When to wean off bottles and holiday advice?

golcarlilly · Mar 10th, 2010, 05:56 AM

Just wondering by what age babies should be drinking from a cup exclusively and no longer using bottles? We are going abroad when Myles is 10 months and unsure how to sterilise bottles as I am sure he will still be having them?

Sparkleyone · Mar 10th, 2010, 06:08 AM

The general advice is to have babies off a bottle by their 1st birthday (much easier said than done) I dont personally know of many babies who were off their bottle by this time scale - most I know will drink from a cup at this age, but still had a few bottles, particularly a bedtime one.

As for bottles when abroad, I always used my travel steriliser - this one http://www.bloomingmarvellous.co.uk/...language=en-GB or you can buy steriliser bags if where you're staying has a microwave, or use the cold water sterilisation method.

Xx

Mum2b_Claire · Mar 10th, 2010, 06:25 AM

I've no idea how to wean off bottles - Ruby is 10 months and is happy to drink 30-60ml of water from a Doidy cup but won't touch milk in it! I'm aiming to have her off her afternoon bottle by a year but no hope for the morning and evening bottles in that timescale.

huggybear · Mar 10th, 2010, 06:27 AM

You can get from boots these bags that are travel sterilisers, they are drawstring bags with two sterile tablets inside, you basically just add 5 litres of water to, we used these when we too LO on holiday back in the summer, they were great

joeyjo · Mar 10th, 2010, 09:39 AM

If where u r staying has a kitchen u can put bottles in a pan and boil for 5 min - saves taking anything with u.

golcarlilly · Mar 11th, 2010, 03:25 AM

I think I will just go for the boiling method as we have such small luggage allowance I need to take as little possible with us (need room for clothes!!!) Thanks ladies

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golcarlilly Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Posts: 10,442	When to wean off bottles and holiday advice? Just wondering by what age babies should be drinking from a cup exclusively and no longer using bottles? We are going abroad when Myles is 10 months and unsure how to sterilise bottles as I am sure he will still be having them?

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Sparkleyone Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 206	The general advice is to have babies off a bottle by their 1st birthday (much easier said than done) I dont personally know of many babies who were off their bottle by this time scale - most I know will drink from a cup at this age, but still had a few bottles, particularly a bedtime one. As for bottles when abroad, I always used my travel steriliser - this one http://www.bloomingmarvellous.co.uk/...language=en-GB or you can buy steriliser bags if where you're staying has a microwave, or use the cold water sterilisation method. Xx

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Mum2b_Claire Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 13,907	I've no idea how to wean off bottles - Ruby is 10 months and is happy to drink 30-60ml of water from a Doidy cup but won't touch milk in it! I'm aiming to have her off her afternoon bottle by a year but no hope for the morning and evening bottles in that timescale.

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huggybear Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London Posts: 1,044	You can get from boots these bags that are travel sterilisers, they are drawstring bags with two sterile tablets inside, you basically just add 5 litres of water to, we used these when we too LO on holiday back in the summer, they were great

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joeyjo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Herts Posts: 4,386	If where u r staying has a kitchen u can put bottles in a pan and boil for 5 min - saves taking anything with u.

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golcarlilly Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Posts: 10,442	I think I will just go for the boiling method as we have such small luggage allowance I need to take as little possible with us (need room for clothes!!!) Thanks ladies

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