I'm so tired of hubby arguing about the bottle?

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jina

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My daughter is almost 15 mths old. I took the bottle away about a month ago and well she hasn't been drinking a lot of milk from her cup. Well I just had a fight with my husband because he wants me to continue using the bottle to give her milk. She just got 3 teeth coming in this month and I don't want to go back to the bottle. I want to encourage and get her to drink from her cup. He's been raised slow practically all his life. His mom let him drink coke from the bottle when he was like 7-8 years old. He's 24 married with a baby and his parents treat him like a 5 year old.

I'm so fu*cking stressed and aggravated because sure he's never been pushed or motivated to do anything all his life and now he's acting like just his parents. I don't want my daughter to go back down to the bottle what the hell...I want her to learn to drink more than sips from the cup. On top of that it's not like he knows anything about his daughter besides what I tell him. He never feeds her or watches her or nothing and only has a part time job so it's not like because he works. GEEEZ

I'm not asking for much advice...I'm just venting. I'm the type that gets things done. I like to do things quickly as they come. My husband and his parents.....they want to take years...to "plan" for a decade...on sh*t that's common sense. Common sense to them is like rocket science.
 
Well, maybe you can get some books and show him the development of the children and get him to be involved. I understand that it's better to be ahead than behind.
 
Go ahead and vent, this is the best place! If it has been a month without the bottle, honestly, I wouldn't give it back either. Just keep offering her the cup, maybe try more often through out the day. Maybe she doesn't like that type of cup, does it have a soft spout like a bottle nipple does? Those are the best to start out with. Good luck!
 
my daughter is 15 months old and she has been off bottles since 12 months and she is pushing us for adult cups, she drinks from nuby sippy cups at night and sports jugs in the day time.
you shouldnt give in because its been a month now and theres no point in going back- so she and your husband have to grow up
 
Don't put her back on the bottle. When my daughter first went to the sippy cup I called the doctor because I was concerned she was dehydrated. She was only taking a few sips here and there out of the cup and I was worried. The doctor said if she's thirsty she'll drink. Well she did. Now she drinks like a pro. It took about a week. Make sure you try different cups thou to give her options.
 
Find as much information you can regarding this issue. Print off the internet, visit the library and get books, whatever you can physically hand him. Argue your point as much as you see fit. Call your pediatrician and ask them what they think. I'm pretty sure they'll agree with you. Good luck to you and the little one.
 
I understand your frustration. Have you tried the Nuby brand sippy cups? they have a soft silicone spout that even breast fed babies accept fairly well.
 
Cow's milk isn't all that healthy anyway. *shrug*

I wouldn't put a 15 month old back on the bottle. She probably won't know how to drink it anyway. My twins have no clue what to do with a bottle but they had them until 18 months.
 
Offering a bottle at this point would be a giant step backwards. I know how hard it is...I offered a cup when my daughter was 5 months old, and she wanted NOTHING to do with it. Even at the one year mark she refused her cup. In the end it was pretty much a cold-turkey switch. We simply took the bottle away. There were some really hard days, but we got through it. There were many days where I thought she wasn't drinking enough, but she was. Now she guzzles her milk, water, juice, whatever. She took to the cup well once she learned it was the only way for her to drink. We tried many types of cups, and I think that really helped - we learned which ones she liked best. This phase won't last forever - before you know it, your daughter will be doing the same things...unless you start offering a bottle again, per hubby's wishes. Tell him to forget it. Best of luck.
 
Cow's milk isn't all that healthy anyway. *shrug*

I wouldn't put a 15 month old back on the bottle. She probably won't know how to drink it anyway. My twins have no clue what to do with a bottle but they had them until 18 months.
 
Offering a bottle at this point would be a giant step backwards. I know how hard it is...I offered a cup when my daughter was 5 months old, and she wanted NOTHING to do with it. Even at the one year mark she refused her cup. In the end it was pretty much a cold-turkey switch. We simply took the bottle away. There were some really hard days, but we got through it. There were many days where I thought she wasn't drinking enough, but she was. Now she guzzles her milk, water, juice, whatever. She took to the cup well once she learned it was the only way for her to drink. We tried many types of cups, and I think that really helped - we learned which ones she liked best. This phase won't last forever - before you know it, your daughter will be doing the same things...unless you start offering a bottle again, per hubby's wishes. Tell him to forget it. Best of luck.
 
Offering a bottle at this point would be a giant step backwards. I know how hard it is...I offered a cup when my daughter was 5 months old, and she wanted NOTHING to do with it. Even at the one year mark she refused her cup. In the end it was pretty much a cold-turkey switch. We simply took the bottle away. There were some really hard days, but we got through it. There were many days where I thought she wasn't drinking enough, but she was. Now she guzzles her milk, water, juice, whatever. She took to the cup well once she learned it was the only way for her to drink. We tried many types of cups, and I think that really helped - we learned which ones she liked best. This phase won't last forever - before you know it, your daughter will be doing the same things...unless you start offering a bottle again, per hubby's wishes. Tell him to forget it. Best of luck.
 
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