Weaning off Bottle and Sleeping in Own Bed

i had a similar problem with my eldest daughter. well she had a crib she just wouldn't sleep in it. i would rock her to sleep then put her in the crib. it made her feel secure yet once she was asleep she was fine in her own bed. as far as the bottle try a nub??? sports sippy. its the in between sippy its soft and has a top similar to a bottle but it is a sippy and the first stage to transisitioning her off the bottle. 9 months is a lil young but i've known a 9 month old who weaned himself off the nipple and onto a sippy against his mother's wishes :P i know the whole rock the 9 month old to sleep may be hard with the new baby but the 9 month old is just too young to understand so this is where daddy comes in mighty handy :) once they wake up in there own bed a few times they will generally start going to sleep in it pretty easy especially if they had cuddle time to sleep. i still like cuddle time but no longer do it at bedtimes due to mine being much older now. i will still do it for nap times with the 3 yr old tho.

I had the same problem with my chils and , I had to put him on the sippy cup .

I think weaning a baby off the bottle at 9 months is to early. Why are you trying to wean so early?

A little about me:

I have 3 boys ages 9,5,6months,and baby #4 is due on 3-21-08.

I agree...nine months is too early to totally wean...especially with all of the changes going on. I'd try to give her a sippy...but that's a big deal, you know?!

You really should get a crib if you want her sleeping on her own. And not in the same room. If you'd like to know a little more about that please message me. I'll tell you how we got our kids to sleep on their own.

good luck mama and take care of yourself! You've got your hands full! (of blessings :)

my son went straight from the bottle to a cup with a straw. i would not try a cup with a leak proof thing on it because they are way too hard to suck out of. i used those different colored kinda see through cups that are supposed to be keepable or disposable. what i did to get my son to realize that there was something in the cup was put the straw in his mouth and squeeze the cup so that the juice or milk went into his mouth. as soon as he realized what was in the cup he started sucking. one thing you have to be careful of is they tend to try to tilt the cup up at first...but eventually this habbit will go away.
hope this helps

9 mths is too early to wean from a bottle. Since you have a second you need to get your first baby to sleep on her own but I would not take away the bottle. You don't want to change too many things in her life right now and really moving her from your bed should have happened when you found out you were pregnant. Too many transitions aren't good for a child. Right now you need to let her get use to the baby being around. Once she was dealt with that change then move her to her own bed. Once that change is done then take away the bottle. YOu can't expect her to deal with a new baby, sleeping on her own and no bottle at the same time, that is way too much for a 9mth old. Changes need to happen gradually with children. Start slow. i know it is hard having two little ones in your bed but it is too late right now. An option is to start out with the new baby sleeping on her own, she wont know the difference since she hasn;t gotten use to sleeping with you yet. i always had my children when they were babies sleep in a play pen. If you don;t want to do that then wait a few months or weeks until your oldest is adjusted to the new baby then move her into her own room. Good luck!