https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:03:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-how-did-you-make-the-transition-off-of-bottles#post-546688 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:37:28 +0000 autumnlove 546688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did it cold turkey at 11.5 months and sent sippy straw cups with her solids. It took a few days for her to get it and not rely on bottles. She is still a lazy sippy drinker and she has good days and bad days with the cup! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-how-did-you-make-the-transition-off-of-bottles#post-546641 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:51:58 +0000 loveisstrange 546641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're going to stop daytime bottles first but still allow her bedtime one, with whole milk instead of formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-how-did-you-make-the-transition-off-of-bottles#post-546598 Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:21:04 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 546598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Why did ped say no more bottles? Just because she is one? Babies can't have bottles anymore once they're twelve months? Why? That's kind if sad.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-how-did-you-make-the-transition-off-of-bottles#post-546494 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:16:03 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 546494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: we're only sending 3 bottles right now. </p> <p>@Mrs. Stroller: I think we're going to slowly transition her off of it, hopefully by 18 months, but definitely before 2 yrs. It seems so sad to take away the thing that has soothed her for so long. :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-how-did-you-make-the-transition-off-of-bottles#post-546407 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:52:44 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 546407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you doing breastmilk or formula/milk in the bottle? My pediatrician said that we can use a bottle with breastmilk for as long as we want with Little M. </p> <p>FWIW in my mom group we just had this conversation and a bunch of moms with 20m+ kids were still using the bottle. Our pediatrician said it doesn't affect their mouth development, etc. to use a bottle. </p> <p>Just thought I'd put that out there in case you decide that switching isn't working. good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-how-did-you-make-the-transition-off-of-bottles#post-546405 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:49:29 +0000 MamaG 546405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare did it for us :) We started a new daycare at one and within 3 days we were done with bottles. They recommended "peer influence". All the other kids were getting sippy cups and she would follow their lead. We also don't take sippy cups to daycare. She just uses the ones they supply.</p> <p>How many bottles is she currently getting per day? We had already decreased to three per day when we quit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-how-did-you-make-the-transition-off-of-bottles#post-546378 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:25:32 +0000 mamimami 546378@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We quit cold turkey at age 1. No problems whatsoever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-how-did-you-make-the-transition-off-of-bottles#post-546370 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:17:03 +0000 pelikila 546370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sent sippy cups with the usual bottles and they would try each feeding with the sippy first and DS would drink as best he could and then he was allowed to finish using his bottle when necessary. They suggested it and worked with him on the sippy way more than I did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/wohm-how-did-you-make-the-transition-off-of-bottles#post-546360 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:03:10 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 546360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The pediatrician said no more bottles. We're trying to figure out what to send to daycare. Do we still send bottles? Or quit cold turkey? How did you make the change?</p> <p>I was thinking of doing it gradually because I know it's going to be a huge shock to her, since that's all she's had all of her life. </p>