Hello, wonder if anyone has any experience/advice they could share.
My DD was mix fed from birth. She has drunk milk and water from a bottle for the last year, but I have always been keen to get her using a cup. Tried with the cup at 9mo and 12mo, but it was evident that she was emotionally attached to the bottle, so dropped it.
Now, at nearly 18mo, I have gone cold turkey (we are on day 3). She is not upset at having the bottle withdrawn, more annoyed really. This manifests itself as only consenting to drink gulps of water from a plastic Evian bottle , having previosuly drunk a healthy 2 or 3 bottles a day, and no milk whatsoever.
Predictably, I am fretting about her not having had more than 5 gulps of milk since Sunday (she would normally have 16-20oz/day), and perhaps never drinking milk ever again (not remotely melodramatic, me, no). She no longer consents to eating yoghurt (although never tried the fruity ones) and only eats melted cheese (gah!).
Am I being ridiculous? Is there a better way to stop her using a bottle? I can safely say that if she wants to do something, she will. So if she wants to drink milk, she will take it however it comes. But I am seriously considering custard / rice pudding / milkshake (none of which she has had so far) just to get some calcium and protein inside her. Otheriwse, her diet and behaviour are normal (even great, really) for a toddler her age.
Thank you in advance!
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
For free parenting resources please check out the Early Years Alliance's Family Corner.
Parenting
Getting 18mo DD to stop using a bottle
11 replies
InTheFace · 03/09/2013 20:51
OP posts:
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.