The other day, Jaxon fell asleep like this. It was really funny to watch him sway back and forth and try to keep his head from not bobbing. It killed me not to go pick him and cuddle him to sleep, but I was having more fun laughing. I have been taking my kids to the free youth lunch at the park. They serve free lunch to any child 18 or younger from 11:30-12:30, Monday through Friday. It is beyond great. I take them at 11, let them play for 30 minutes, then we have our picnic and then when I get home, time for bed. And the park is only a few blocks away. Anyways, Jaxon played a little hard this day...went to bed late, woke up early kind of thing! So, he was tired. You'd have to be to fall asleep sitting straight up.***On a side note: He never would/wanted a bottle until he quit nursing at 11 months. And now...you know where I am going with this...he won't give it up. He is now 16 months, and I want him OFF...any suggestions!
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That is so cute! What a tired little man!
I, too, need some suggestions as to how to get Mariah off her bottle. She's nearing 16 months, and she's so addicted to it! She does fine with a sippy throughout the day, but at naptime & bedtime, it HAS to be a bottle, no substitutions! Pass along any advice you find, will you? :)
When should I be trying to get Payton off a binki? He's had one everyday since birth.
I don't know if this will work with a bottle the same way it worked with binkie but you could try cutting off the nipple. It is so long ago I don't remember how I got Tayson off the bottle but I know that cutting the nipple off his binkie worked like a charm. Just cut it off one bottle that isn't a nice one. It's worth a try. Tell your sister that she doesn't need to worry about the binkie yet but we in the dental field like to see them off by 2 to 2 1/2 and definately no later than 3. (It can ruin those pearly whites.)
I babysat a little guy that was completely ADDICTED to his bottle at naptime. He was about 2-2 1/2 at the time, and I knew he needed to start saying "bye-bye" to the "baba". At lunch he was given milk or juice, and then for naptime (right after), his bottle was filled with plain water. It didn't take too long before he stopped wanting the bottle at naptime. The routine stayed the same...tuck in with his favorite blanket, hand him his bottle, etc., but before long the blanket was what he needed to sleep, and not the bottle.
Of course, our Stacie didn't want to give up the bottle either. We finally just told her that babies use bottles and not big girls. She decided that she was a big girl and threw her bottles in the garbage can. Whenever she would ask for one after that, we could honestly say, "you threw them away, remember?" Good luck!
I can't even believe that!! So cute!
CUTIE PIE!!
K here is a break down of what happened in the Nelson Household of Bottle Breaking!!
Jeffrey and Ryley both bit off the top of their bottle nipples. COLD TURKEY, bad for mommy bad for baby! But that's what had to be done for them!
Brax I took it slower! I started by only giving it to him at naptime and bedtime. Then once he fell asleep I crept in and took it away from him, so he didn't wake up with it and want more! Then I also kept it out of sight the rest of the day! OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND, it worked! Then days following I kept giving him less and less in his bottle and convinced him that his bottle was broke and he needed to be a big boy like his brothers and have a cup! I enjoyed this method lots better than the first! But it worked! I hope this helps!
I agree. It's got to be COLD TURKEY! Don't worry about timing. I just barely got Walker off the bottle. I LOST his bottle between leaving the mall and arriving at the car. Can you imagine the panic when I realized I didn't have it!? The first night, BOY was he mad at me. The second night he was more sad than anything. I tried giving him the sippie cup instead, but he wouldn't have anything to do with that. It only took 3 nights for him to not even ask for it. Just be patient.
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