Weaning off bottle

[Tatia]

My 1 yr old mindee is currently being weaned from bottle. I was very apprehensive about naptime (today was first time to give it a go) but I laid him down, stood in the corner so he couldn't see me but I could observe him and after only about 2 or 3 minutes of soft grizzling, he went right off to sleep! His mum is going to be really pleased.

[deeb66]

Good job

Hope it continues.....will also need mum to be consistent too

[Tatia]

Easier for me in the daytime than for her in the early hours of the morning!

[sarah707]

Well done you! A bit early perhaps at 1, but if it's working then great!

[Tatia]

It was his Mum's idea but in The States, we generally start weaning off the bottle at about 1 so I didn't even question it.

I've been thinking abut this though since she first brought it up with me. I breastfed my daughter til she was 19 months old and she initiated the weaning herself (on holiday, too much other stuff to do). My other children were breastfed anywhere from 6 to 9 months and then weaned from bottle at 1. I was so much quicker about weaning from bottle than from breast. I wonder why? Granted, I think a lot of it was cos I knew she was my last baby and it was difficult to let go of that closeness. But I do believe in extended breastfeeding so am starting to waffle on the bottle weaning at 1 a bit now.

Still, I'm working in partnership with parents, aren't I?

[angeldelight]

Thats great Tatia

All my children and grandchildre were weaned off their bottles at around 10mths once they were able to hold a cup

The babies I mind are the same

Well done

Angel xx