Stopping Bottles......

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• claire-abelle

  Jun 9, 2010 11:11AM

  have you tried a sports beaker type bottle or a beaker with a straw insert?? or a doidy cup is great for them to learn with too
  http://www.bickiepegs.co.uk/acatalog/Bickiepegs_on_line_About_the_Doidy_7.html
  
  But if lo doesn't like them there is nothing wrong with giving a couple of bottles a day tho, My boy still had a bottle at bedtime until he was about 2!! as long as they aren't grazing and walking about with bottles in their mouths they are fine, its when you see tots with bottles constantly hanging out of their mouths that it starts to affect their teeth and as long as its just milk in a bottle and not juice then their fine
  
  hope that helps
  

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• MichelleE

  Jun 9, 2010 11:18AM

  Thanks Claire a Belle.....I have tried all types of cup except ones with a straw so will try one of those next I think......fingers crossed he likes them. He has a couple of bottle a day at the minute but its a struggle as he bats the bottle away like he's not interested in milk anymore - little monkey!! xxx

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• claire-abelle

  Jun 9, 2010 11:21AM

  he might just be not that interested anymore, why don't you try whole cows milk?? see if he likes that?
  I had to change my son from formula to cows at 10 1/2months as he started refusing formula. I know they say not before 1 but it was my HV who told me to change and he loves cows milk
  
  My son prefers the beakers with a straw!!

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• MichelleE

  Jun 9, 2010 11:27AM

  My HV said he may drink more when he goes on cows milk as formula is so heavy....he is probably too full as he is always after food - opens his mouth like a little bird if he see's me eating something!! Going to try a sports bottle thingy and get some whole milk in - could just give him some in the afternoon with a snack and see if he likes it better. Thanks for the info. xxx

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• treacle28

  Jun 9, 2010 3:07PM

  I got a Tommee Tippee first cup without the handles and we switched cold turkey, apart from the bedtime bottle. The first day my son didn't drink much milk but second day he drank more and third day he drank his usual amount. I'm going to change over the bedtime bottle the day after his birthday. I still sit with him on my lap to feed him his milk from the cup and he refuses to hold it himself so it's much the same anyway!
  He's 11 months and I've just started giving him cow's milk for his afternoon snack milk.
  
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