https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:04:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-at-12m-did-you-replace-nursing-with-bottles#post-1696388 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 18:19:27 +0000 tinyperson 1696388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: We were down to two nursing sessions around 12-13 months - we offer water throughout the day and milk at meals. I wouldn't offer a bottle at this point! It took quite a while to get her drinking milk, but she eats lots of yogurt and cheese, so I didn't worry too much about it. Now she has a decent amount of milk with her meals. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-at-12m-did-you-replace-nursing-with-bottles#post-1696372 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 18:15:28 +0000 hilsy85 1696372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't wean at 12 months but when we did start dropping sessions, I didn't replace them with anything, because he refused WCM. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-at-12m-did-you-replace-nursing-with-bottles#post-1696364 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 18:11:54 +0000 birdofafeather 1696364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I replaced with a straw cup of milk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-at-12m-did-you-replace-nursing-with-bottles#post-1696321 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 17:57:19 +0000 sorrycharlie 1696321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope! she never took a bottle..and refuuuuused to drink milk. whatsoever. so I loaded her up with cheese, dairy, protein etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-at-12m-did-you-replace-nursing-with-bottles#post-1696310 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 17:54:42 +0000 Adira 1696310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I start giving a cup of milk in place of nursing. Then it just turned into offering the milk all the friggin time because Xander only drinks a couple ounces at a time. But I started with dropping a nursing session and giving milk in it's place (and also at meals because he never drank as much from a cup as he did from nursing/bottles). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-at-12m-did-you-replace-nursing-with-bottles#post-1696297 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 17:51:26 +0000 MamaJ 1696297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@QBbride: I was confused too at first :) after he turned a year I started offering milk with meals and water in between. Then I started weaning. DS still nurses morning and before bed at 18 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-at-12m-did-you-replace-nursing-with-bottles#post-1696267 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 17:39:01 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1696267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>unless he really loves his bottle, i would go with a straw or sippy cup so you don't have to wean from the bottle later! that is what we did (but my LO hated bottles with a passion). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-at-12m-did-you-replace-nursing-with-bottles#post-1696265 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 17:37:45 +0000 QBbride 1696265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaJ: I'm soo confused. I've been offering water with meals and throughout the day, should I be offering milk instead? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-at-12m-did-you-replace-nursing-with-bottles#post-1696262 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 17:36:16 +0000 MamaJ 1696262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just went with a cup of milk at mealtimes. I didn't want to have to bottle wean later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/weaning-at-12m-did-you-replace-nursing-with-bottles#post-1696245 Thu, 12 Jun 2014 17:24:59 +0000 QBbride 1696245@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is 12m tomorrow (wahhhh!!!) and he is down to 3 nursing sessions (morning, after daycare, bedtime). When I stop the afternoon session (soon) I'm not sure whether I should try to replace with a bottle/straw cup of milk (so far I haven't been able to get him to drink cow's milk) or just make sure he has lots of solids including cheese, yoghurt etc.</p> <p>Any advice? Thanks! </p>