DD still has a bottle at 22 Months.....

retro_bluebell

have you tried a doidy cup?

http://www.bickiepegs.co.uk/acatalog/Bickiepegs_on_line_About_the_Doidy_7.html

It would take away the whole transition between bottle, then beaker and big cup if she could go straight onto a lidless cup.

I have to say I agree with pigpen an the other if shes not going to sleep drinking the milk and you brush regulary her teeth should be fine. My daugther (4 this March) only gave up her dummy at Xmas (we told her Santa needed it to magic into a bike for her present). Shoot me down I must be a baaad mummy! She did have a small gap between her top 2 teeth and the bottom 2 but the dentist said they would correct themselves once she gave up her dummy...and its already starting to look "normal". she loved her dummy but it wasnt a wrench to take it away she only had it at bedtime and Im glad we waited til she was old enough to understand. Im not saying it was right to let her have it for so long but kids dont come with an instuctio manual and you have to make a decision thats right for you....Dont beat yourself up too much if she doesnt want to give up her bottle right now...wait a few moths then try again..we get so much pressure as parents at the best of times

Lunar_Eclipse

neneromanova wrote: »

My DD still has a bottle for her milk in the mornings and evenings just before bed. I just don't know what to put her milk in now. Any sugestions? It needs to be pretty free flowing as she get's bored easily. :rotfl:

Given her age, I'd put it in a glass. You could always buy her a special one if you thought that would help the transition.

My two started drinking out of a Tommee Tippee beaker at around 4 months with the lid removed somewhere between 9 and 12 months. We then moved on to glasses fairly quickly. Still have plastic cups for the garden now though.

Someone mentioned the girl still being a baby which I think is incorrect. I thought I read somewhere about babies being infants under the age of one, not that it really matters. At 22 months, I'd call her a toddler and at around two, a little girl.

flower24

My son is 22 months as well, and also still on bottles at night time. My daughter was 13 months when she stopped having bottles, all kids are different and I really wouldn't worry or feel you should stop giving your daughter a bottle of milk if that is what she wants.

Loopy_Girl

kegg wrote: »

baby bottle decay is not a myth or just due to poor oral hygine.

All you have to do is google baby bottle decay

http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=baby+bottle+decay&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

and there is info on it from many souces. Up to you whether you wish to dismiss it but it doesn't change the fact that it is an acknowleged problem with babies teeth.

What an absolute load of crap you are talking....and yes I can say that as I work for the NHS advising on this very thing.

Bottle caries does exist but it is not caused by milk - it is caused by all the other rubbish that gets put in bottles - how many bottles have you seen with bright pink liquid or even worse dark fizzy juice:eek:

Yes milk does have sugar but it is intrinsic which basically means that it is naturally occuring - much like when you eat an apple you get the fruit sugars but that it much much healthier than having a glass of apple juice which will have sugar added.

For milk to cause ANY kind of caries you would literally have to be drinking gallons every hour of every day for days. Considering the 2 drinks that the Government and NHS promote are water and milk, I would be very surprised if a dentist advised against it.

No baby should be going to bed anyway with a bottle from a safety point of view so there should be no liquid washing over the teeth all night as baby takes sips. After the last bottle feed (or breast) of the night then baby should get it's teeth cleaned.

As soon as teeth have erupted then the mouth should be brushed twice a day with a toothbrush designed for a baby and toothpaste. No need for the posh or cartoon ones (unless you want!!) so long as it is at least 1000ppmm (on the back of the tube) and probably mild tasting for a baby.

Loopy_Girl

Lunar_Eclipse wrote: »

Given her age, I'd put it in a glass. You could always buy her a special one if you thought that would help the transition.

My two started drinking out of a Tommee Tippee beaker at around 4 months with the lid removed somewhere between 9 and 12 months. We then moved on to glasses fairly quickly. Still have plastic cups for the garden now though.

Someone mentioned the girl still being a baby which I think is incorrect. I thought I read somewhere about babies being infants under the age of one, not that it really matters. At 22 months, I'd call her a toddler and at around two, a little girl.

Personally I would never give a child a glass. My daughter is 8 and still has her drinks from a plastic cup. It's probably down to the fact that when I was 3 I fell on a glass jar I was carrying and have massive scars all over my hand but better to be safe than sorry I say.

Loopy_Girl

Blackpool_Saver wrote: »

I wonder how long it will be before we see reduced sugar formula, then reduced milk milk lol............. gah what next?????????????????

You'll not. It's needed for taste and anyway breast milk is much much sweeter - granted it's intrinsic sugar but it's still very sweet.

So long as proper oral hygiene and common sense is used then there is no problem.

The problem with bottle caries is kids being given squash or Coke or Ribena, whatever in the bottle and they wander about all day with it or it sits in the buggy and they sip all day so sugar is washing over the teeth all day. That's why the teeth are a half moon shape as the teat literally rots away the teeth so that the teat fits......it's horrible to see...cos when these kids are trying to eat they can't do it properly as there are no teeth to bite and chew and it affects their speech

Loopy_Girl

pigpen wrote: »

When it is proven that a child with decent oral hygiene habits and has only ever had milk in a bottle ends up with teeth like that, I will believe it.. throwing stuff around that is written by those who make a living from people with poor oral hygiene and little care isn't evidence of anything other than parental neglect and professional scaremongering to get people to buy more expensive products, deprive their children of an essential source of nutrients (though after 5 we shouldn't produce lactase so should be unable to digest lactose, the only reason we can is that we continue to drink milk after weaning) and of course boost their own profit margins.

Precisely

I have no idea where this other poster is getting their information but it is wholly inaccurate

minimoneysaver

Such a sad thread. Why are we (British & American) obsessed with our children growing up and age markers? It really is not a competition. Let your baby/child guide to to what is right for them. Why would anyone force the matter to potty train sooner than a child is ready and the sphincter muscle has developed, or cup train before their arm muscles are developed enough to hold it correctly?

wendyphant

I have noticed that you are due in august - congratulations.
my DS had his bottle til he was 2 and 8 months
he gave it to his new baby cousin may yours could give it to the baby x

angelicmary85

My DD stopped drinking milk and taking her bottle around the same time (approx 15/16 months) and hasn't touched it since.

She is also a terrible eater, she had another major crying session at tea time this evening over some plain turkey and noodles that she didn't want to eat (we were having stir fry so I kept some food plain for her to see if she'd eat it) but I just let her cry it out. I sympathise with you as it starts to become a real strain on family meal times and I've given in a few times and made her something different just to get her to eat.

My DS on the other hand can't keep full fat cow's milk down but is fine when I make his porridge semi skimmed...that's also a bit worrying as he's only 8months!