Goodbye Bottle!
So you decided to say goodbye to your baby’s bottles. Although the journey may be hard, your baby is growing up which requires new transitions. Here are a few tips to make the process a little better for you and your baby.
1. Choose fun Sippy cups with characters that your baby will love. Allow your child to pick his or her own “special” cup.
2. While weaning your baby off of the bottle, try switching the bottle for a Sippy cup and put their favorite drink in the cup.
3. Get rid of all of the bottles. Yes all of them. :-) By seeing the bottles in the house it will create confusion and possible tantrums as your baby will demand them back.
4. As you get rid of the bottles make sure that your child sees you do it. Pack them in a bag and tell your child that you are sending them to another baby who needs them.
5. .Stay motivated mom and dad! Once you have made the decision, stick with it. It’s going to be hard, but well worth it.
Congrats! Your child is moving forward by achieving new milestones.
2 comments:
What would be a good age to leave the bottle behind?
Hi Carol,
That is a great question.Doctors suggest weaning babies from a bottle at around 1 years old. Although it all depends on your child. My children stopped at different ages which occurred before age one. While a baby is still using the bottle, juice should be given in a sippy cup to avoid tooth decay. Hope this helps!
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