Is this a stupid idea???

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Message edited 7/11/2006 6:58:09 PM.

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I agree with you - Only milk in a bottle.
I was a flight attendant (years ago). I can't tell you how many times moms would hand me a bottle to fill with Pepsi, orange or apple juice - It didn't feel right to me then, and doesn't now that I'm a mom too.

ETA: I just went and picked up my nephew - There is my 18 month old neice drinking fruit punch out of a bottle. I shouldn't be so judgemental because my sister is like, whatever works.
I may be in her shoes one day too.

Message edited 7/7/2006 11:09:43 AM.

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I don't think so. We aim by a year to be off of a bottle, although with Gabriella she was pretty much weaned at a year to a cup. Gianni loves cups! Especially if he just saw his sister drinking out of it.

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It is not stupid, and she should do what you want.

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I havent had to deal with this yet but my guess would be you're doing the right thing - you want him OFF the bottle eventually so only giving milk in the bottle is a good idea. Keep everything else in the sippy cup. Tell your MIL she raised her children already...it's YOUR turn now and she sould take the back seat and just go along for the ride.

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It's totally up to you. My daughter is 2 - drinks out of all kinds of cups and still takes a bottle. I find that especially in the warmer months when I want to get fluid in her she drinks more out of the bottle. So when I want her to drink something I give it to her in a bottle. She has no problem taking a cup I have just not decided to take away the bottle.

It's your child and the decision is totally up to you.

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It is YOUR decision...not hers. This is often an issue when family watches a child. A daycare provider would have to respect your wishes..a MIL or Mom is more likely to do what they want.
Molly never drank juice from a bottle- ever. She drank her bm from a bottle. She went off the bottle at 1 , but only after finding a cup that she loved.

Just tell your MIL that you need her to respect your decisions about your child.

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I don't think it's going to ruin him once. I never gave anything but breast milk or formula from a bottle - unless maybe they were sick & I needed to keep them hydrated with pedialyte or to take medicine when they were refusing.

I think switching to a sippy cup with juice or water is the perfect way to get him off of the bottle. I did it when Joseph turned one. I know some people thought it was early but my reasoning was I was pregnant with #2 & didn't want him taking her bottle, etc. Later I took sippy cups away from him & put him on regular cups. Took her bottle away & gave her sippy cups.

I'm not a fan of seeing toddlers with bottle (or pacifiers) either. I think it's easier to break bad habits when they're younger. I just think "Poor mom to have to deal pacifier & bottles now."

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I think your plan is good but I don't think its something worth fighting over MIL with. Hopefully she only does it this one time and does it your way in the future. We do the same thing. Water and juice from the sippy.

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Ignore her looks...you're correct. The doctor says to wean them off the bottle by one. I still give Jared milk in his bottle...I'm slowly trying to give it to him in his sippy. But all water or juice is given in a sippy.

You could tell her the doctor said so...

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Its has nothing to do w/ fighting w/ my MIL-

If you read through my whole post- Im questioning the looks.... Im curious if my plan is too much to soon???


I know 1 time wont ruin him BUT if the person taking care of him dosent agree- and does the opposite- then there is gonna be some issues...

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I think your plan is a good one. We only did milk in the bottle with Jack and introduced a sippy cup and regular cup with water and juice early on. He can drink from a regular cup now without making a mess at 20 months. If you stick to just milk in the bottle it will make it easier to get off the bottle if he is used to a sippy cup also. You can then just slowly start introducing the milk in a sippy or regular cup and it should be an easy transiton.

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I agree with you... for us :

bottles are for milk/formula
cups are for juice/water

I dont want her to get into any other habits that I will have to break later on.

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You didnt upset me-

Its just that fighting with her has nothing to do with this thread... I didnt fight with her- but when I told her- I didnt want it to be given this way- she looked at me like I was nuts...

I was wondering if her looks were justified... and if maybe Im being unrealistic in saying that I dont feel juice/ water she'd be given through a bottle (for my son) when he is more than capable of drinking from a cup....???

She didnt use my bottle- she has her own-so there is really no way of avoiding it.....



Personally- I think she is totally bummed out- that she no longer gets to feed him (since we cut out one bottle- he no longer take a bottle while he is there) and figured she'd put the water in the bottle so she could!

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Posted by Princessmaris

You didnt upset me-

Its just that fighting with her has nothing to do with this thread... I didnt fight with her- but when I told her- I didnt want it to be given this way- she looked at me like I was nuts...

I was wondering if her looks were justified... and if maybe Im being unrealistic in saying that I dont feel juice/ water she'd be given through a bottle (for my son) when he is more than capable of drinking from a cup....???

She didnt use my bottle- she has her own-so there is really no way of avoiding it.....



Personally- I think she is totally bummed out- that she no longer gets to feed him (since we cut out one bottle- he no longer take a bottle while he is there) and figured she'd put the water in the bottle so she could!

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Your idea is not stupid at all. I strictly gave my little Jenna her formula in her bottle and only water or juice in a sippy cup. It worked great for me she was off the bottle completely by 13 months.

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Not that I know from experience but you sound like you are on the right path. I think that anything you do, your MIL will have a problem with.

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No, you are not being ridiculous and yes, it does matter if it is given through a bottle. You are trying to train your child and I think your MIL is way out of line. When my children could drink from a sippy cup, the bottle was gone (right around one year old). Your MIL needs to understand, that no matter what she thinks, it is your decision and not hers. True, while your child is at her house, there may times regarding other matters when she has to make a decision that my conflice with what you want (children can be unpredictable). However, regarding this matter, she has no right to disregard your instructions. I take of my grandson on a regular basis, and, if my daughter tells me she wants something done a certain way, I don't question it. This is HER child not mine. Someone needs to set this woman straight.