Bottles at Nap

[Secondtimearound]

I never thought of choking hazard !! Yikes I have dcb at 2 and parents are insistent that it is a comfort he needs also a 17 month old who goes down with milk , she is undersized and very picky eater . Hmmm not sure what to do ?

[Crayola kiddies]

Seems like a no brainer to me. The 2 yr old doesn't need it ... The parents need it cause they don't want to have confrontation at bed time ... They just want to kid to shut up and go to sleep. Seriously no bottles after a year ... It's not necessary and the longer the parent waits to take it away the harder it is for the child ... The 17 month old is under weight perhaps because she us filling up on milk ... Perhaps not eating as much as she know the bottle is coming .... Put the liquid in a cup and that's it ... Yes you will have a few difficult naps at first but it won't take long.

[Secondtimearound]

Oh my goodness !!!! Knowledge is .....? I read this post this morning and was shocked !!! Yikes never thought of anything giving my 2 dck their bottles at nap !!! So I decided wow ok no more bottles at nap !!!!! Oh my !!!!!! Dcb aged 2 was just confused , where's bubba um I just prattled on to him sleep tight !!! And walked out !! His parents have zero issue as its a comfort to him ! But my 17 month old dcg screamed her head off for 45 min !!!!! Yesterday she laid down beautifully !!! Lol so while I'm happier that it is safer !!! (Thank you !!) my head is killing me !!!

[mickyc]

nap time around here was about the same as yesterday. I gave dcb his bottle in his chair. Mom sent him a small one today as she wants to start weaning him off. He drank his whole bottle even after eating his whole lunch. He must have been stuffed! He cried for about 10 minutes before he went to sleep.

I didn't have my 12 month old today but will do the same again with her tomorrow.

[5 Little Monkeys]

Seems like a no brainer to me. The 2 yr old doesn't need it ... The parents need it cause they don't want to have confrontation at bed time ... They just want to kid to shut up and go to sleep. Seriously no bottles after a year ... It's not necessary and the longer the parent waits to take it away the harder it is for the child ... The 17 month old is under weight perhaps because she us filling up on milk ... Perhaps not eating as much as she know the bottle is coming .... Put the liquid in a cup and that's it ... Yes you will have a few difficult naps at first but it won't take long.

While I do think that some parents use the bottle for the reason you stated, I do know some parents who have kept the bottle longer than I think is necessary because it's a bonding time for them and the parent isn't ready to give that up. It's not how I would do things but they aren't my children and how they do things at home is out of my control.

[playfelt]

Have never understood the link between bottle and bonding - yes when they were infants but you can hold and cuddle your even very large child while THEY hold their sippy cup and drink it. In fact it gives you two hands/arms to cuddle with.

[Secondtimearound]

Well I never put my own children down with one but honestly never even thought about it !!! So everyone is sleeping nicely now !!! And all is good ! I think I'm still old school where we did everything the parents wanted , I've got to get back into the game !!

[Crayola kiddies]

While I do think that some parents use the bottle for the reason you stated, I do know some parents who have kept the bottle longer than I think is necessary because it's a bonding time for them and the parent isn't ready to give that up. It's not how I would do things but they aren't my children and how they do things at home is out of my control.

I'm not sure how putting a child to bed with a bottle is bonding

[Crayola kiddies]

Well I never put my own children down with one but honestly never even thought about it !!! So everyone is sleeping nicely now !!! And all is good ! I think I'm still old school where we did everything the parents wanted , I've got to get back into the game !!

Yes they are not your boss .... This is your business .. Your house.... Your insurance (liability) .... You sometimes need to do what you know is best.

[playfelt]

I'm not sure how putting a child to bed with a bottle is bonding

I took it to mean that some parents keep their child on a bottle so that they can have that time especially in the evening to cuddle with the child and keep the child dependent on them so that they feel needed. It is about the parents not the child.