Hi B.,
Is there some reason you don't want her drinking her bottle anymore? You are saying for a while now she has been trying it for juice and water...........continue to do so, but let her have her bottle...she is still a baby.
My son is now 4, but he was a child that took his time to transition to any other milestone. She apparently is not ready to give up her bottle and is there something written in stone that says she has to give up her bottle at 1? I have never read that anywhere, I have had several folks advice me, but I politely tell them that when Matthew was ready he would give it up and he did. One night he handed me his bottle and that was the end of the bottle. No fuss, no fight. I had introduced the sippy cup to him and he drank his juice and water out of it and continueed to do so.
If you are feeling pressured from other MOMS or your own self, why? If you baby is not ready, give it to her. Babies need that security and she may associate her bottle w/that feeling of well-being. Who says that the countdown is 1?
I am sorry, but I don't agree w/that and it is my personal opinion that if we give kids a chance, they will come to their own milestones by themselve.
Btw, my son gave his bottle up at 15 months. I did not hurry him one bit and it was a breeze. Every milestone that I have pushed for has been met w/resistance and so I backed off and figured out that this is the best way he learns. He told me when he wanted to quit being rocked and just wanted in his bed, he gave me his pacifier, he gave me his bottle, he transistioned from his crib to his toddler bed all on his own, potty-training was that way as well, so some kids that is the way they learn.
Don't feel pressured by whatever standards you or someone else has told you, each child is different and will do things in their own time.
Good Luck. Learn to pick your battles.
G. B.