When To Wean Your Baby From The Bottle

I've seen many parents giving their children bottles at age 3, but weaning from the bottle can actually be done around 12-18 months of age. In fact, both my children were weaned off the bottle shortly after their first birthdays. Weaning was relatively stress free because I had established eating and sleeping routines early on. A few minor changes in these routines was all it took to wean them completely off the bottle.

There are a few reasons why I decided to wean my children from the bottle at this age:

• A child who drinks from the bottle has a greater chance of developing tooth decay and improper dental development.
• Bottle feeding can interfere with a child's nutritional needs because they may not consume enough solid foods.
• It may be more difficult to wean an older child from the bottle than a younger child.
• I hated washing bottles!

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