Our pediatrician in a previous city told me I had to get dd off the bottle at 2 years or she would have mouth rot, buck teeth, etc. Really freaked me out. We went cold turkey and it was rough. My toddler's pediatrician in Friendship Heights said it was a non issue and not to push it. Just don't give more than 20-24 ounces of milk per day.

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Anonymous wrote:Can I just ask why is it so bad for a 15 month old to drink from a bottle? My 14 month old is the same, refuses to take milk from a sippy cup, but I just figured that was fine. Is there a developmental or medical reason why this is detrimental to her (not trying to be a rabble rouser here, genuinely wondering)?

Can lead to cavities, poor teeth alignment, childhood obesity and more.

Myth.

Our DD's ped was fine with her drinking milk from the bottle well after 12 months. As long as she wasn't sucking from it constantly or falling asleep with it in her mouth/crib, the doctor said it was fine.

In the end, DD drank water from a cup but milk only from a bottle until about 2.5. Yes, 2.5. At that point, she gave it up voluntarily. One day she just said, "bottles are for babies," and put it in the trash. It's been cups ever since.

As for the outcome: She's now six. Drinks about 6-8 oz of milk a day from a cup. No cavities and perfectly aligned teeth. Her dentist even predicts no braces based on the X-rays. And she's athletic with normal BMI.

Some things really aren't that big a deal. Looking back, I'm glad we didn't force a power struggle about the bottle. Or the pacifier, by the way. She dropped both things when she was ready. No harm, no foul.

I agree with most of 23:31, although your (OP's) doctor might tell you that your child doesn't NEED milk, so you might be able to just ditch the bottle. Your kid will probably need braces anyway, right?

I wouldn't worry about extra calories or fat from cheese and yogurt thought. Sugar is my concern, but flavored yogurt should be ok if your kid doesn't otherwise eat a lot of sugary foods.

So, either way, I think you're fine.

My 2.5 yr old still drinks milk from a bottle. Am and Pm. During the day it's water from cup or straw, no problem so I know he's capable, but when it comes to milk it has to be in a bottle. And so it is.

Look op, choose the battle. Just go with the bottle for now. It's not like the kid is going to preschool with a bottle hanging from his mouth.
You know your child can drink fine from a cup.

Don't listen to those who think speech and teeth alignment will be screwed for life bc your child drinks milk 2x a day from a bottle. Maybe speech and teeth are effected if the bottle was used like a 24/7 pacifier, but it's not, right?

Do you really want to mess around with the extra xaliries, fat, sugar from cheese and yogurt as a sub. Or do the whole strawberry/choc. milk thing? If so, fine. Otherwise let it be.

Anonymous wrote:Milk is not necessary. Just make sure DC is getting other sources of dairy.

Add a little flavor occasionally and see what happens. Or try honey.

I don't think it's a flavor thing, she'll drink it just fine from a bottle.

Anonymous wrote:Can I just ask why is it so bad for a 15 month old to drink from a bottle? My 14 month old is the same, refuses to take milk from a sippy cup, but I just figured that was fine. Is there a developmental or medical reason why this is detrimental to her (not trying to be a rabble rouser here, genuinely wondering)?

OP here - the pediatrician noticed her teeth were starting to stick out, likely from the bottle.

Anonymous wrote:V common problem!! Thus why you sometimes see / yr olds drinking from a bottle - we had to buy the nuk transitional sippy to get dd1 off the bottle and on to a sippy

OP here, she won't take the Nuk

Milk is not necessary. Just make sure DC is getting other sources of dairy.

Add a little flavor occasionally and see what happens. Or try honey.

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Anonymous wrote:Can I just ask why is it so bad for a 15 month old to drink from a bottle? My 14 month old is the same, refuses to take milk from a sippy cup, but I just figured that was fine. Is there a developmental or medical reason why this is detrimental to her (not trying to be a rabble rouser here, genuinely wondering)?

Can lead to cavities, poor teeth alignment, childhood obesity and more.

Really? A few additional months after 12 months can lead to this? That seems a bit extreme. I'm pretty sure more goes into childhood obesity than drinking milk out of a bottle at 16 months vs. 12 months.

Anonymous wrote:Can I just ask why is it so bad for a 15 month old to drink from a bottle? My 14 month old is the same, refuses to take milk from a sippy cup, but I just figured that was fine. Is there a developmental or medical reason why this is detrimental to her (not trying to be a rabble rouser here, genuinely wondering)?

Can lead to cavities, poor teeth alignment, childhood obesity and more.

Can I just ask why is it so bad for a 15 month old to drink from a bottle? My 14 month old is the same, refuses to take milk from a sippy cup, but I just figured that was fine. Is there a developmental or medical reason why this is detrimental to her (not trying to be a rabble rouser here, genuinely wondering)?

As long as she ears cheese and yogurt don't worry about milk. Give up the bottles and avoid a power struggle. My DD is two and drinks about six oz of almond milk a day.

We stopped bottles so dd knew no alternative. Then started open cup and once she was taking milk from open cup she started from Sippy.

V common problem!! Thus why you sometimes see / yr olds drinking from a bottle - we had to buy the nuk transitional sippy to get dd1 off the bottle and on to a sippy

15 month old DD has no problem drinking water from a straw or sippy cup, but refuses milk from one. So…we give in and give her a bottle of milk once during the day and once at night. We always offer it in the sippy cup first, several times a day and usually just give her water when she doesn't take it. Any suggestions on how to get her to drink more milk??