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Bottles of milk at bedtime?
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lauren_1
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When would you draw the line?
When is it time to stop the bedtime bottle?
When is it time to stop the bedtime bottle?
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The bottle or the milk?
My two stopped using a bottle at around 12 months, but had a drink of milk in a cup with a lid. In fact my DS who is 8 still has a drink of milk at bedtime (his choice) though obviously not in either a bottle or a sippycup any more!0 -
I still like a bottle some nights before bed and I'm 31, (wine though :rotfl: ). I stopped giving DD a bottle when she was about 18 months and then she just got a cup of warm milk. I stopped that when she was about 2 and 1/2 when I was trying to get her to sleep without a nappy as I didn't want many accidents.:j little fire cracker born 5th November 2012 :j0
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My dd 4 still has a night time bottle of milk. Not every night just when she feels like it, I think its just her bit of comfort sometimes and tbh I think she will grow out of it herself.0
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The thing to watch with bottles is they can lead to tooth decay. Much better to swap to a cup...A very proud Mummy to 3 beautiful girls... I do pity my husband though, he's the one to suffer the hormones...My Fathers Daughter wrote: »Krystal is so smart and funny and wonderful I am struck dumb in awe in her presence.
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My little bear is 22 months and still has a morning bottle and an evening bottle. He seems to wake up really needing something, and in the evening he seems to really enjoy it.
I don't leave him with the bottle, which may be part of the problem, I hold him and the bottle and feed him. So he is getting a cuddle as well as food. Because I don't leave him just sucking a bottle I hope that this minimises the chance of tooth decay. I don't want to stop it too early, as I don't want him to have that, whatever did they used to call it, where people felt it necessary to smoke and put things in their mouths.
I will be trying to get him off the bottles in the New Year, but I am happy to let it go at his pace. I don't see any point in rushing things.Ankh Morpork Sunshine Sanctuary for Sick Dragons - don't let my flame go out!0 -
I replaced DD's bottle with a sippy cup at 12 months but she still often has milk in the morning or evening. I agree with the tooth decay thing - that is why we stopped the bottle.
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My daughter is 17 months. She's had a sippy cup rather than a bottle from a year old.
She has her bath on a night and has a cup of milk before she goes to bed. Mornings are a bit manic, so I get her up and give her a cup of milk and she toddles off and watches CBeebies, while I make the boys packed lunches and her breakfast.Here I go again on my own....0 -
when they stop asking for it. but I would say definitely by about the age of 24 monthsTime is the best teacherShame it kills all the students*******************************************************************************************0
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ok thanks, my ds is 27 months and has a bottle of milk 1-2 times a week, not so much in the summer but as its getting colder he wants it more.
r.e the tooth decay, that does worry me slightly but he wolfs it down in a matter of seconds but then almost everything can contribute to decay f you think about it.0 -
r.e the tooth decay, that does worry me slightly but he wolfs it down in a matter of seconds but then almost everything can contribute to decay f you think about it.
I think tooth decay is more of an issue when it is juice in a bottle, rather than milkTime is the best teacherShame it kills all the students*******************************************************************************************0
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