I took mine off the bottle when he was eleven months old. He didn't miss it a bit. I never put him to bed with the bottle. I always fed him and then put him in bed. I tried to replace it with a sippy cup of milk. He didn't like milk. So we just gave him cereal with milk in a bowl. Now he loves chocolate milk and a bowl of cereal. But to this day, he won't drink plain white milk. I had trouble getting off the pacifier. He finally just started chewing all the tips off them and I didn't buy anymore and when he chewed off his last one, I let him throw it away and told him no more pacifiers and he was fine with it. And that's been this past summer. Good luck. It's so nice not to mess with the bottles anymore.

Thanks every one you have given me some great Idea's...
Will try them one at a time, but lets hope the first one I try works... Will be trying cold turkey, and just a glass of milk before bed.... 

I know he will call for his bottle... But I gotta be tough... And if that does not work, we still have time to sell it to Santa... :)

Thanks again....

At least now I know he is not going to hate me forever... :)

We just took away the bottle one day (he was about 19-20mths), but still gave him milk in a big cup. He has milk same as always (before bed) just in a cup. Make sure to get one that wont spill if he drinks it laying down if this is you option as some with 'air holes' put milk in the eye. He is quite happy to have milk from a cup and never once asked for a bottle again.

I made all my kids throw their bottle in the bin when I wanted it gone. They were old enough to understand, and they were told they were big boys now so no more bottle, cups now. With the third one I had pop top bottles to drink out of anyway so it wasn't too much of a hardship. I think they were all around and about 18 months to 2 years old. Leisa

Caker has been without one for a month or so now. She gradually went down to 1 and then all of a sudden didn't want one no more.. So yeah, she went cold turkey and she's onlly 21 months!
She will now drink milk from her sippy cup with a straw (she loves it)

He understands you right? If I remember correctly, Izzy tried this (not with the bottle but with the paci) tell him that Santa is coming and he needs your bottle for the other kids who do not have any??

I really wish I could help you out.. I thought I was going to have a HARD time with Caker but I didn't. She really surprised me to tell you the truth. I thought she'd never get off of it until she's like 2.5 or something but I lucked out there!!

I wish you nothing but good luck..

i sold all my childrens bottles to santa in exchange for pressies, they where all between 1-2 and it worked beautifully, did the same with dummies and blankies, if francis is olde enough to understand its the perfect time of year to try this!

good luck!

Hi
Giving up the bottle has many implication because it is associated with so much - particularly sleep. We have four little one under 5 - with two middle little ones the removal of the bottle also meant the end of afternoon naps. Number three is about 20 months. She gave up the bottle at about 16 months and stopped her afternoon sleep then as well.

It is hard advice to provide because every child is different, the associations are different, and the environment is different. Ours have given the bottle up quite happily with little or no drama. Once they reach a certain age they want to be "big" and use a cup.

The best I can offer is to go cold turkey before that last teat is totally gone - then you have a bottle to resort to if it doesn't work straight away.

cheers
les