How do I get my two year old off the bottle?

Question

She was two in March, and she loves her bottle. I feel like I have tried everything, buying pretty sippy cups, telling her "no" and giving her a sippy cup. I am not sure what to do! Please no rude answers.

Answer 1

cold turkey is the only route.  Explain to her that big girls drink from cups and babys drink from bottles.  Tell her its time to give her bottles to the babies and have her put the bottles in a bag.  You tell her you are taking them to the babies and just throw them away.  When she cries you just tell her that she cant have them back because you gave them away.  Additionally, go to the store and have her pick out a very special sippy cup wiether it be a special cartoon caracter, color or decoration, if she picks it out herself she might want to use it.

Answer 2

I set an arbitrary time in my head. One work week. Each day she gets one less bottle. Don't get upset or frustrated so that she won't associate getting off the bottle with stress. Put her to bed with a small stuffed animal (take it out of her bed when she goes to sleep) Good luck .

Answer 3

Throw out the bottles. No other choice then.

Answer 4

it's very simple, throw the bottles away, and don't buy anymore. She might cry for three days tops, then it's all behind you

Answer 5

Not being rude but taking them off the bottle at 1 year is much easier than waiting until they are 2.  There is no simple way to do this you just need to take her bottles away and give her a sippy cup she will drink out of it if she is thirsty enough. Best of luck!

Answer 6

kids just really hate change, but they get used to it and will eventually forget about the bottle.  Best bet is to do it slowly, replace one bottle at a time.  Start with one at a time when she is in a good mood, usually bedtime bottle is the last to go as they seem to be most attached to that one.  You just have to offer her the cup, and if she wants to drink, then it must be the cup.  Try to make it sound as fun as possible, maybe even give her a little reward the first time.  My son threw his cup across the room the first time I tried, but after a couple of times he took it.  We slowly weaned him off and in a couple of months he was fine.

Answer 7

have her throw them away, and only giving her sippy cups, or regular cups. she is young she will adjust. it might take a couple of days but if you don't give in, she wont care about the bottle any more. i got my daughter off her passi by making her throw them away and giving her a prise for everyone that she through out. she never looked back. Your daughter will drink out of a cup, you just have to be the strong one.

Answer 8

Stop giving her a bottle.  By the way...common sense answers aren't rude.  They're just answers you don't want.

Answer 9

Well. . my son is now 4 i also have a 2 year old lass, and. with my son. . i cant really remember but he did have a dummy till he was about 2 and a half mb 3 and  we just took it off him. and he did cry for a bit and some times makes you feel guilty.  but its all part in parcel of being a parent. it only took about  a week. .which isn't long.

With my little girl. . she came off no problem. Just dont give her the bottle no matter how much she crys for it,  And maybe give her a reward if she drinks from her sippy cup,. It will feel like a life time but it wont be that long.

Good luck

Answer 10

Simple fix.  Throw them out.  You are not doing her any good by giving her a bottle.