Babies should give up their bottles after using them for a period of time. Many mothers want their babies to throw away their bottles early so that they won't rely too much on drinking milk and can eat well. Many older generations believe that babies should quit bottle feeding after the age of one. So, why should we give up bottle feeding after one year old?
Before the baby reaches one year old, teeth have already formed, and as they grow, teeth will gradually grow out. Some babies like to drink milk from a bottle before going to bed, and some even bite the bottle when they are asleep. These habits can lead to dental caries in the baby's front teeth, which is called bottle caries.
To give babies a break from bottle feeding, mothers should first reduce the frequency of milk consumption after adding complementary foods to the baby, which is after six months, because drinking milk cannot meet the needs of physical development and requires other complementary foods to supplement. At this point, parents should use a spoon to feed the baby complementary food, allowing the baby to gradually accept the habit of eating with a spoon.
Secondly, you can take your baby to an outside supermarket and let them choose their favorite cup. After the baby chooses, let the baby drink water from a cup every day. After a long time, babies will forget the existence of the bottle.
Usually, you can put some beverages that babies don't like to eat in their baby bottles. In this way, babies will think that the things in the bottle are things they don't like to eat, so they won't like using the bottle and will give up the bottle and choose a cup.
