My 18 month still drinks milk from Avent Bottle

[cybil2403]

Any advice? I have an 18 month old and she still drinks her milk from an Avent bottle with a teat. I've tried persevering but wonder how long I do it for. She drinks her water from either a bottle with a straw or a 360 degree beaker (non drip) with no problems. If I try different bottles for her water shes happy to try.

[annie0000]

Is she resistant to taking the milk from anything else? My two used the avent bottle with the sippy cup tops in place of the teat as an in between stop. Presumably it is just for a night time drink so I would say it doesn't really matter too much, but if she is happy to try, I would persevere. Just keep telling her that big girls drink from big girl cups and she will soon get the message. We just told our youngest that he wasn't old enough for a proper cup and that got him going to prove us wrong! Didn't work on the eldest, he would still be happy to drink from a bottle, be fed from a spoon, wear nappys, be washed and dressed by us and be carried everywhere - if he got the chance - he is 8 and has no desire for any independence - lazy little sod!! lol.

[warpig3]

Sorry cybil, I dont have an answer for you but my 14 month still drinks milk from a bottle and I see no change in sight. she wont even drink from a beaker unless you take the lid off. I have to say I am not overly worried about it as I am presuming that she will find her own way (eventually)

Do not despair, things could be worse, my sister in laws eldest still takes a bottle going to bed and he is coming on 5!!!!!!!

[McNoodle]

My boy is 20 months, drinks water from a beaker but still has his bottles of milk in the morning and at bed time. I'm not concerned about it?

[cybil2403]

Hi all, Thanks for your advice, I'll take on board what you've all said, think I've been looking at too many books!!

[B00]

Why do you feel the need to take a bottlew with teat from her?

My daughter was still drinking her nighttime milk from bottles with teats when 3, so you've nothing to worry about. My health visitor (during her 2 year old check) made a face like a cats bum when i told her.

It did occasionally niggle at me, but I reasoned that whilst she was drinking milk which is obviously good for her, I really couldn't give a stuff what she drank it from!

She weaned herself off bottles when she was about....3 and a half, far better this way than nightime becoming stressful for you and her.

Seriously, it's such a little thing, yours is still a baby- don't worry about it, if she wants her bottle- let her have it.

[elaine33]

bedtime bottles are such a comfort to little ones. don't worry about it.

[Lore]

My daughter is 2 and a half, she can drink from a cup with no problems at all but if I even dared to put her bed time milk in anything other than a bottle, there'd be no sleep for anyone!!

I really would like her to stop using them because of her being able to use cups / straws etc so well.
However, her little brother (10 months) uses bottles, so I couldn't take her little bit of comfort away from her. It wouldn't be fair to let one without the other when it's such an important part of her bedtime routine.

I'm sure she'll tell me when she's ready to move on.
I think sometimes, we expect a little too much from our babies. Try not to worry about it, she already has the skills to drink from a straw or beaker so the odd bottle won't hurt.