A baby's growth follows certain rules. Different growth stages have corresponding developmental standards and requirements.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies start learning how to use a cup after 6 months. Stop using a bottle at the age of 1, and completely abstain from the bottle at the latest by 18 months.
Why should we quit the bottle in time?
A feeding bottle can be said to be a must for a baby's growth. But over-reliance on it will have adverse effects on the baby!
1. The baby continues to use the bottle after teething, and the baby teeth are soaked in the milk for a long time, which is easy to increase the probability of dental caries. The degree of mineralization of deciduous teeth is low, often a caries is the damage of the whole tooth, and it will also affect the health and neatness of the permanent teeth in the future.
2. The action of sucking for a long time may make the baby's maxilla protrude and the dental arch narrow, becoming a "bottle mouth". Swallowing with the tongue sticking out and the jaw thrusting forward may give your baby an "overwhelming" face shape.
3. Drinking milk from a bottle is fast and labor-saving. The baby is prone to drink a lot of milk without knowing it. The corresponding solid food intake is insufficient, and the oral muscles cannot be exercised, which is not conducive to the development of the baby's language ability.
How to help baby wean off the bottle?
The baby has a certain mental dependence on the feeding bottle, and suddenly leaving the feeding bottle can easily make the baby fall into anxiety. To make it easier for your baby to wean off the bottle, you can try the following methods!
1. Be patient and guide step by step
When the baby resists the water cup, do not force it to avoid resistance; when the baby is hungry, it is not suitable for learning, choose when the baby is in a good mood to try; encourage and praise the baby's small progress in time.
2. Choose the right water cup according to the growth stage of the baby
At the beginning, you can choose a sippy cup with a cross hole suction mouth for your baby. The flow rate of the cross suction port is slow, even if the water cup is inverted, the water output is less, and the baby is not prone to choking. Therefore, although the design is different from the pacifier, the baby's sucking experience is similar to the pacifier, and the psychological gap is small, so it is easier to accept!
When the baby is a little older, the cross suction mouth with less water and slow flow will make the baby feel difficult to suck. At this time, it is more suitable to choose a sippy cup with a round suction mouth! The water flow of the round hole suction mouth is relatively fast. When the water cup is dumped, the suction mouth drips more water, and the baby will suck more smoothly.
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