https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:17:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1763118 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 18:17:01 +0000 Smurfette 1763118@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 11.5 months she dropped her afternoon bottles. Then two days after her bday, we just didn't give her bottles. Just got milk in a straw cup with meals. A week or two later she wasn't drinking a ton, went to a sippy and she would chug the milk down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1763033 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:58:23 +0000 winniebee 1763033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Started weaning at 13 months and dropped a bottle every few weeks. He was down to bed bottle by 15 months and we let him have it til 18 months. Replaced each bottle with a straw cup of milk at first and slowly transitioned to milk at meals. We only ever offered milk in bottles so that's all we had to wean from. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762972 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 16:24:56 +0000 jetsa 1762972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bottle-weaned at 8 months. He just drinks out of a sippy now. We used this and now he'll drink out of anything <a href="http://amzn.com/B001TBYNUW" rel="nofollow">http://amzn.com/B001TBYNUW</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762848 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:01:57 +0000 Kemma 1762848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: Slightly OT but Miss A never took a bottle and she's totally happy to drink cow's milk from a sippy cup even though she's still bf'ing on demand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762841 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:00:04 +0000 Boheme 1762841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>11 months on accident - the other little boy our nanny keeps has straw and sippy cups, so he wanted to drink out of those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762820 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:51:07 +0000 Applesandbananas 1762820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO only got bottles at daycare and when he switched rooms, they stopped giving him bottles and I guess he was cool with that lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762762 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:33:11 +0000 Adira 1762762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: We did a straw cup because that's what he was used to for water. Though daycare has sippy cups, so he can drink from both.</p> <p>ETA: When we were weaning, we would still warm up his milk because it was BM. So he'd take warm milk from a straw cup. Eventually we stopped warming it and he was totally fine with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762757 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:32:24 +0000 Foodnerd81 1762757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Interesting question. She only takes bottles rarely since I BF and SAH, so I was thinking we will just only use bottles for BM, however long I BF, and start introducing whole milk in a straw cup (she drinks water out of one now) after 1. So bottle always equals breastmilk, every other drink is always in a cup. BUT we shall she how it goes, since we haven't crossed that bridge yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762740 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:26:46 +0000 cmomma17 1762740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before a year, but I don't remember exactly when. He took to a zoli cup of water instantly, so we just started using those for milk too and never looked back! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762738 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:25:37 +0000 Anagram 1762738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: that's exactly what our problem is here--LO is used to only water in sippies and straw cups-but we just had our official 1 year appointment and her weight is good right now (actually a small gain in % from 9 months) and her ped said she can go down to 16-18 oz of milk (or in our case, milk alternative) a day, so I just decided to go cold-turkey during the day and only put cold bm+hemp milk in a straw cup.</p> <p>Before, LO would have had 6 oz in a bottle at 11 am and another 6 oz at 3 pm, and yesterday with the straw cup she had 3 oz in the morning and 1.5 oz in the afternoon, so with her morning and night time bottles, her overall oz were 17 for the day, which is supposed to be fine! She didn't sleep as well for naps or at night because she didn't eat more to compensate for less milk, but I'm hoping she will catch on to eating more food soon.</p> <p>Again this morning she drank 3 oz out of the straw cup at 11. So we'll see how it goes....it's tough because with the bottle, she just gulps it all down, whereas with the straw cup, she sips it, put it down...sips it, puts it down.. It takes about an hour for her to drink 3 oz. Frustrating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762736 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:25:09 +0000 RsMom 1762736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started at 11 months giving sippy cups with meals and a bottle in the morning and at bedtime. We then cut out the morning bottle and just after 12 months we cut out the bedtime one. He used a straw cup as he could never get the hang of tipping the cup when he was that age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762724 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:21:27 +0000 Mommy Finger 1762724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We went cold turkey at 12 months with a sippy cup. It was a bit of a struggle for awhile but now is ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762722 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:20:13 +0000 Alivoo01 1762722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Sippy cup? straw cup? open cup?</p> <p>@Anagram: DS drinks water from a straw cup just fine. He still takes his milk warm (BM or WCM) so I've been keeping it in a bottle. I'm debating if I want to try a straw cup for his milk even though his milk is warm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762702 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:15:56 +0000 Anagram 1762702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just started transitioning to a straw cup during the day. I will keep a bottle for night before bed till she's 20 if it helps keep her full. But probably until she's a better eater. And she just turned 1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762699 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:15:00 +0000 swedishfish 1762699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are attempting to bottle wean now at 12.5 months. It's not going well, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762696 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:13:11 +0000 Adira 1762696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started weaning right when he turned one. We cut out one bottle a week and replaced it with a cup until he was completely weaned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762695 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:12:49 +0000 loveisstrange 1762695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's 2, we still let her have a bottle with a few oz of water at bedtime. Meh. I think she's just getting to the point where she's ready to give it up. I know that's not a popular choice but Im not too fussed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-you-bottle-wean-1#post-1762693 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 14:12:08 +0000 Alivoo01 1762693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When did you completely wean your LO from the bottle (either water or milk)? </p>