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I would bet large amounts of money that he is still on a bottle at home.
I'm glad to hear he's taking the milk from a spoon though.
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What age was your little one... this one is a very very young 17 months.Sometimes it really is the simplest thing...I had an 14 month old who threw a fit every day at lunch time and I could not figure out the deal. Turns out he simply didn't like the high chair or the "baby" utensils. I put him at the big kid table with regular silverware and an unlidded cup and he is now one of the best eaters I have!
He was the same with naps. HORRID in the PNP but as soon as I laid him down on the mat next to the big kids he sleeps fantastic!
All kids are puzzles, but some have more pieces than others.
I agree... I always say to my older kids that people are like puzzles...each one different, yet we all fit together some how to make things work.....
this is a tuff one....another crazy day today.....booooooo..Comment
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trying to discovery the mystery..... I think I found it!!
He gets laid down with a bottle................SO not gonna happen at my house....Comment
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I have a 15 month boy that I can not get to drink. His mom still nurses at home and through out the night. She did send me with a bottle to try to give to him before nap but he won't take it. I keep his cup and try to offer liquids every chance I get, but he only takes sips at a time. When we are outside in the heat I notice he will drink a little more. I watch for signs of dehydration. The mother is very quite and when he first started here she said he nursed a little bit. Well the first few days she came to pick him up she needed to nurse him as soon as she walked in the door because he started having a melt down. I have a feeling that the child nurses regularly while mom is at home with him. The baby also sleeps in bed with her so I kind of am assuming he snacks on and off at night. I can tell the subject of him nursing is private or embarrassing. Some of my kids have used a bottle longer than they should have and they have been aware of the no bottle rule in front of others. 1st of all my husband and I hate hearing from family and friends that that boy is to big for a bottle, 2nd it makes it harder for daycare children being weened from their parents to see someone the same age or older with a bottle 3rd it made it easier to go from milk to water only; to only right before nap and bedtime. Many parents are ridiculed for allowing a child to use a bottle after the age of one. They know that it shouldn't be done, so their for they don't like to talk about it or admit to it.
I do my best to offer fluids to this little boy, especially when we are outside for long periods of time or on hot days. I tell the mom every day how much he drinks. She is the only one who knows how much the child nurses. As long as I don't see signs of dehydration I will do my best and leave it at that. I did ask her to let me know if she does discontinue nursing so that I know he is no longer getting those extra fluids. The child eats very well.
I saw that you said heck no to a bottle at your house. Certainly respect that. If I was concerned about dehydration I might consider letting him have a water bottle right before nap. It sound like he does nap well for you, so I wouldn't want to mess things up by starting up a bad habit unless I was concerned for his health. Good Luck.Comment
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I would definitely give him a bottle at my house. I could care less when they switchc over to a bottle. I wouldn't let him lay down with one to bed but I sure would give him one if that's the only way he would do it himself.
I wouldn't even dream of hand feeding him liquids when it would take a few seconds to put it into a bottle and hand it to me for him to do himself.
I personally would do what was easiest to get the liquids in him.
Every time I hear stories of kids refusing liquids at this age it's almost always kids who are still on the bottle at home. Often it's a kid who has the bottle as a method of coping at home.. a way to keep the child from crying.. carrying around all the time..... on the perpetual bottle.
I would just let him have a couple of four oncers a day at my house and keep offering a cup with meals.
If he is baba addicted for happiness at home this can go on for a year or so. Not worth the staff time to hand feed him if he is having it as a way of life at home.Comment
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