jessesgirl
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What to Give Up?
Posted: 12-29-07 20:42pm
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I'm ready to give up either the bottle or
the pacifier before I go back to work on
January 7th.
Bottle: only at naps and bedtime which I
really need to stop
Pacifier: naps and bedtime and when we're
in the car and she's had enough
What do I give up? I don't think either
will be difficult. I want one gone before
the new baby comes. Which one makes more
sense to give up?
I'm afraid she will want the baby's nu nu
or bottle and no understand why she can't
have it again.
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Bridget
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Posted: 12-29-07 21:00pm
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i voted bottle. i am sooooo glad finn
doesn't get them anymore.
i was going to take his binky too but
thought that might be too much change with
the baby coming, he's going to have to
give up his crib and that's a big deal.
also i figure she'll have binkies so he'll
want them too. he only gets them at naps
and bedtime so it's not a big deal.
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young Girl
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 12-29-07 21:09pm
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Even though she only gets her noonie at
naps, bed, and car she still asks for it
all the time! For the last 3 days I've
given it to her, so I can't imagine the
first day without it. We'll probably do
bottle. I'll cut her bottles out 1 at a
time for a few days before I take them all
away. I'm still gonna give her a sippy of
milk before bed though. I'll give it to
her while I read to her. I hope it works
out.
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Becky
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Posted: 12-30-07 04:28am
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why does she need to give either of them
up? She's still young. I don't see what
the need is for her to give them up, just
cause the new baby is coming...
It doesn't make sense to me 
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Bridget
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Posted: 12-30-07 12:53pm
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| beckster
wrote: | why does she need to give
either of them up? She's still young. I
don't see what the need is for her to give
them up, just cause the new baby is
coming...
It doesn't make sense to me |
if a toddler can drink from a cup i don't
think there's any need to keep them on the
bottle. the longer they're on it, the
harder it will be to take it away.
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yellow ribbon
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Posted: 12-30-07 13:30pm
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ya i say the bottle. its recommended they
are off it by 1 and pacis they make sizes
for kids up to 18mo. Macy had her paci til
she was like 20 mo. If Liam was into them
still hed prob just be giving it up.
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Jules
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Posted: 12-30-07 13:40pm
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Max had a bottle at bed time until he was
2 and a half. It was his comfort thing
and I didn't want to take that away from
him until he was ready. When the time
felt right I told him that we were going
to have stories at bed time now instead of
bottle and he was fine about that. For a
couple of nights he said, "Milky?" but
there was no mention of it after that.
My opinion is that you shouldn't feel
pressured by what you think your child
should be
doing/eating/drinking/saying by a certain
age because every child is unique and not
from a text book. Only stop bottles
and/or pacifier if your child is ready for
it.
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 12-30-07 22:23pm
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I think I'll wait a while longer. Thanks
girls!
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 12-30-07 23:24pm
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Does Ava have a blanket or anything she
likes to sleep with?
Adriana's last bottle was the day before
she turned 1. When we switched from
formula to milk (which she won't even
drink) and that's when she started wanting
a blanket with a tag to sleep with.
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laura_friesen
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Posted: 01-04-08 00:58am
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i honestly think the pacifier is a thing
to get rid of asap. once they're not
"little babies" it's time for them to
go..i think it's really bad when "non
babies" have them, it looks really bad,
and it's not good for their teeth 
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SamanthaM
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Posted: 01-04-08 10:04am
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My only advice would be to have her off of
the bottle for as long as possible before
the new baby arrives. It is extremely
difficult to get them to stop drinking
bottles when they see the new baby with
one all the time. I can't get Ethan to
give the bottle up because he sees Alex
drinking them and he steals them when I'm
not looking. He only has one for nap time
and bed time, but he tries to steal Alex's
all day long. Trust me it's a pain.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 01-04-08 14:54pm
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I def say bottle. Oni was off the bottle
COMPLETELY by 10 months.
The paci is another story. She only gets
it at nap time, bed time, and in the car.
But once she falls asleep I take it from
her.
It's hard to say that she can't have one
thing, when the new baby can. But it's
something we're ALL gonna have to go
through when new baby gets here! loL!
So, I'd say start with the bottle. See how
she reacts, then think about the nunu.
Sarah
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Posted: 01-04-08 16:12pm
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| babymajic0506
wrote: |
It's hard to say that she can't have one
thing, when the new baby can. But it's
something we're ALL gonna have to go
through when new baby gets here! loL!
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Oh, I know that. I just mean if she is off
the bottle for long enough before the new
baby arrives she might be so used to the
cup that she won't want a bottle when new
baby has one.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 01-04-08 19:19pm
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I hear ya. Oni knows that bottle = baby.
But then again, she's been off the bottle
now for 10 months.
If I were to take her off the noonie now,
she'd be swiping the new baby's
constantly!! It'd be a never ending
battle!! LOL!!
Sarah
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jessesgirl
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Posted: 01-04-08 20:12pm
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Yeah, Ava only has the noonie for bed,
nap, and the car, but when she had the
virus I let her have it b/c she was so
cranky. Well, now she's hooked. Also,
when she was sick I gave her a bottle
instead of the cup b/c she wasn't eating
and she's more interested in teh bottle.
Now we're back to square one.
Also, she lost her appetite when sick and
hasn't eaten a good meal since. She picks
all day and thinks she can eat 8
popscicles a day.
I'm so down about it, but we'll have to
start all over again.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 01-04-08 22:00pm
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That's one of my BIG concerns with Oni.
She hasn't eatten anything but cold fruit,
jello, and popsicles!! And a cereal bar
here and there! Her throat has got to be
on fire, so I can understand why she's
picky.
I just hope it goes away when she's
better!!!
Sarah
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Posted: 01-05-08 07:34am
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william still has his bottle and will
still have it for a while. he loves his
bottle of milk and blanket before nap
time. but when hes not sleeping he has his
juice cup. williams never had the dummy
and i'm glad about that
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Bridget
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Posted: 01-05-08 10:22am
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| laura_friesen
wrote: | | i honestly think the
pacifier is a thing to get rid of asap.
once they're not "little babies" it's time
for them to go..i think it's really bad
when "non babies" have them, it looks
really bad, and it's not good for their
teeth |
most of us only give them pacifiers at
bedtime and naps, it's their soother. i
think it's the same as a favorite stuffed
animal (a lovey) or a blanket, it helps
them go to sleep. it's not like they're
walking around 24/7 with a binky hanging
out of their mouth.
also, it has no ill effect on their
teeth.
side note: samantha! i just made a post
about you last night! how are you?!
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Posted: 01-05-08 15:07pm
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I voted bottle! Since Kaylee's been off
the bottle it's been SO much easier. I'm
slowly taking the binky away but I don't
have a set date that I want it to be
completely gone. It calms her down & I
don't want to take that from her. I'm
hoping though by her second birthday she
won't be so interested in it anymore. Good
luck with whatever you choose to do!!
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