The secret trick to this plan is this: if your baby gets so much as a sniff of insecurity from either parent or another caregiver about the bottle-weaning plan, I assure you that you are going to fail before you have even begun. Step Two: We're going to use your baby's goodwill to succeed in our plan.
All kids like to give and receive gifts. So prepare a box that fits all their bottles each and every one of them , as if you were going to make a gift. Ideally, find one that you can wrap and add a big colorful gift ribbon around!
With your help, invite your child to help in a special "ceremony" of preparing a gift, and put each empty bottle one by one into the empty box. Explain briefly without preaching that we are going to give the bottles to another child who really needs them. Step Three: And now it's the big day - We go together with our child and their gift to the home, business or office of our partner, friend, family member, or even a pediatrician, who receives it and is grateful to receive the "gift" for another baby and we tell baby that it is a very good and noble gesture.
I encourage you to do one more little thing. Now is the time to introduce a super-hero or a Disney Princess glass to your baby. Present your little one with a beautiful new drinking device and congratulate them once again for being so brave and caring. And that's it. No more bottles at home. Even though your child already knows, reassure them that their transition away from bottles was a good thing. Take out the new drinking glass again and remind your child that this will be their new way of drinking.
It is not a good idea to start when a new sibling has just arrived or when the family is moving to a new house. Introduce the cup early, at age 3 to 6 months. Let your child hold and become used to the cup without liquid. At age 8 to 10 months, substitute a sippy cup for a bottle at one feeding during the day.
Choose a feeding when your child usually drinks just a little, rather than a major mealtime. Use this same feeding time to use the cup every day for a week. Every week, introduce the cup at another feeding, slowly decreasing the number of bottles your child receives. Feed very slowly. Help your child hold the cup and tip a small amount of liquid into his or her mouth. Some children may need to suck as a way for them to control their behavior.
This sets their mood to accomplish certain tasks such as sleeping, concentrating and running. Some children may continue to suck on a pacifier or bottles of plain water for the first few years. Consistency is key to successful weaning. Be sure to give your child the cup at the designated feeding time and don't switch back to the bottle at this feeding. Put only breast milk, formula or water — no cows' milk before 12 months — in a bottle.
Never put juice or other fruit-flavored drinks in a bottle. During the weaning process, only use water or milk in the cup. Remember, no cows' milk before your child is 12 months old. If you put juice in the cup, your child may come to expect it. After weaning you can offer diluted juice in the cup. Offer other comforts such as a soft blanket or stuffed animal, or play soothing music. Spend extra time cuddling with your child during the weaning process. Buy cups with handles, spouted lids or baby cups with straws to make drinking easier.
Be a positive role model and drink from a cup with your child. Recommended reading. Prolonged bottle use is one of the biggest reasons little kids need caps or other dental work at such a young age.
Other problems with prolonged bottle use include iron deficiency anemia and toddler obesity. Kids would rather drink their calories.
Kids will drink more than you think if you just keep filling the bottle and letting them walk around with it. This causes increased calorie intake with milk. They don't eat as much real food, and then the parents come into the clinic concerned that their child isn't eating and has a problem with food. Well, the problem is they're loading up on milk and not hungry for anything else. Milk has no iron, and if they aren't eating iron-rich foods, that can contribute to anemia.
The calcium in milk also competes for iron on the red blood cells, and that too contributes to anemia. The American Dental Association also warns that cavity-causing bacteria can also be passed from a caregiver to a baby through saliva. Phase out the least important bottles first usually the midday ones. Let your child pick out a special new cup, or decorate one that you already own. Try using a funny straw -- it may make cups more appealing.
Get your child used to the idea of no bottles before you actually phase them out. About a week before the big day, tell him that now that he's such a big boy, it's time for him to give up his bottle.
Remind him every day that soon he's not going to have bottles anymore. Then physically remove the bottles from the house and let him see that they're not around. Let your child participate in the process.
Explain that you understand how hard this change might be for him. The fact that you can talk about what's happening and why is one of the advantages of weaning an older child. Offer him a reward, such as a snack that he loves, for making it through a day or night without his bottle. Have a cup of water or juice ready for the time of day when she seems to demand the bottle most.
Talk with your child about replacing the bottle with a soothing object. For instance, suggest that she hug the teddy bear whenever she misses the bottle. Be the first to comment! No comments yet. Close this dialog window Add a comment.
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