https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 04:52:15 +0000 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:23:37 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=30296 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=869586&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#869586 Author: lisa85
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Posted: 14 December 2009 at 2:23pm

I've decided to wait until we get back from our Xmas vacation it's so not worth the tantrums while we are trying to having a relaxing holiday lol. ]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:23:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=869586&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#869586 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=863645&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#863645 Author: Nikki
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Posted: 07 December 2009 at 9:06pm

With the morning one, I started doing breakie first at 11 months and within a couple of weeks he didn't seem to need it as it had stretched out to morning tea time before he was hungry again.

Then at 15 months I changed the before/after nap one (usually had it after his nap but some days before, and still has a cup of milk with lunch before his nap) to a sippy cup. I had to take the non-spill valve out so the milk flowed faster though. He didn't seem to mind the change as he was used to water in all sorts of cups. and a little milo or complan mixed in every now and then helped too.

So by 17/18 months when I wanted to drop the bedtime one (he LOVED that bedtime bottle!) at least he was used to having milk in a sippy cup. The first few days I gave him a cup of milk before his bath then still let him have a bottle after like normal - thinking he would reduce the amount he drank in the bottle (used to have about 300mls!) - but no - it just resulted in leaking naps! haha. After a few days I just gave him the sippy cup after the bath instead of before and no bottle - looked at me like I was crazy the first night but drank it anyway. So he had it after the bath for a few nights .... then I moved it to before/during the bath (so his teeth could be cleaned after it) and that was it. He still has a cup of milk before his bath (or after if he has an early bath).

What an essay - sorry! It was an involved process though! ]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:06:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=863645&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#863645 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=862804&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#862804 Author: ElfsMum
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Posted: 07 December 2009 at 11:05am

countdown northlands has them.. end of the row with lots of lunchboxes etc..distraction didnt work fo rus..strong willed boy:) and initally he did throw the dinky cups so be warned! they make a mess!

you could use the sippy cups with straws?

i thought it would disrupt bedtime but it didnt..no difference at all..we kept everything else the same and that was it. ]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:05:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=862804&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#862804 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=862790&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#862790 Author: emz
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Posted: 07 December 2009 at 10:51am

JC I worried about messing up the routine too, but I realised Jack has bigger cues for bedtime, like his bear and his PJ's. He was never a comfort drinker though (like he didn't get all sleepy from having a bottle before bed) so I don't know if that makes a difference.

As for daytime bottles, I would just go cold turkey but make sure you put the bottles out of sight. If they ask for a bottle, say 'yes, lets have some bubbles' (just pretend you misheard them) and go outside and blow bubbles or something else they love doing. Works for us ]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:51:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=862790&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#862790 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859891&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859891 Author: kebakat
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Posted: 03 December 2009 at 5:25pm

Pak n save has them too.

We went cold turkey with the morning one. He still has a bottle at night time but will take it in a cup instead which is fine by us. I don't really care that he has a bottle at night yet lol.]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:25:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859891&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859891 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859812&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859812 Author: jaycee
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Posted: 03 December 2009 at 4:18pm

New World usually has them.

With Sophie, she had her bottle then breakfast as she is always up a bit before Amy but I noticed that she was not eating much breakfast as she was full. I switched her breakfast and bottle order and then after about 3 days we were always so busy in the morning that I would realise at about 10am that I had forgotten . That was when she was about 16mo and she never seemed to notice!

To be very rude and go OT and thread jack a bit - She still has a bottle at bedtime and I keep thinking that I should switch to a sippy cup but she is so good about going to bed that I don't was to mess it up . With Amy dropping the bedtime bottle happened after we had to have a 10 days dairy free following a bout of gastro. After that cleared we switched her to a "special big girl cup" Not the nicest way to change a habit though ]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:18:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859812&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859812 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859800&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859800 Author: lisa85
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Posted: 03 December 2009 at 4:06pm

Thanks girls! We have never used sippy cups before now only bottles and drink bottles with straws and the sippy cups did not go down well lol. Might have to do as suggested and go cold turkey on the morning bottle. Might invest in these $2 cups too. What supermarket do you get them from? I didn't see them at Countdown.]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:06:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859800&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859800 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859668&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859668 Author: Shezamumof3
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Posted: 03 December 2009 at 2:30pm

I just stopped giving Caden the morning bottle one day and he didn't seem to care, and gave him his water bottle with his breakfast and he was happy with that.

Going Cold Turkey and distraction worked for us, I use distraction a lot with Caden and it works a treat.]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:30:26 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859668&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859668 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859547&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859547 Author: tishy
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Posted: 03 December 2009 at 1:02pm

I introduced smoothies to replace the morning bottle.
Which I generally either give to them with breakfast or with morning tea.
Well that and we kept mornings active so they wouldn't miss it, we would leave the house before the bottle was expected.

It was only after I introduced smoothies that they would drink milk from a sippy cup (dinky worked best here too)

We haven't dropped the bedtime one yet as it's a definite cue for bedtime. (Think 2 leg clingers screaming 'bottle! bottle!' while making them)]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:02:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859547&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859547 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859160&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859160 Author: ElfsMum
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Posted: 03 December 2009 at 8:39am

i just took it away..took a few goes..and ended up getting the dinky 2$ cups from the supermarket...he;s never had milo..he just got milk(warm initially) in the cup or water..

i imagine they are like Ethan in that they only do it when they want to..strong willed children lol:) ]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:39:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859160&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859160 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859147&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859147 Author: FreeSpirit
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Posted: 03 December 2009 at 8:31am

I have no experience with bottles, but could you offer the bottle with water or really watered down milk in it, and then a sippy cup with the good stuff in? ]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:31:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859147&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859147 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859145&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859145 Author: lisa85
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Posted: 03 December 2009 at 8:29am

Hey girls!
Well Hazel & Esme are 18 months now and still having a bottle in the morning and one at night. I'm really keen to stop this so I thought I'd start with losing the morning bottle first but replacing it with milo in a sippy cup. But they were having none of that and screamed the house down

Just wondering when and how you got rid of the bottles and if you have any tricks to share?

Thanks xx]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:29:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=30296&PID=859145&title=how-to-get-off-the-bottle#859145