Weaning From the Bottle to Cup

Weaning from the bottle is one of the significant developmental milestones that your baby or toddler will go through. It is important for the child, because it shows the first signs if independence. Imagine his joy that he is now drinking like mommy and daddy, and soon will be able to do many more things for himself.

Generally, a baby will be ready to make the transition from the bottle to cup sometime between the ages of 9 months and 18 months. There are two main things that should happen for your baby or toddler to be weaned from the bottle. The first is that your baby’s sucking needs has to slow down or stop. The second is that he has to be able to control his hands and mouth well enough to drink from the cup.

To help the transition from the bottle to a cup, there are some things that you can do early on. During those first few months of your baby’s life, you should only use the bottle when it is time for your baby to eat. Don’t give your baby a bottle in bed. If you give your baby a bottle in bed, she will begin to associate the bottle with comfort and security, not just with food. This is perhaps the most important thing that you can do to make the process of weaning your toddler from the bottle a successful and easy transition.

What other techniques you’ve tried and they work when it comes to making the transition from bottle to cup? When it’s a good time to start? Please share your tips or personal experience with your kids below for your chance to WIN a lovely Twist N’Pop Straw Cup from BornFree®.

4 Comments June 30, 2010

Join GreenKiddie’s #colic-free Twitter Party! We Promise you Advice, BornFree Prizes and Lots of Fun!

GreenKiddie is holding a Twitter party on Sunday, 11th April between 9pm – 10pm!

We’ll be tweeting about what colic is, what causes colic in babies and how to treat it naturally.

Join us to share your thoughts, to seek advice, or just to have fun and chat to other mums. GreenKiddie will be giving away 3 prizes from BornFree, so don’t miss it!

How to join our #colic-free party?

1. Log-in to your Twitter account (or create one if you don’t have an account yet)
2. Type #colic-free in the “Search” field on “Home” tab. Click on “Save this search” so it’s easy for you to find it
3. Click on your #colic-free saved search on 11^th April, Sunday, at 9pm GMT and join the party!
4. Follow me on Twitter @greenkiddie
5. When I ask a question, tweet the answer to me and include the hashtag #colic-free

WHAT PRIZE YOU COULD WIN?

Twister brush set

The Twister Bottle & Teat Brush has an easy twist handle with a soft sponge to make cleaning faster and to eliminate the risk of scratching.

BPA-Free 9oz Baby Bottle twin pack

Twin-Pack 9oz. (260ml) BornFree™ Bisphenol-A Free plastic bottles, complete with the new innovative venting system that helps eliminate colic symptoms. Each bottle comes with a level 1 teat, sealing disk, and a cover.

Breast pump adaptor

The Breast Pump Adaptor adapt most standard breast pumpts to fit BornFree™ wide-neck bottles. The Aadaptor is easy to clean and made of a safe Bisphenol-A Free plastic.

2 Comments April 9, 2010

Born Free Product Testing – the Winners are Revealed

The selected mums for the BornFree bottles testing are below:

Rebecca Metcalf

Karine Smith

Maggy Ledochowski

Carine Bonnejean

Claire Walsh

Congratulations!! We look forward to your feedback!

2 Comments March 28, 2010

Test BornFree Bottles for Free!

GreenKiddie has teamed with Baby BornFree to give you a chance to test their products for free! We will select 5 mums who bottle-feed their babies (either expressing their breastmilk or using formula) and will give them the opportunity to try the BPA-free, anti-colic and anti-leakage BornFree bottles. After a month you will need to give us your feedback for us to upload on GreenKiddie.co.uk. Your chances of being selected for the product testing will increase if you have a blog yourself where you’d review your experience as well.

The brand, which is a best-seller in the USA, and also becoming a leader in the UK, offers a completely safe option for parents wishing to avoid any risks from BPA. And it’s not just the BPA-free materials used that has helped BornFreeTM to become number 1 choice for parents, but also the efficacy of the products themselves.

If you are interested in taking part, please email info@greenkiddie.co.uk with your name, baby age, feeding method and your blog address, if any. Another way to let us know you wish to test the BornFree bottles is to join our Facebook page HERE and explain WHY you want to test them!

Closing date: 26th March 2010. The selected mums will be announcedon 1st April.

2 Comments March 16, 2010