Please Don't Judge Me :(

[Meyou]

I personally think the poor eating is directly tied to the bottles of milk. Milk fills their bellies and takes the place of food. Take away the milk and all of a sudden they're HUNGRY!!

It sounds like you're on the right path to sort this out with him. Just remember he needs 2 servings of dairy per day which is a very small amount. Any more than that is just taking the place of good food.

[temom]

Oh love don't feel get to down on your self. I think most of us "thought" by doing daycare we could devote a lot of time to our families. Just doesn't work out that way does it?... LOL!!

My daughter is a horrible eater..for one..she started out breastfeed and took to a bottle after that easily but we switched her to soy bc she started getting sick on milk. Very much the same as my self. I can not tolerate any milk products even ice creams, yogurt..to much milk just does me in. So my daughter will drink soy milk or the ensures....not sure why she loves those but I won't complain bc they have lots of vitamins in it for her. She eats tons of peanut butter but not a good veggie person...recently she started liking carrots so we eat those together. If she seems me munching she isn't afraid to try it which is nice and also we buy those snapa crispy's that is also really good healthy snack. But, I don't feel that children HAVE to have milk. I have one parent refuse milk all together for their child bc they feel that milk has hormones in it and doesn't want their child exposed. I don't understand or know much about that kind of thing but they are homeopathic and are health conscious. I am my family are pretty healthy maybe more on the lean side but none of us have any health concerns or have had any from not much milk consumption. Also, i just wanted to point out that the children here that do drink milk...I've noticed that they are not very hungry after they drank a full glass. I started mentioning it to the parents bc a couple will come in with a full glass of milk in the mornings and then they aren't hungry for their breakfast bc they where full from the milk. Even with my biggest boy here who eats tons. The milk is filling..so if your child is consuming that much milk every 2 hrs...those are meals for him. Blackcat gave awesome advice on how to get him back on track. Just stick to your guns girlie...you'll do fine..it will be a struggle but any change will be a struggle.

thank you for the support

[daycare]

My 3 yr old is a very poor eater but he is very big on drinking milk, the problem is he drinks from a bottle, he will have juice, water from a lidless glass but milk is always from a bottle just won't use anything else, have tried every kinda cup. i have taken away the bottle because it just looks weird a 3 yr old with a bottle and he is not drinking any milk anymore and like i said he is a poor eater so i am kinda worried he will lose the weight. I m making everything he likes and will eat but the milk is a very important part of his diet. any advice guys:confused:

I would not worry about him not getting to drink milk.. I have never drank milk my entire life. Of course I was nursed by my mother until I was 1 year.

[safechner]

I must admit I refused to drink milk since I was 2 years old. I turned out fine today. I have tried to drink a whole milk about two years ago, and it was awful taste I ever had like it was so thick. I don't know how the kids like it.

Somehow, I find that I really like to drink skim milk because it is plain taste. My daughters like to drink skim milk or 2% milk with chocolate.

[Nellie]

Yup all the bottles are thrown out, but God its like an addict kicking his addiction
Thank you everyone for the wonderful advice. i am having a slow period at DC these days so now i can focus on the bad habbit my own kid has developed. Sad part is the reason i started DC is too stay home for my kids and i kept pushing this bottle issue because i didn't have the enegry to fight him.

I believe it is like an addiction. It is hard and they start to use a bottle for comfort. Don't beat your self up. My second child used his bottle till he was 3. My daughter gave the bottle up on her own after her 2nd birthday and I thought the same would happen. 6 months after we took the bottle away he found one in a diaper bag and wanted to use it. Because of all the milk my son drank in the bottle at meals and between meals we gave him water. For 3 or 4 months he didn't drink milk. He is a healthy weight and I didn't worry about it. He likes cheese and yogurt. I can relate to how you feel about others seeing a 3 year old use a bottle. My boy looks like he is in 1st grade. I now my husband was so imbarrassed when family stopped over and they made comments. It got to the point where we were hidding it from others. We wouldn't let him have it if someone stopped over or we would go somewhere. I didn't care as much because I know so many kids that use a sippy cup like a bottle. I really didn't see the differnce. We did it over Christmas break when my husband was not working for a few weeks(we also made our 2 year old son ditch his). I know I would do things differently if I could turn back time, but I can't..... The next couple of weeks may be hard, but you will get though it. Lots of HUGS

[temom]

I believe it is like an addiction. It is hard and they start to use a bottle for comfort. Don't beat your self up. My second child used his bottle till he was 3. My daughter gave the bottle up on her own after her 2nd birthday and I thought the same would happen. 6 months after we took the bottle away he found one in a diaper bag and wanted to use it. Because of all the milk my son drank in the bottle at meals and between meals we gave him water. For 3 or 4 months he didn't drink milk. He is a healthy weight and I didn't worry about it. He likes cheese and yogurt. I can relate to how you feel about others seeing a 3 year old use a bottle. My boy looks like he is in 1st grade. I now my husband was so imbarrassed when family stopped over and they made comments. It got to the point where we were hidding it from others. We wouldn't let him have it if someone stopped over or we would go somewhere. I didn't care as much because I know so many kids that use a sippy cup like a bottle. I really didn't see the differnce. We did it over Christmas break when my husband was not working for a few weeks(we also made our 2 year old son ditch his). I know I would do things differently if I could turn back time, but I can't..... The next couple of weeks may be hard, but you will get though it. Lots of HUGS

Thank you for the support and the HUGS!!!

[itlw8]

If you tossed the bottles and stick to your guns to LIMIT the amout of milk to meals and only 15 to 20 ounces a day. It will be hard.

But after a few days it will get better. this evening do something for yourself. go take a walk, a long bath something you deserve it.. and get ready for bed time.... Do not give in he does not need that bottle.

Come back here if you need to an get your back bone... it will bet better I promise.... But if you give in it will just take longer

You are the Boss. he is the child.happyfacehappyfacehappyface