https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 11:32:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-bottles#post-2793602 Wed, 27 Dec 2017 08:00:07 +0000 Tanjowen 2793602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: I had a bottle loving LO on 3 bottles a day at 12 months old. I started wirh the morning bottle and offered a sippy cup of milk instead with breakfast. Did that for a week, then cut out the afternoon bottle and offered milk with snack. The night time bottle was the very last and the toughest, but eventually phased out at 15 months . I never put formula in his sippy cup or milk in his bottles because didn't want to deal with yet anotherswitch. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-bottles#post-2793567 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 20:42:23 +0000 DesertDreams88 2793567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>12 months: We switched from formula to whole milk, keeping amounts and schedule the same, keeping bottles.<br /> 13 months: We switched to sippies exclusively (LO never really liked a straw cup).<br /> 15 months: We kept him at 4 feedings of 5oz until he dropped his 2nd nap at 15/16 months. He got milk upon waking from bed/nap and then right before bed (brushing teeth after). </p> <p>Once he dropped his morning nap, we shifted to 3 milk servings, in sippies, 5ish oz each. First one at wakeup, next one before nap, next before bedtime - again, brushing teeth after each. He does water in open cups, Camelbaks, or 360 cups. </p> <p>Now at 23 months we finally just cut out the morning milk and we're down to milk before nap &amp; bedtime, and it helps him sleep longer, soooo I'm not changing anything. Over Christmas break we are finally giving up the sippy crutch, moving to 360 cups or open cups exclusively.</p> <p>I don't like doing milk with meals because then he eats less, and sleeps worse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-bottles#post-2793566 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 20:31:04 +0000 FaithFertility 2793566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Goldengirl: DS is 14 months and will only drink milk from a bottle he has 1 6oz in the morning 6 oz again after his nap and 7oz after dinner before bed<br /> He isnt needing them for sleep, just like milk from them lol<br /> He can use a straw cup and drinks water but will spit milk out if in the cup lol weirdo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-bottles#post-2793527 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 14:44:01 +0000 littlejoy 2793527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 12 months, we stopped nursing/formula ... we went cold turkey to cups with water, because she was eating a really great amount of food. </p> <p>We kept a cup out (water) so she could drink when she wanted to, and offered water at meal times. I never saw any aversions to this transition. </p> <p>We skipped milk, all together. Our doc says food for nutrition and water for hydration. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-bottles#post-2793506 Tue, 26 Dec 2017 11:38:24 +0000 Goldengirl 2793506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>BUMP! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-bottles#post-2793183 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 22:13:36 +0000 KT326 2793183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going cold turkey this weekend and will just serve milk in a cup with meals as well as one in the morning and one at night as needed. </p> <p>My little one has low iron so we have to make sure he gets no more than 20 oz a day. The pediatrician said the easiest way is to offer only a sippy cup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kicking-the-bottles#post-2793167 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 20:19:01 +0000 Goldengirl 2793167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So my LO finally knows how to use a straw sippy cup, but uses it solely for water. He's 13ish months now and I'd like to start phasing out the bottles.</p> <p>He currently has 3 bottle feeds, 6 ounces each. I'm confused how to get rid of those feeds though. Do I keep the same feeding schedule/times, and just switch from bottle to cup one at a time? Or should I get rid of having separate milk feeds all together, and give him a cup with milk during each of his meals.... which from my understanding, is the ultimate goal (vs having separate milk feeds throughout the day). I'm confused! Helppp! Thanks! </p>