup before bed. Like with a small snack, then brush their teeth. I never let them have a drink or bottle in bed...

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