No bottle after a year!!!

[Windmills]

I took Daisy's bottle at just before 11 months. She didn't need it, she drinks fine out a cup, and I'd prefer not to rot her teeth. It knocks me sick when I see a 3-4 year old drinking juice out a bottle. My mum is a nursery teacher and the number of kids she sees with tooth decay is disgusting.

 

[JASMAK]

I took Daisy's bottle at just before 11 months. She didn't need it, she drinks fine out a cup, and I'd prefer not to rot her teeth. It knocks me sick when I see a 3-4 year old drinking juice out a bottle. My mum is a nursery teacher and the number of kids she sees with tooth decay is disgusting.

kids/babies shouldn't drink juice anyways. it makes kids fat. a piece of fruit is much more healthy than juice. kelana gets a bottle of water

 

[NuKe]

I cut the teats off Poppy's bottles the day after she turned 1. She wasn't taking any milk anyway, so was just having water in them.

and wait... yes i do give Poppy sugarfree juice!!

 

[annawrigley]

1 is a little early IMO. For us anyway. They still need milk at this age... Noah has water (from a cup... can drink with or without a lid) at mealtimes and milk in a bottle to go to sleep with. He has 2, sometimes 3 a day of 7oz. One before bed, one at his afternoon nap and occasionally one at his morning nap. I think pretty soon I'll cut out the afternoon one (because he can go to sleep without it) and give him 7oz milk in a cup with his lunch instead Hopefully get him off the before-bed one by 18 months and give him 7oz in a cup before bed instead. I recently cut out his nighttime/early morning one which was pretty easy, he'd search around next to my bed where it normally was and go "bot bot! bot bot!" but wasnt too fussed and I just give him a drink of water when he wakes up now. He has 12 teeth so sooner rather than later really. Juice in a bottle is something I cant STAND though, especially when the kid is old enough to run around holding the bottle in their teeth by the teat

 

[crossroads]

My friend keeps asking me when I'm going to give LO "baby juice" as she gives it to her baby. I never know how to answer politely.

 

[nov_mum]

My friend keeps asking me when I'm going to give LO "baby juice" as she gives it to her baby. I never know how to answer politely.

That is a tough one isn't it. I don't give my kids juice either and they are happy with water and milk. On occasion I might add a splash of ginger beer or sugar free lemonade to their water. That is about once a month if we have guests for dinner etc. They generally are not that bothered for that either. My niece had a big bottle of juice from 1 year old. I have to say it made me cringe but not my child, not my choice.