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About a month ago at Jackson’s last check up the pediatrician told me that it’s time to start weening Jack off of bottles. No more bottles by his first birthday. I had known this time would come and I thought that when it did I would breath a sigh of relief that the days of bottles, liners and formula were over.
I thought that day would come and I would be excited, I however did not think that that day would be today.
I thought I had atleast another month or two of bottles. I was wrong.
Jack loves his bottle. John and I like to joke that you can’t show him his bottle before it’s ready because he will freak out. His bottle brings him comfort. How am I supposed to take that away from him?
She suggested replacing one bottle at a time with a sippy cup of formula.
Now here I am a month later and one month closer to the Jack’s first birthday and I’ve made some progress towards getting Jack off the bottle.
I’ve gotten rid of the mid afternoon bottle.
That’s it. It’s all I’ve done.
I know, I need to start working on getting rid of the mid-morning bottle next but, I feel guilty doing it.
Or maybe guilty is not the best word. Maybe I’m the one who is attached to the bottles.
Maybe I’m not ready for my baby to be done with them.
Maybe I don’t want to give up that sweet moment when he puts the bottle in his mouth, leans his head back and looks me in the eyes. The same look he’s been giving me since he was just a few days old.
Maybe I don’t want to lose those few precious minutes during the day where Jack sits calmly on my lap and drinks his bottle.
When did your child stop drinking from a bottle? How did you do it?
Jack enjoying his bottle! Above on the Cape May – Lewes Ferry and below at home in his highchair.
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My first was DONE with it the week he turned 1. He never liked sucking on anything though (ha ha!) so it didn't surprise me. It took K a little longer, I think she was about 13-14 months when she gave it up. All kids are different of course. My 2nd child wouldn't have anything to do with a bottle and exclusively nursed. See what I mean? 😉
Good Luck!