bedtime bottle transition

Kirstie - posted on 02/26/2009

Just be consistent with refusing to give him the bottle. Also communicate it to your husband. It will take some time but eventually he'll get over it. Hide the bottles (If your planning on having more children) or get rid of them. Show your son that your getting rid of them that way he knows that there are no bottles in the house.

Brandi - posted on 02/26/2009

I totally just remember another thing that we did when we first moved her to a cup at night. We used teh Nuby soft spout cups, that way it was similar to the bottle nipple but not quite the same. Nuby also makes a transition cup that is the cup shape but has a nipple, then the soft spout, then a straw spout. That might be a way to help him out too. Change the cup, then change the nipple to the soft spout, then change to a hard spout cup. Not sure if it will work for you but you might give it a try.

Danielle - posted on 02/26/2009

I did what brandi did. I did the big boy thing and we threw the bottles away together. You have to keep up with it and not give in. It wil take a few days with some love and patience but IT will work.

Ashley - posted on 02/26/2009

CONSISTENCY...they you go that's it! Just be consistent!!! Other than that a fun way to try & get him stop taking the bottles is you can hide ALL the bottles, then give him a basket and have him find the bottles...then walk him over to the trash can and have him pitch them all, then give him tons of extra lovins and tell him what a big boy he was that he didn't need his bottle anymore...then have him watch the trash man throw it in the dump truck. Give him tons of high-fives and tell him how cool the dump truck was...he's a boy he'll love that part for sure! Then when he wants a bottle that night just say to him "remember the big cool dump truck and how we through away your bottles cuz your a big boy, huh?! Yeah you don't need any silly bottles, those are for babies and your my big boy!" Make sure you explain the steps ahead of time to him so that he understands that at the end of the treasure hunt there was a trash can waiting...I wish you the best of luck!!!

Karen - posted on 02/26/2009

I filled a bottle with half water, half formula one night to transition. He was so annoyed, he never asked again! I would have increased teh water each night, but didn't have to. I think he was done anyway.

Gabrielle - posted on 02/26/2009

My daughter used to chew on her bottle nipples. So, when she turned 2, we told her she had broken all her bottles and we threw them all away. If she wanted her milk when she woke up and at bedtime, she would have to use a straw-sippy. I got her one with Dora on it, and we have some other plain ones (Playtex) that work great. It took very little before she even stopped asking for her bottle and just asked for milk.

Brandi - posted on 02/26/2009

One thing that we did was make sure that we had no bottles in the house at all, that way we couldn't give in ourselves. Another thing you might want to do (my daughter was much younger so this didn't work for us) but since he's 2 and making connections about things you may want to try the Super Nanny trick about being a big boy and having him throw out all the bottles or giving them to another baby that needs them. I wish I could give you some "magic" advice too but my daughter transitioned easily but those are just suggestions I've heard for bottles and pacifiers. Maybe they will work, you might have to go thru a period that he's waking up asking for it but just remind him gently that big boys don't need bottles and they are all gone.



Good luck with it!!

Emma - posted on 02/26/2009

Thats ok, I know what you really wanted was a magic word or something!!  Good luck with it!

Jessica - posted on 02/26/2009

thank you

Emma - posted on 02/26/2009

We had exactly the same problem with my daughter, and yes husbands are wonderful arent they!!  Ellie screamed her head off for about 4 nights and woke up each night also. I think when she realised that we were not going to give in she gave up!!