https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:09:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-fall-asleep-on-their-own-without-a-bottle#post-1519307 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:33:39 +0000 mrsmate 1519307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My advice is to not get stressed about it. Two of DDs' cousins didn't quit the bottle until after 3! Everything will happen on its own time, with some gentle nudging from momma. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-fall-asleep-on-their-own-without-a-bottle#post-1519287 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:30:00 +0000 NovBaby1112 1519287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>could you try to transition from having a bottle to go to sleep, to just rocking to sleep? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-fall-asleep-on-their-own-without-a-bottle#post-1518984 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 07:13:00 +0000 heffalump 1518984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 12 months we quit the bottle cold turkey and gave her a sippy of milk instead. But I don't really see the harm in having a bottle until your lo is ready to wean. That would just be stressful for everyone involved. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-fall-asleep-on-their-own-without-a-bottle#post-1518955 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 06:31:35 +0000 BananaPancakes 1518955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son was taking 3 bottles (2 naps and bedtime) a day at 10 months, and his ped also said she'd like him to be done after his 12 month checkup. So at 12 months we went cold turkey with the day time bottles and it ended up being no big deal at all. He fussed a little that first day, and then was over it. We waited until 14 months to drop the nighttime bottle because I was sure it was going to be tough, but again he acted like it was no big deal. I think you @loveletter might be surprised if you just do it when it's time. He was a bigger boy than I was giving him credit for. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-fall-asleep-on-their-own-without-a-bottle#post-1518943 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 06:25:35 +0000 DillonLion 1518943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wish I could help! LO is 16 months and we still do tgis. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/getting-baby-to-fall-asleep-on-their-own-without-a-bottle#post-1518937 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 06:20:44 +0000 loveletter 1518937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 10 months old and is still taking 4 bottles a day - when he wakes up, before his morning nap, before his afternoon nap and at night. He also drinks milk from a sippy cup with all 3 of his meals. </p> <p>I've gotten him in the bad habit of falling asleep while I'm rocking him and he's drinking his bottle and then I transfer him to the crib for his 2 naps and at night. (I really wish I hadn't made this his routine and I will not do this whenever we have another baby!)</p> <p>At our last appointment a couple of weeks ago, our doctor told us she'd like him to completely be done with the bottle by the time he turns one. So I feel this urgency that I need to get him to be able to fall asleep without taking a bottle here in the next couple of months. I'm feeling really overwhelmed about it. When I put him down drowsy but awake, he'll usually fall asleep after crying a little bit, but I don't think I can even get him to the drowsy stage without the bottle. </p> <p>How do you go from baby falling asleep while drinking, to falling asleep on their own? Any suggestions/advice? Thank you so much. </p>