I took my daughter who is almost 2 to choose her own cup when she was 18 mts old and got her to throw her own bottle in the bin so she would understand that even if she wanted it she threw it away. I had done this for my other 4 children. She asked for her bottle a few times but as soon as I cut it out completely she forgot it and sits with me to have a drink together before she goes to bed. I suffered PND with my first baby and found things like reading time and drinking time helped me bond with her a little more, today she is 8 and you would think we were perfect from the beginning.

I gave my bub a tippy cup with a bit of water in it, he seemed to be better with that than with nothing and its easier to get him to stop with teh water later when potty training him than listen to him scream every noight for months! LOL

Hi charza. We are also currently in the process of getting our 2yo out of having a bottle to bed and I recently asked the same question - here are the answers I got. -http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/825831/going-to-sleep-without-the-bottle-/

What we did/ are doing is we went shopping with our 2yo and let her pick out her own special "milk bottle" - a sippy cup only for milk, and now give her that in the lounge room before bed. It is slowly working, after a week nights are ok but I am still having trouble getting her to sleep during the day without her bottle.
I hope this helps anyways! Goodluck and remember, be strong and consistant and eventually they will follow!

My daughter used to do this until she moved into a bed and 2 & 2 months... the transition to a big bed meant that the bottle disappeared and she never asked about it. But it sounds like you son is already in a big bed. Maybe try changing the routine somehow. If he's only just turned two just wait a couple of months and then try just reading a book first. Don't try to give a cup of milk or it will jsut remond him of the bottle. If he's older em[hasis that he's a big boy now and only babies use bottles etc. Try to give some sort of reward that only big kids get eg. book. good luck.