Take Away That Bottle for God Sakes

If his grandparents are enabling the problem with your son wanting the bottle, then you can do one of two things: either one, tell them straight out why he isn't to get a bottle any more and if that doesn't work, don't take a bottle with you. My grandmother watches my two kids and she used to give him bottles of milk when she would put him to bed (I take evening classes) which a family friend who is a dentist said was bad for his teeth. Point out that giving children a bottle after they have teeth is bad for the teeth and they can even cause decay when they are older. Don't give in when he cries, that's something all kids do when they don't get their way (as I'm sure you know from experience.) Good luck and don't give up.

with my oldest daughter I started putting water in her bottle and milk/juice in her sippycup and she decided she did not want the bottle because she wanted milk/juice instead of water. Best of luck

In all honesty, the other ladies are correct. You need to just throw the bottles away. And if the grandparents have any bottles, those need to be tossed too. You need to lay down the law with the grandparents and let them know that he is too old to keep having a bottle at night. He is your son, you are the mom. Therefore YOU get to make the rules as to how to care for your child. It will be tough for the first couple of weeks, but he will get the hang of it.

Good luck!!

My little guy just turned a year today and i have been using the playtex baby einstein sippy cups. They are great with 2 handles and then a soft spout. After he started gettin use to them i just put less and less liquid in them at night time. He now only takes like one or two drinks and just leaves the rest. Good luck it is hard. Was in a hard spot with my two girls that were 16 months apart. It sometimes can get crazy but hang in there. Oh only send the sippy to grandmas and grandpas on the weekends. That is what i had to do, to get mine to stop. Don't give them the option.

When my daughter turned one I took all the bottles and put them away. She hasn't had a bottle since. She didn't really seem to care. Have you tried talking to his grandparents about not giving him bottles? It's going to be pretty much impossible to break him of the bottle if he keeps getting it back whenever he cries or goes to his grandparents house. Kids are quick learners. If he has figured out that if he cries you'll give in and give him his bottle then that is axactly what he is going to do. Bottle breaking is easiest if you just take them away and put them where he can't see or find them and give him a sippy cup. You might have to take all the bottles out of his grandparents house and give them sippy cups for him. And explain to them how difficult they are making it for you to break him of bottles. Good luck. If you have any more little ones, my ped always told me to never give them anything but formula in a bottle. Once they turn 1 you can get rid of all the bottles and give them a sippy because they no longer need formula. It worked great for my little one. Bottles are for formula only and anything else goes in a sippy cup. I hope some of this helps. You might have a few rough days after you take the bottles away. but hang in there, it wont last long.

Hi R.,
If you really want to get rid of the bottles throw them away. That was grandma and grandpa can't give him any on the weekend. It might be a long and hard couple of days but he will get over it quickly. I think sometimes it's harder on the parents then it is on the kids. When I took the bottle away from my first son he was about 18 months and I felt so bad. It took him 2 days and with my second son I took the bottle away after his first birthday. He didn't even care. With both of my sons I gave them a sippy cup at night if they got thirsty. Good luck.
Chris