my poor little boy! mean mama!

[majubee]

I took away the bottle from my little boy, he will be 4 in August. ok, it is not really a bottle but it might as well be. it is a soft spout sippy cup that he drinks 3-5 or 6 cups of milk in each day. he drinks the larger amount when he is having a bad day and wants that extra comfort. I say he drinks so much milk because he weaned from the breast too soon but who knows. he is not under weight or anything but I can't help but think he would be eating more food if he wasn't drinking so much milk each day. not to mention maybe he would wet the bed less because a lot of that milk is in the evening.

well his grandma brough him over a new cup yesterday with a built in straw and he really liked the cup, 2 of them I mean, a blue one and a green one. so I told him once again that if he gave up his baby cup then he could pick out a new toy. we went to the store and he picked out a toy all on his own and was really excited about the toy and he understood that the new toy meant no more baby cup. well I compromised with him, I told him he could have water only in the baby cup if he really wanted the baby cup and he seemed happy with that idea.

well he played with his toy for hours and he really likes it but after hours went by he wanted he baby cup with milk in it. I had to tell him no. :( poor kid was so disapointed.

he asked for it a few times last night and I kept calmly telling him that he could have water in the baby cup or he could have milk in his new cup. he gave up.

then first thing this morning he asked for milk in his baby cup. I asked him if he wanted milk in his green cup or his blue cup. he said green. when I tried to give it to him he started to cry and saying he wanted his baby cup. I asked if he wanted water in his baby cup or milk in his new cup and cried and said "nothing". then he ate 2 cereal bars and had nothing to drink.

he is fine now. he is playing with his new toy and seems happy.

I just feel so guilty that I took away his baby cup and I am tempted to give it back. I know I need to stand by what I said but maybe I was wrong to say it.

[babymakes4]

Do not give him the option of having water in the "baby cup" throw it away. At 4 he is old enough to understand. All the milk is bad for him, and if he is sucking on the sippy like a bottle it's really bad for his teeth. Out with the old, in with the new. I know it's hard. I have been there, you "baby cup" hanging around isn't doing anyone good. Go get it and throw it away. Then it isn't an option. He is a big boy now and can drink from a big boy cup.

[chickabiddy]

At that age he should be having no more than 24 ounces of cow milk per day.

[majubee]

I am staying strong so far! he hasn't gone for the idea of water in the baby cup by the way. I haven't bothered to throw them away yet because they are in good shape and I figure baby girl can use them.

At that age he should be having no more than 24 ounces of cow milk per day.

his pedia. said 3-4 cups a day is good for his age. that is what he would usually have but occasionally he would ask for more. guess I failed to mention it is soy milk, not cows milk if it matters.

[alejorge]

Don't give it back. I know you feel guilty but he is old enough now to not need it that much. I am having the hardest time breaking my 2 older kids of the bottle. They were formula fed and so they have always had bottles. They are 3yeras and 2 years old. I am breaking them of it soon though. I just need some really good pointers on how to do it. Should I just go cold turkey on them or what? They only get the 1 bottle a day and that is right when they go to bed at night. I hope that you little man gets better at his new cup and not wanting his baby cup back. Good luck.

[MadisonsMommy]

So my friend had a little girl who would not get rid of her bottle. My friend put a dead roach in her little girls bottle and showed it to her. The little girl was grossed out and did not want to go near her bottle. The little girl even threw the bottle away herself. Anytime she would ask for the bottle her mom would say remember the gross roach. Lol... It worked for them