Feeding Question for Almost 1Yr Old

Do not give juice.
Babies don't need that.

Also, some babies do not readily take to whole milk.
So ultimately, you have to see how your baby responds to it.

Some babies need to transition to it. ie: part formula or pumped milk... with whole milk. Then gradually over time... increasing the whole milk proportions.

Some babies, will also reject any form of sippy cup, with milk in it, even if they take the sippy for other liquids.
It is because, this is instinct... milk comes from a "nipple." Thus, babies will drink milk from a breast or bottle. NOT a sippy.
So again, you have to see how your baby, transitions to it all.

Main thing being, that he gets adequate intake of milk/Formula or your pumped milk. Whichever you are using.

Also, if a baby is filled up with solids all day, they will not drink.

Again, DO NOT give juice. It is mostly a habit. Not a nutrient and not necessary.
We didn't give my kids any juice, until they were well over 2-3 years old and it was always watered down 50-50 with water.

Just give him water, if anything, and milk.

It doesn't matter if children drink from a bottle or a sippy cup. It's only important that they get the nutrition and comfort they need. Babies get needed comfort from sucking, so there is no require deadline to take away the bottle.

The comment Sue W. made I find totally wrong. My dentist told me that if you let your kid have the bottle for as long as you want it will eventually cause them to have rotted teeth so it is best to take the bottle away by a yea to a year and half. My son is 11 months old and will be one on the 31st. He gets between 3-4 bottles during the day and has his straw sippy cup with snack and meals. He eats pretty much everything we do seeing as he has had teeth since about 8 months old. Seeing as we see military drs I would believe them over a civilian dr because most of them are trained in a slightly different way, at least from what I was told. If you really want to know as his Ped. that's what I would do. :) good luck.

i would say to ask your pedi. every person has their opinon and what worked for them but it is your decision that will be put into action. my pedi said to just take away the bottles completely after she turned one and only give milk in sippy cup, to do 1 oz formula with 5 oz whole milk then later 2 oz formula 4 whole milk till its all whole milk in the cup. every baby adjusts differently. its good to try everything lol well for me since im a first time mom. my daughter tturned 1on feb 16 and in the next week she was off formula.

I think stopping the noon bottle first would be best. Have the sitter give him formula in a cup with a straw and get him used to that. As he gets closer to 1 you can start mixing a little milk in so he gets used to it slowly. Keep adding more milk and less formula until it is all milk. In the afternoon offer him a snack and formula/milk in a cup. The next one to go would be the AM bottle give him formula/milk in a cup with something to eat. He may need a snack at the sitters in the morning instead of breakfast if he gets hungry. The night bottle is always hardest to give up since it is a lot about comfort as it is nutrition. Once again try a snack with a cup of milk when you are ready to stop the bottles. Good luck/

Hmm...Yup, I would drop the morning bottle since he is going to eat soon after at the sitters. Then I would drop the 330 bottle, then the noon bottle. I have found it easiest to drop the daytime bottles and the bedtime bottle is last to go. However, since he is doing so well with other cups, when you do begin weaning him off the final bottle (bedtime), just water it down, and/or begin at 12 months old having that bottle be a milk bottle and just add water to it, a little more every few days. He will not want it eventually.

My little ones are currently 3 1/2 yrs old, 2 1/4 yrs old, and 11 months old. Once each one started baby food, I just have worked more on getting them eating at the same mealtime as the rest of the family. If my youngest is up around 730, breakfast at 8, (offer juice in sippy) bottle at 10, 1 hour nap; Lunch at 1230, (offer juice in sippy) bottle at 130, 2 hour nap; Dinner at 545, (offer juice in sippy) bedtime bottle at 745, bed at 8 (sleeping through the night). Since I am in the same boat as you, the last several days I have dropped the after lunch bottle. BTW, when I say juice, I mean way-watered-down 100% juice. Also, I have found the juice tends to make my kids have loose bm's and/or downright diarrhea.

Hope that helps! It is a process! :)