Anyone elses 8 month old not hold their own bottle?

[Staceysparkle]

LO is 8 and a half months old and isn't interested in holding his own bottle in the slightest. I'm quite happy as I love feeding him and its about the only thing that makes him still seem like a little baby now he's crawling and becoming more independent. I hadn't even given it a second thought until a few friends commented the other day that their LOs were holding their own bottles at his age.

 

[fidget]

lucas does hold his own bottle but he doesn't like to! i just started holding it out to him, just out of his reach until he reached out and took it. i lay him on the sofa propped up by a pillow as he doesn't know how to tilt it up though

 

[allyk]

Me!!! My lo has not interest in holding it while feeding but will happily play with empty bottle afterwards. I did think maybe it was because I use mam bottles and they are heavier. Tbh I wouldn't listen to anyone else, at least we still get cuddles whilst feeding

 

[brunette&bubs]

my son is 9 months old and doesn't hold his own bottle
it doesnt bother me though...he only takes a bottle first thing in the morning and before bed so i enjoy the cuddles

 

[Emzywemzy]

Holly never held her own bottle, always preferred me to hold it for her and I was happy to do so She stopped having bottles at 13 months and holds her own beaker no problem though

 

[Barbles]

My little girl never held hers until she was about 11 months, I kept waiting for her to do it and then when she could I missed it.
MY sons is trying to hold his already but cant as its too heavy yet.

 

[Louppey]

Coralie only started doing this herself about a week ago and she certainly doesn't do it consistently! She's far too lazy, she'd rather I do it lol

 

[starangel27]

my 14 month old still doesnt hold his own bottle

 

[bigbetty]

my son is 9 months old and doesn't hold his own bottle
it doesnt bother me though...he only takes a bottle first thing in the morning and before bed so i enjoy the cuddles

Exactly this

 

[Jem88]

My LO has just turned 9 months and only the past few days she's started wanting to hold her own bottle, but she can only hold it if she's laying down on the couch/her cot. She has tried but failed until now, but i think thats because we use dr browns and they we're too heavy/big. x

 

[Louppey]

How many bottles are everyone's LO's having? After seeing brunette&bubs post i'm starting to think maybe I should drop Coralie's afternoon bottle? At the mo she has three x

 

[jimjams79]

my LO isn't quite 8 months but doesn't hold her own bottle.
I hadn't even thought of it til I saw 2 5 month olds at baby group last week holding it themselves with minimal help.
I'm not that bothered coz i get cuddles and am missing the closeness of breastfeeding now that we're down to 1 breastfeed per day.
Teaching her to hold the water cup is more important to me at this point!

 

[ginny]

My 9 month old doesn't, think it's because they are dr brown and too heavy, I don't want him too though! He's crawling about so much now, I enjoy the little cuddles. In answer to Louppeys question, we've just dropped the pm bottle and trying 2 as he stopped eating as much food, he's eaten loads again today because he hasn't had his pm bottle, still having 18 oz though, 8 in morning, 2 mixed in cereal and 8 at night, hope this helps x

 

[Louppey]

Thanks ginny, as always

 

[bubbles123]

My son is 20 months and doesn't hold his own bottle!

 

[patch2006uk]

I don't see why it would matter to be honest. Breastfed babies don't ever hold a bottle to feed themselves, so it's nothing that a baby has to learn. It's also nice to have the bodily contact at feeding time.

Is he drinking out of a cup at all? Maybe teach him that rather than bottle holding

 

[sapphire1]

Holly doesn't hold her own bottle and she's nearly 11 months - lazy madam Louppey, Holly still has 3 bottles (21oz a day) - her dietician said it's fine.

 

[stardust599]

My 12 month old doesn't hold her own yet.

She can drink from a sippy or straw cup fine though!

She has 2 5-6oz bottles a day now and most of her diet is solids xx

 

[Ice Cold Cube]

My boy is 14 months old and still doesn't hold his bottle! He could, if he wanted to, he's just soooooooooo lazy!

Laura x

 

[cissyhope]

my 14 month old still doesnt hold his own bottle

^^snap! though i know he can hold it but just he wont x