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Originally Posted by mammal_mama  I don't think it's any particular age that makes it unhealthy -- it's the whole idea of some other person deciding when you've reached your fill of something.
I don't know about you -- but I know better than anyone else if I'm cold and need a sweater, or thirsty and need a drink --
And it's not so much that there's a particular "number" of degrees below which it's unhealthy for me to be outside without my sweater: what's unhealthy is ME being deprived of the warmth that I feel a need for, because some other person who is not me has decided that the temperature doesn't warrant me getting to wear my sweater.
I'm glad things went well for your daughter. It sounds like she weaned herself from her bottle, and the timing just happened to coincide with the timing that you saw as ideal?
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I totally see where you are coming from. I wasn't disputing what you were saying but trying to figure out where you were coming from about the unhealthy part.
You are right about the timing being ideal with her wanting to wean. Had she refused to drink using the sippy cup, I would have given her the bottle instead. I see where you are coming from 100% but I also understand why some parents prefer to not have their big kid using a paci. For me, the parent should do what he or she feels best based on their kids' needs. Thanks for replying to my question
