How to get a 8 month old off the bottle while going to sleep

You shouldn't be letting he sleep with a bottle of formula in her mouth anyways. She is going to have troubles with her teeth because of this. If you don't just take the bottle away cold turkey (which will end up with many sleepless nights for you), then you really should give her only water. I know water isn't as thick as formula, but it is healthier for your child.

Offer it to her only with water.

Instead of the bottle, give her a pacifier at night once you remove the bottle. I used to do the same thing and leave the bottle in the mouth, but my son had very bad teeth problems and quite a few of his milk teeth had to be pulled out when he was quite young. So please beware. Even today, because of this, my son has teeth problems though he has grown up to 19 years.

It is very important that you break this habit immediately. Going to bed with a bottle will rot her teeth and if they aren't pulled, they will rot her adult teeth before they even come in. It is very serious. I've seen it happen and it is very sad to see a young child with no front teeth. It affects their eating habits because they have trouble biting and chewing food. It also affects speech. Try giving her a pacifier instead. If that doesn't work, try to teach her to go to sleep without anything. It will be tough at first, but babies learn fast, and adjust well. If you stick to it for a week, you will notice improvements and she will be able to sleep well without a bottle. First, if you help her fall asleep without a bottle, then she will be able to soothe herself back to sleep if she wakes up. Establish a bedtime routine, with a set bedtime. Then follow the same routine every night- for example, put on pajamas, read a book, tuck her in and sing a song- and she will come to learn that these things mean it is time to go to sleep. If she has trouble settling down, sit with her and comfort her. Then gradually move closer to the door, and eventually out the door. Shorten the amount of time you spend sitting with her each night until she is able to go to sleep on her own. You will be surprised at how quickly she adjusts. Whatever you do, on a difficult night, do Not give her the bottle. This will confuse her and make it harder for her to adjust to not having it. Be strong and trust that she will be ok. If you feel she still needs the bottle before bed, give it to her a little earlier so she doesn't fall asleep with it and so she will not associate it with bed time.

I actually had to go through what your going through with my son. I ended up giving the formula before he went to bed, then when he went to bed I gave him a bottle with water if he wanted it. Eventually, we eliminated the bottle at night all together and let me tell ya we went through a couple rough nights, but he got used to it. But he was also a little older than your daughter at that time. I agree with a previous comment to only put water in the bottle if your going to put her to bed with it. It's not good for them to fall asleep with milk/formula, it will sit in their mouth and rot their teeth. The same goes if you decide to let her have a sippy cup at bed too....only put water in it. She might get mad, but she'll get used to it. Only allow the formula in the bottle she has before you lay her down. It will be rough, but she'll adjust and realize she has to deal with it that way. At least mine did and with my daughter I have now who is almost 11 months I refuse to go through that again and she doesn't get laid down with a bottle period. She drinks her bottle and then I put her to bed and I do my best not to let her fall asleep with the bottle. Good luck to you.

My son is 9 months old he is similar to your daugther who likes to have bottles on thier mouth while sleeping. I just let him do it until the time that he falls asleep and i take it slowly. Then he sleeps all night. For your daughter's case maybe you need to get her a pacifier cos she likes something on her mouth while sleeping. That helps her alot.