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Stopping the bottle.

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I'm sure this subject is on here somewhere but I didn't have time to look. My question is my 22 month old daughter still gets a pre-nap bottle and one at night. She is only taking half the milk now and will NOT take it from a sippy cup. When did you stop the bottle and how?
Thanks!
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I stopped giving the bottle at one year. My son just stopped taking it, but my daughter took a little work. I changed her from formula to whole milk first, then I went from me holding her at bedtime to give her the bottle, to her holding the bottle. Then after doing that for a week I put her warm milk in a regular cup with a straw, then we sat in her room and I held the cup for her while she drank her milk, then just put her in her crib. After doing that for about a week or two, we didnt have to worry with the milk at all. I still give both of my kids a snack before bed to make sure their tummies are not empty, and they sleep so much better. Usually a cup of yogurt or something small like that.
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Dont know what works or not either. My daughter turned 2 in August. In July we took her pacifier away. It wasnt so horrible...I was actually quite shocked at how easy it was. I'm thinking the bottle thing will be another story. But, my plan is to use Santa! She's really into Santa this year, and I bought her 2 new cups w/ Crazy Straws. I'm gonna give them to her and tell her they're from Santa and he took her bottle for the reindeer. I'm not sure how it will go over...we'll have to see. I just think if you make the cup or whatever you replace the bottle with seem really special and exciting, they are more likely to take to it. Hope it works out for you!
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I got my son on sippy cups just before his first birthday. I have to admit it was mostly luck. My kid was so intent on the contents he didn't care about the container.

I understand it does get harder the longer they use bottles. I have heard that offering the child's favorite beverage in a cup and only water in the bottle produces good results. You do have to stick to it. Remember children can get calcium etc. from cheese and other dairy products so a few days without milk won't harm them a bit. Good luck!
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Thank you all so much! I know she gets plenty of calcium because she eats cheese or yougurt a few times a day. I think it's more of a bonding thing for me. Like I said she starting to only take half of her milk so I think it's getting to be time to just try and take it away....UGH...We'll see how it goes..LOL
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