he cant do it im a bad mum

[Sarah&Braydon]

wen i went to the HV last week it was a diffo one worse than the normal one and she asked how i was putting B to bed now and i sed put him in bed give him a bottle and i sit down behind his cot so he cant see me till he is asleep
she sed that i was doing it all wrong i should be having a beaker of milk in his room then wen his finished it lay down and go to sleep and i ve been trying it for the last week but he just cant do it wot am i going to do ??

 

[Terrie]

some children need a bottle not a beaker as they see it as routine, a comfort thing 'right ive had my bottle now its sleep time' i wouldnt stop giving him a bottle if its helping to settle him... if Braydon was 4 years old then yes he shouldnt be having a bottle but hes not even 2 yet!

 

[SarahH]

my HV told me the same about Arianna and she's just about 1 I wouldnt worry hun. I told the HV I would change it when I felt right about it.

 

[mary70]

Sarah ignore her all kids r different and if that works for braydon then thats what you do, as parents we find what works for our own kids and thats what we do, you r a fab mum and never doubt it

 

[Dee1985]

dont listen to her,
Dior is nearly 2 and a half has a bottle of milk to go to sleep. i give her a bottle of milk, and her dummy shut the door and she then drops of to sleep

 

[annie4]

do you know what i hate about hv's - they read a book and then think ALL babies have to do as it says in the book - tell your hv what i told mine - my baby hasn't read the book yet - lets be honest he is still only a baby for gods sake - if he wants a bottle give it to him dont make his/your life a misery over a blooming bottle - and remember - he wont want a bottle when he is 16 - he will change to a beaker when the time is right ps - dont think my hv likes me very much

 

[mrs_tommo22]

Sarah tell her to fuck off, my DS is 3 this month and satill has a bottle of milk to get off to sleep. Beakers are very messy and milk drips all over the place and that alone would irritate a LO.
Stick with the bottle, if hes happy with it dont take it off him.
My son uses a beaker during the day and a bottle at night.Big deal.Id tell her to stick it.
Bottles are comforting for children.

 

[Tara & Liam]

definitely Sarah, dont listen to the hv. They can only go by what the book says. My eldest two still had bottles at three and i still give liam a bottle for milk and he has a sports bottle for water.

xx

 

[Xena]

Lydia will only sleep if she has a bottle of milk aswell. She comfort sucks on it and it sends her to sleep.

If she stirs in the night she reaches for it again - usually she's finished it by this point though so then she wakes up and says "more milk" so I have to go down and get more milk for her (which is annoying but oh well).

 

[paradysso]

yeah alana also has a bottle of milk when she goes to bed, i did at one stage make her drink the bottle downstairs before going to bed, but she didnt like it, so we went back to the normal way.

I asked my HV about it and she said as long as shes learning to use beaker and cups during the day its fine.

 

[babsi]

I have a question, why do you put up with health visitors? From what I have read a lot seem to think they know it all, and sometimes just put people down based on their opinions.

Can you refuse one? Because when baby #2 comes when we finally move back I might do that if I can, cos I managed here near enough with no help at all, just going to a paedtrician every few months.

This is something I always wondered.

 

[lauramumof2]

Im gonna kick your jacksy for listening to the hv, they are always coming out with this sh$t they read from books.

Jess took a bottle up till Joe came then took her milk from a fifi sports bottle.

We always had it downstairs though but she still has a dummy.

 

[Sarah&Braydon]

awww thanks girls feeling loads better now

 

[beanie]

Seren has a bottle before bed. She has a bath, then into jimjams then sits on the sofa having her bottle, teeth brushed and bed. Its her little ritual, it gets her sleepy and she knows if she has a bottle its bed time.She drinks out of a cup in the day so I personally don't see any harm. The only issue that I can see is that bottles cause liquids to pool round their teeth so there *could* be an increased risk of cavaties (milk contains sugar)

 

[Ruthy]

Dont worry hun,kids go at diffrent speeds,heck fred was on the bottle till he was three.He'll go with a beaker when he feels he wants to.