One more weaning from the bottle question

[Xerxella]

We're breastfeeding, but since I work 2 days a week, DD gets bottles of my expressed milk on those 2 days. She gets no bottles at any other times. And, she only gets my BM in the bottle. She drinks real well from a cup, sippy, straw, etc.

Should we get rid of the bottle? I don't think she would drink as much BM if it wasn't from the bottle. She doesn't seem to eat as much food when I'm not around. Any reason to since she gets it so rarely anyways???

[JudiAU]

Personally, I would continue to give her bottles until she rejects them. She doesn't have them a lot and if she is used to that method of bm while you are gone then why mess with it? Bottles really aren't a big deal if she is only having them sometimes and then nurses when you are around. If she rejects one or both of them, then yes, I'd suggest eventually trying another method. My LO just turned one and I am actually pretty grateful she will take a bottle when I am at work. My DS started having a hard time with them at this age and it was a hassle still getting bm into him when I was gone.

[just_lily]

At 14 months I wouldn't stress about it. Will she take other beverages out of cups or sippy cups? I would focus on that and slowly over time provide her with more of other beverages and fewer bottles while you are away.