Customise your consent preferences for Cookie Categories and advertising tracking preferences for Purposes & Features and Vendors below. You can give granular consent for each and . Most vendors require explicit consent for personal data processing, while some rely on legitimate interest. However, you have the right to object to their use of legitimate interest. Additionally, please note that your preferences regarding purposes and vendors are saved in a cookie named 'euconsent' on your device and may be retained for up to 730 days to remember your choices.
Cookie Categories
We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.
The cookies that are categorised as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ...
For more information on how Google's third-party cookies operate and handle your data, see: Google Privacy Policy
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyse the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
Other uncategorised cookies are those that are being analysed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
Please no judgement here I’m trying, I really am. I have a 2.5 year old and a 9 month old. My 2.5 year old still takes a bottle/milk before bed and I know it’s his comfort as he binned his dummy just after his second birthday, I normally just let him take the lead for example dummy, potty training etc. But I’m worried about the bottle with his teeth, I’ve seen so many comments and things about discolouring and harming his teeth. It’s just so hard because my baby obviously takes a bottle so he wants it. Any tips/recommendations/help anything at all as I want to try get rid of the bottle!
Read more on PeanutThe views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.
Learn more about our guidelines.Not really any tips but I’m totally in the same boat with you my little one is the same and same age. Honestly if you’re worried take him to see a dentist then you can get professional advice for your little one. Everyone is different! We just brush in the mornings then before the bottle and we use a florid alternative that’s safe for kids ❤️ hope that helps luv!
Thank you so much! I have constant mum guilt but he’s content happy and his teeth are looking good! ❤️
No worries luv ur doing such a great job!! They are also just baby teeth they are gonna fall out we get to try again! lol x
That was my thoughts hahaha x
Hiya. My daughter was 3 before she gave up her bottle and I was always worried too! It’s hard when it’s their comfort 🥲 I started slowly diluting the milk with water which helped and then switched to a really small bottle. We went dentist last week and her teeth are perfect so don’t worry too much! Xx
So we just recently got rid of my 2.5 year olds bottle and switched it for a cup. We picked a weekend where no one was ill, tired or had any plans and went cold turkey. We got him to throw them in the bin so he saw them being thrown away and it went so much better than I thought it would! Couple of little tantrums but now he doesn’t even ask for it
What about switching to a straw cup, you could take him and let him pick one and explain that's what he will have his milk in before bed.
We switched to sippy cup if she wants to drink laying down or regular cup if she drinks sitting up. Took some time to get used to it though
No help as my daughter is the same age and she still has a bottle when we first go to bed while I’m reading stories and then I got to make a second one and put it next to her as she still wakes every night and helps herself to it. She brushes her teeth every morning/night & they also brush teeth at her creche. I don’t even think it’s a comfort for her anymore it’s more of a habit. It’s getting a pain for me now as she’s recently potty trained and I know she won’t be dry in the nights for a long time as she’s still having the 2 full 9oz at night.
I also think although it’s not ideal it’s not the worst thing in the world. Yes my dusghrer has the bottles for bed but she brushes her teeth regular mostly drinks water/swuash and will not be having pop/fizzy drinks until she’s much much older
As long as they’re brushing their teeth after i see no harm whatsoever x
My sept toddler still has 3oz milk before bed but I do brush her teeth straight after then she goes down in her cot x I’m not worried about it though, I love the milky snuggles and not ready to give them up! Although she is potty trained (besides nighttime) so I do plan to cut the bedtime bottle out when she turns 3 so we can tackle nighttime with no nappies x
My August 22 baby still takes a bottle to bed at night. It’s his wee comfort & he knows it’s bedtime when the “bobo” comes out. We brush his teeth regularly. As an adult I like something as a comfort for bed, so I always feel he should get the same 😂
Mine still has a bottle at bedtime too. We brush her teeth really well every morning and evening and we’ll be taking her to a dentist for a check up soon (probably should have done it earlier but stuff gets in the way doesn’t it). We try to look after her teeth in other ways, she mostly drinks water and occasionally squash or juice, no sugary drinks, and she rarely has sugary foods like sweets or chocolate. It would probably be better if she didn’t have a bottle but getting to sleep is important too and it’s the best way for her at the moment. Hopefully we will get rid of it soon but we aren’t worried about it.
Thank you for all these comments ladies ❤️