https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 08 May 2026 04:12:54 +0000 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:07:38 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=35013 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35013&PID=1115653&title=need-help-getting-3yr-old-off-the-bottle#1115653 Author: arohanui
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Posted: 01 August 2010 at 11:07pm

Another thought is that you could get your younger one off the bottle too..... special different cups for both kids. Make it a big deal, talk about it lots, send all the bottles away so that it's just not an option.]]> Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:07:38 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35013&PID=1115653&title=need-help-getting-3yr-old-off-the-bottle#1115653 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35013&PID=1115561&title=need-help-getting-3yr-old-off-the-bottle#1115561 Author: KirbyO
Subject: 35013
Posted: 01 August 2010 at 8:55pm

Thanks for the posts will be trying out both methods as i think he is definitly ready to come off the bottle.]]> Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:55:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35013&PID=1115561&title=need-help-getting-3yr-old-off-the-bottle#1115561 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35013&PID=1115130&title=need-help-getting-3yr-old-off-the-bottle#1115130 Author: caraMel
Subject: 35013
Posted: 01 August 2010 at 9:55am

With my daughter we chose a special big girl cup at the supermarket but she was only allowed to use it when she stopped having her bottles.
We left it on the bench all ready to go and let her tell us she wanted that instead of the bottles.
We put all the bottles in a bag and sent them away for new babies who needed them and when she asked for them were able to remind her they were gone.

I guess it is not so straightforward for you, having the younger one still on the bottle but maybe you could make a big deal about him being big enough to have the special new cup and little brother is not big enough yet so can't have it?

Good luck!]]> Sun, 01 Aug 2010 09:55:17 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35013&PID=1115130&title=need-help-getting-3yr-old-off-the-bottle#1115130 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35013&PID=1115075&title=need-help-getting-3yr-old-off-the-bottle#1115075 Author: NikkiB
Subject: 35013
Posted: 01 August 2010 at 8:40am

I don't know if this will help, but to get my DS1 off his night bottle, I started giving him his bottle earlier and earlier at night, so he was having more and more awake time after his bottle, before going to sleep. It got to a stage when he totally forgot about a night bottle. Once in a blue moon, he'll ask for a bottle and I just say to him he doesn't have a bottle now, that he just had a book read to him - he seems pretty happy with that.

And when DS1 stopped having a day sleep, that bottle also got dropped.

Hope this helps. I found it a very stress free approach ]]> Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:40:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35013&PID=1115075&title=need-help-getting-3yr-old-off-the-bottle#1115075 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35013&PID=1114983&title=need-help-getting-3yr-old-off-the-bottle#1114983 Author: KirbyO
Subject: 35013
Posted: 31 July 2010 at 10:06pm

Hi all my 3yr old son Thomas is extremely reluctant to give up his bottle. I try to take it away but as i still have a little one on a bottle im finding it hard. Ive tried telling him that only babies have bottles and that he is a big boy and has his cup but he says he is a baby and needs a bottle. Im a little lost on what to do as he requires up to 3 bottles to go to sleep at night and frankley im shattered by the time he is down. His brother who is 21 months has one bottle and is out like a light. I need help badly im am wanting to settle down in a more suitable routine. ]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:06:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35013&PID=1114983&title=need-help-getting-3yr-old-off-the-bottle#1114983