Only give him water in his sippy cup. If all he is getting is water I don't really see it as an issue. I had a horrible never ending battle with my daughter, trying to get her to stop wanting a sippy cup when she went to bed. She never took a bottle to bed before that, but HAD to have a sippy cup of water.
Guess what? She is now 14 & STILL comes and gets a glass of water to take to her room at bed time. She gets thirsty at night... Always has.
If it is just water I don't really see why it is "bad" for him to have it.
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Quoting Justine1123:
Ew I wouldn't drink half half either
Quoting HouseKatof2:Only give him water in his sippy cup. If all he is getting is water I don't really see it as an issue. I had a horrible never ending battle with my daughter, trying to get her to stop wanting a sippy cup when she went to bed. She never took a bottle to bed before that, but HAD to have a sippy cup of water.
Guess what? She is now 14 & STILL comes and gets a glass of water to take to her room at bed time. She gets thirsty at night... Always has.
If it is just water I don't really see why it is "bad" for him to have it.
Quoting HouseKatof2:Only give him water in his sippy cup. If all he is getting is water I don't really see it as an issue. I had a horrible never ending battle with my daughter, trying to get her to stop wanting a sippy cup when she went to bed. She never took a bottle to bed before that, but HAD to have a sippy cup of water.
Guess what? She is now 14 & STILL comes and gets a glass of water to take to her room at bed time. She gets thirsty at night... Always has.
If it is just water I don't really see why it is "bad" for him to have it.
Quoting Bookoholic:
Lol. I have been giving him water but I want him to know he isnt getting milk. But he has no desire for even water.
Quoting HouseKatof2:
Only give him water in his sippy cup. If all he is getting is water I don't really see it as an issue. I had a horrible never ending battle with my daughter, trying to get her to stop wanting a sippy cup when she went to bed. She never took a bottle to bed before that, but HAD to have a sippy cup of water.
Guess what? She is now 14 & STILL comes and gets a glass of water to take to her room at bed time. She gets thirsty at night... Always has.
If it is just water I don't really see why it is "bad" for him to have it.
So is he crying because he isn't getting a cup to take to bed? If so, fill the cup with water and set it next to him. Point out that it is there if he gets thirsty. Then you know his needs are being met, but you are not worrying about continuing bad habits.
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Quoting HouseKatof2:
Quoting Bookoholic:
Lol. I have been giving him water but I want him to know he isnt getting milk. But he has no desire for even water.
Quoting HouseKatof2:
Only give him water in his sippy cup. If all he is getting is water I don't really see it as an issue. I had a horrible never ending battle with my daughter, trying to get her to stop wanting a sippy cup when she went to bed. She never took a bottle to bed before that, but HAD to have a sippy cup of water.
Guess what? She is now 14 & STILL comes and gets a glass of water to take to her room at bed time. She gets thirsty at night... Always has.
If it is just water I don't really see why it is "bad" for him to have it.
So is he crying because he isn't getting a cup to take to bed? If so, fill the cup with water and set it next to him. Point out that it is there if he gets thirsty. Then you know his needs are being met, but you are not worrying about continuing bad habits.
Quoting pasteeater:
We all take water to bed too. When we weaned my son from the bottle I swear I thought he'd have to go to rehab. It was bad.
Quoting HouseKatof2:
Only give him water in his sippy cup. If all he is getting is water I don't really see it as an issue. I had a horrible never ending battle with my daughter, trying to get her to stop wanting a sippy cup when she went to bed. She never took a bottle to bed before that, but HAD to have a sippy cup of water.
Guess what? She is now 14 & STILL comes and gets a glass of water to take to her room at bed time. She gets thirsty at night... Always has.
If it is just water I don't really see why it is "bad" for him to have it.
Oh - I am not trying to belittle the dramatic turmoil a little one goes through when it is time to break them of some habits. I just want to encourage and empower this momma to stay strong. It is so tempting to give in "just this once" when it gets hard so if I can give some ideas that seemed to work for us (most of our sanity still in tact) I figured I would try to help.
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I was an extended nurser so we didnt really have this battle. What I suggest for the little one is that they can have one sippy of milk about 30 minutes before bed. When they drink that , brush their teeth and then have a sippy of water to set by their bed if they need it during the night. It is hard to not give in when we see our little ones resisting change of habits.
Am I wrong for not giving a F**** that hes dying?
- Bookoholic
on Jun. 17, 2012 at 2:45 AM