Which bottle should I drop?

My girls are still on 3 bottles (posted a few days ago about something similiar). Anyway, I have been giving them bkft and a snack and they still want that afternoon bottle before their nap. I put them down and they don't go to sleep and cry. So I give in and give it. Should I get rid of the a.m. bottle? We had no probs at all getting my DS off the bottle. They seem to be a little more difficult. And by all means they aren't tiny, both are 19-20 lbs.

TIA~!

 

Mine are younger than yours so I dont have any real advice. Do they drink a lot before their nap? It sounds like it maybe a comfort thing? Maybe you could reduce the quantity little by little and see what happens or offer more food previous to their nap? Just some ideas, not sure if they´re any good to you though!

 

I still don't really understand why they would *need* to drop bottles. I mean, they'll transition to a cup eventually, and they'll drink more than three times a day...

 

I would just let them have it if they want it. I dont see the need to drop a bottle at this point, but that is JMO.

 

I didn't drop that afternoon bottle yet either by 10 months, I think it was after my dd turned a year when I dropped it down by watering down the milk, but I was transitioning to a sippy cup at the same time so the sippy had the "good" stuff in it and the bottle had the "bad" stuff in it

 

If it makes them happily go down for their naps, I'd say continue giving them the bottle. What does it hurt? They will drop it once they are ready ^_^ It might just be a comfort thing for them

 

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I would just let them have it if they want it. I dont see the need to drop a bottle at this point, but that is JMO.


ITA. I would think three bottles at this age is appropriate.

 

mmmmh, makes me thinking, mine are over 10 months (born @37wks) and they still do 4 bottles, my pedi said it's too early to drop even the 4th bottle.
they take a 7am, 11am, 3pm and 7pm....the 3pm is the one that is now only 4-5oz instead of 7oz like all others...

my babies do not eat much solids yet, I do 3 meals with them and they are still only eating a couple tbsp cereal and split 1 x 4oz jar of earth best 2nd stage. my girl now starts eating a bit small pieces of fingerfood, but very little. my boy still starts choking on real food and so it will be a while for us.
my pedi said the average milk intake still should be 28-34oz in 24 hours....

alexa