re..Taking 15 Month Old off the Bottle??

I don't know if this was mentioned. I actually had to try a few different sippy cups before my little girl actually switched to a sippy cup. She ended up liking the straw sippy cups the best. That worked for my little girl.

Just pick a day and don't give her a bottle, ever. She will be unhappy for a few days, but then it will be over. It will be easier than dragging out giving her a bottle a few times a day.

We broke our daughter from the bottle to these kids size nalgene bottles that are like sippy cups and they work great. You can get these at sports authority's. My daughter never asked for a bottle again. I hope this helps and gl.

I agree cold turkey, but with a soft tip cup.

Funny as I was talking to this nanny that was watching two 14 mos old yesterday at the library. She is the one that got the babies off the bottle, how? Just taking it away. No questions, no caving, just take it away. It is out of sight out of mind. At the year mark on both of my kids, I took them to Target, let them pick a few fun cups and told them bottles were going bye bye..it was done. Not one problem. Just if you are aprehensive and cave, she will pick up on that. Just put them in the trash bag and take them out of the house. Tell her she is a big girl, set out a sippy and she WILL drink eventually. Also try the strawed sippys as they are better for their teeth and kids think they are fun. The longer you prolong this the harder it will become.

My daughter first learned how to use a cup at a montessori and they used shot glasses. They are easy to hold and small enough for not a big mess. Cold turkey on the bottle is great but eventually you have to break them of the sippy cups too so why not try regular cups right off the bat. I do use sippy cups for car rides and other trips but very little. Just another suggestion. Good luck.

Let her know that the bottle has been throughn away and she is a big girl and she does not need it no more. I did that with my daughter and it worked for me hope it will work for you good luck it hope it will work.

I have heard that mixing water with milk in the bottle, so it's weaker, then offering pure milk in a cup can work.

I tried weaning her slowly off the bottle too, and it just didn't work. I had to cold turkey it, and after a week or so it was fine. I know it's hard to handle the fussies, but really, it will get better when she figures things out. Just be consistent. Furthermore, as long as she has a decent diet, you really have nothing to worry about. After about a year we shouldn't rely on milk as a "dietery suppliment" anyway.

Hi V.,

Like the other have suggested. "Cold turkey" worked best for me. My daughter kept ruining the nipples on her bottles. She would bite holes in them. I got to the point of buying replacement nipples for the bottles for her to bite more holes in your say no more. I bought a dozen sippy cups with the hard tips that she couldn't bite holes in. Went home and boxed up the bottles, loaded up the cupboard with sippy cups and that was it.

Best of Luck.
TRUDI

I agree with some of what the others are saying, cold turkey is best. I found that the "nuby" brand with the soft tip was a good sippy cup transition for my 13 month old. Once my little girl realized what was in the sippy cup we were good to go. She still (at 17mons) drinks her milk out of the softer tops for monring and night, but during the day she drinks whatever out of a hard, sippy cup top. Good Luck

my son wouldn't drink milk from a cup for a long time. he would drink other things from cups, but not milk. i think the comfort of milk with a soft nipple at a certain time of day was just an important comfort to him. just like his blankies meant so much to him that he freaked if they weren't available to him when he felt he needed them. i did try cold turkey with the bottles, but to make a long story short, i will just say that this kid has always been quite stubborn and it was making us all miserable. i found that the nuby cups with the soft mouthpiece worked well. he was willing to use those, and eventually was willing to drink milk from other sippy cups and lidless cups when that particular comfort wasn't so important to him anymore.

First, take the bottle and throw it in the trash. Do not give her the option. Try getting Nuby's. They have a soft nipple but in the shape of a sippy cup. You can get them at walmart for like $2. My daughter now loves her nuby and even drinks herself, which she thinks is sooo cool! Try it out. Hope this helps. When my daughter turned one, I took all the bottles and threw them away. Out of sight out of mind. Do not feel bad, the only reason for her to hang on to it is because she is comfortable with it. She is one that needs to be forced to get comfy with another. :) Good Luck!
J. S

Don't give her a bottle at all . This just makes it harder for you to take her off . There is sippy cups that have straws use them . then graduate to a regular sippy cup . My 16 month old grandaughter didn't fuss at all . Of course throw away all bottles so she can;t see them . Hope this helps .

I had a really hard time getting my son off the bottle (now 3), too. I am usually a very strong-willed person, but I felt that I was taking away a source of comfort for him. I agree with all the other posts about cold turkey, but if you're uncomfortable with that or don't think YOU will be able to do it try this first. Offer your child a choice, I still do this with my kids (son/3 and daughter/4). Offer her water in the bottle and milk in a sippy cup, she will still throw a fit, but you're giving her a choice. Just set them on your counter for her to choose when she's ready. Just don't give in!!! If you give in only once, you'll have to start all over again. Like I said, I'm a big advocate of giving kids choices, and it really seems to help my kids feel like they have more control of their life. Good luck, this too shall pass ;)

Try diluting her bottle a little more every day with water, ending with water. Have a sippy nearby and offer that when she acknowledges the bottle is yucky. When she takes the sippy, praise her for being a good girl and making a good choice. They are never too young for praise!

Honestly, the problem is that your mom is giving into her and so she knows that all she has to do is "flip out" and gramma will give it to her. You have to just put your foot down and tell your mom that she cannot give it to her, you are the mother and she needs to respect that. That is so confusing and "scary" to your daughter because there is no consistancy ie. you take it away your mom gives it to her. kids need boundries, consistancy, and schedules to thrive. She is going to "freak out" the first few times, but you can't give in no matter how much she contests you, I know it is hard to hear her cry and fuss but if you hang in there it will only be a few times compared to everytime she wants it. You sound like a great mom, keep up the great work!
Good luck,
J. P.

Taking the bottle away is one of the hardest things to do as a parent. My kids were both breast fed no bottle at all and the hardest thing for me to do was to take it away because they cry and cry. But you just need to take the bottle away pretend to throw them away right infront of her if you have to and tell her that she is a big girl now and she needs to use a cup, because big girls use cups they dont have bottles. The first few days are going to be tuff expecilly at bed time. But stick with it and dont cave in and give her a bottle. With my kids the fussyness was gone in 2 days when I stopped nursing them.