When Amelia was about 16 months old or so, I posted a picture of her on my Facebook page, drinking from one of her bottles. One of my friends posted a comment that was to the effect of, "Oh my gosh! She still takes a bottle?!?" GASP!!!
I remember thinking to myself, I'm a horrible mother! All the literature says that your child should be weaned from a bottle at betime by the time they are 12-14 months, and here I am parading it to the world that my 16 month old still takes her ba-ba!
Well guess what world. That same child, who is one day away from being 3 years old, STILL TAKES A BA-BA! And I am not ashamed to admit it anymore!
It's not as though I am not trying to wean her off the bottle, because I am. I'm just sick of trying to put the poor girl on a guilt trip of "not being a big girl" all because she loves her ba! How is her sleeping with the bottle any different than say, oh the bink that is in Kendall's mouth - evidence taken via photo the same night! We brush her teeth regularly, and she doesn't suck on the bottle all night, I take it away once she goes to sleep. It's actually better than a bink or a thumb if you ask me! And no, I see nothing wrong with a kid who sucks their thumb or takes a binky either, and I understand the medical reasons of why all these things should not be done. But, really, what it comes down to, I'm still the mom and will do it my way!
1 comment:
You should never feel ashamed for the way YOU parent YOUR child. Who cares if the girl still drinks from a bottle at night, you have done the research and educated yourself about the pros and cons of a bottle, so obviously you know what you are doing.
Honestly, is a country where 86% of girls, and 64% of boys are calcium deficient, I see no problem with giving your child an extra helping of milk at night. Breaking a bone is a lot worse than sleeping with a bottle.
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