New dcb and bottles

[mickyc]

oh they learn quickly here! lol
There is no reason why they can't give the liquids in a sippy cup. I never ever put anything other than formula in my daughter's bottle. Not even regular milk. I do remember when transitioning my daughter off bottles I felt a little weird not giving her so much milk. I did ask the doctor even if she was getting enough. He assured me that she was getting what she needed from her food intake and that as long as she was getting some dairy (didn't have to be in the form of milk) that she would be fine. It is a hard adjustment for parents. Now that I have had so many little ones with bottles over the years I usually get weaning them quickly regardless of parents thoughts on it. I still have a 20 month old who gets fed 2 bottles at home in the morning. Then mom says he hasn't eaten his breakfast. Ummmm.. ya think!?! LOL what they do at home is up to them but here no bottles after 15 months.

[AmandaKDT]

oh they learn quickly here! lol
There is no reason why they can't give the liquids in a sippy cup. I never ever put anything other than formula in my daughter's bottle. Not even regular milk. I do remember when transitioning my daughter off bottles I felt a little weird not giving her so much milk. I did ask the doctor even if she was getting enough. He assured me that she was getting what she needed from her food intake and that as long as she was getting some dairy (didn't have to be in the form of milk) that she would be fine. It is a hard adjustment for parents. Now that I have had so many little ones with bottles over the years I usually get weaning them quickly regardless of parents thoughts on it. I still have a 20 month old who gets fed 2 bottles at home in the morning. Then mom says he hasn't eaten his breakfast. Ummmm.. ya think!?! LOL what they do at home is up to them but here no bottles after 15 months.

Thanks! They for sure DO learn quick at daycare. I totally do my own thing and encourage independence. I think my plan will be to offer formula/whatever at snack times in a sippy cup and give a bottle after lunch, atleast for the first while. I would rather do a quick transition to doing no bottles after 15 months old either, it isn't necessary for them to have bottles at that age.