I never intended to have a toddler with a bottle....but best laid plans and all...you know how those go! Gabe ended up on bottles well past a year and we just went with the flow. His ped has been thankfully encouraging about it since Gabe is a very picky eater, and our main concern has been getting enough calories in him. We did wean him down to only a bedtime bottle by 15 months.
Much to my shock and surprise (and joy!) Gabe decided a week ago that he is done with bottles. We have been offering him one at bedtime and for the last few weeks he's only had about 2 or 3 ounces out of it before giving it back. A week ago he refused it all together, for 3 nights in a row. We just went with it and now he is completely off bottles and doesn't miss them at all. He gets a sippy of milk instead, with a 'splash' of chocolate flavoring, since he won't drink it unsweetened. I spent all this time dreading the day when I finally took them away, and anticipating total meltdowns...and all that stress was wasted on nothing. :D
Elena on the other hand seems more than ready to give up her bottle if I were to take it away. I have been offering her staw cups of water with meals, and she took to them almost right away. I offered her straw sippy of formula yesterday and she drank it all in about 10 minutes. We had a little spillage and she probably needs a full length bib...but overall she did really well! I have decided to offer her sippies during the day and only bottles in the morning and at bedtime. I hope to have her off bottles by 9/10 months so long as she doesn't mind. I'll be happy to put away the bottles for good!
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