https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:32:53 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127475 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:57:01 +0000 SAHM0811 127475@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yup it's discouraged after 1. i think it can affect how their teeth grow in and it also places LOs at higher risk for cavities.</p> <p>I've had a tough 9 months with DD2 not taking a bottle but I'm sort of glad we're going to just skip to straws/sippies at this point because bottle-weaning isn't fun either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127253 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:31:26 +0000 sulli301 127253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for posting this! We have been doing sippy cups during the day &amp; if I don't get up to nurse @ night DH sometimes tries a bottle but now I think we will stop that since DD is almost 1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127237 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:25:30 +0000 banana 127237@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as @mrs.wagon. We weaned him off the bottle into straw cups when we started regular milk at 12 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127226 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:23:42 +0000 Andrea 127226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: whew! glad i said the same thing as the professional since my comment shows up right after! :-D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127215 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:20:42 +0000 mrs. wagon 127215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We got rid of the bottle with the cow's milk transition at 12 months. Went straight to straw cups. It went great! He didn't drink much in the first few weeks but he ate plenty of dairy so our pedi said it was fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127158 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:54:13 +0000 T.H.O.U. 127158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our day care discourages them after a year </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127157 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:53:55 +0000 Cchoi4 127157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we went to the pediatrician today. She said that we should try to transition starting now (LO is a year old). I think she said by 15 months we really should try to be off of it. I think the reasoning is that if LO can drink from a sippy or straw cup, then you don't want them using the bottle for comfort. We're also transitioning from formula to whole milk so this will put a little kink in things since we don't want to change too many things at once....so yeah, 15 months is our target to be off the bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127156 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:53:04 +0000 Rubies 127156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, this is very interesting, I had no idea! A year, huh? Good thing I asked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127155 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:52:53 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 127155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: Jinx! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127152 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:52:16 +0000 Andrea 127152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say 1 year. It seems like people who wait longer, never seem to be able to get rid of it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127147 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:51:15 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 127147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would be great if you could get rid of them by a year! It's harder to get rid of them later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127145 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:50:55 +0000 Rubies 127145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Don't forget to ask about weaning!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127144 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:50:35 +0000 Rubies 127144@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Oh, she doesn't at all...But when I go back to work she will have to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127141 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:49:48 +0000 heffalump 127141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: I thought your LO doesn't drink from a bottle. </p> <p>LO has her 9 month apt tomorrow, I think I'll be asking that question. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/waitgetting-rid-of-the-bottle-when#post-127135 Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:48:23 +0000 Rubies 127135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm hearing different things about when the LO is supposed to give up the bottle. </p> <p>When are they "supposed to" stop drinking from the bottle? And if no bottle, is it simply just a cup/sippy cup/straw cup? </p>