Advice for getting 2 year old off the milk AND bottle!

He is my sweet baby of 3 (others are 14 & 11) but he seems to be addicted to milk bottles 😂 I NEVER had this problem with my other kids so I’m at a loss. He literally has to cut down on milk because it is affecting his iron levels. BUT when he doesn’t get a milk bottle he screams and acts like he’s having withdrawals or something it’s the worst! Looking for suggestions and others with similar experiences? NOT looking for judgement! Thank you!
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My 2 years old loves his whole milk. What I did I just reduced the amount, he used to get a 7-8 oz in every bottle, now it’s only 5. And 6 oz before the bed.

@Olga how long did it take? That’s exactly what I told his father this morning. The doctor also said no more bottle it’s so hard to take it ALL away from him! Luckily he’s at daycare during the day and it’s NO bottles there he does fine! It’s as soon as he gets in the car he expects it.

I don’t even know how long. I just noticed that he drinks a lottt of milk so it was my initiative to reduce that amount. I started giving less and he was ok with it 🤷🏻‍♀️ My son goes to daycare and they use regular cups for milk (sippy and open cups). I still give him a bottle before bed though and then brush his teeth. Our pediatrician didn’t say anything about it.

@Olga thank you! This gives me hope! I know I baby him because I mean he’s MY baby 😂

I poked a big hole in the nipple and it sucked itself in and my baby gave up

It’s the craziest thing after I posted this all the sudden he’s lost interest in the bottle so much 🤣 I have been offering a cup and food all day yesterday and this morning all the sudden he’s on board 🤷‍♀️ kids 😂

@Justine look at that happy for you

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