Noel's girl
09-22-2006, 10:48 PM
WHEN DOES A BABY USUALLY START HOLDING THERE BOTTLE? mY TWIN GIRLS ARE 8 MONTHS OLD AND STILL DON'T SEEM TO INTERESTED IN HOLDING THERE BOTTLES. I GUESS THEY ARE THINKING WHY BOTHER IF THEY WILL DO IT FOR ME. I WAS JUST WONDERING OUT OF CURIOSITY.
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myloathe
09-22-2006, 11:01 PM
My sister's twins held theirs at about 4 months, granted she was extremely tired, being a single mom of two, she pretty much taught them to do it.
Jakeysmom
09-23-2006, 06:35 AM
:) Hi! My son would not consistently hold his bottle until he was over 10 months. He just couldn't get the hang of tipping it. But now at almost a year he wants to hold it by himself (now..... to get him to drink from a cup! lol it never ends!)
steph66
09-23-2006, 12:07 PM
my dd is five months old and is breastfed but when we 'experiment' with bottles she is able to hold it herself and play and bite it. maybe you should try letting them 'play' with the bottle when they are not very hungry and let them get used to doing it themselves. because when they are hungry they really are not going to want to try and do it themselves. good luck!
MJCota
09-23-2006, 10:44 PM
My son is 6 months and he just started to hold his bottle. Once we got him a sippy cup with handles he likes (gerber ones that have ajustable handles) he got the hang of it quickly. My niece has been holding her bottles since she was about 3 or 4 months old.
courtluv
09-24-2006, 01:40 PM
i would agree with mjcota, start her with a sippy coup. i started my daughter with a sippy coup about 5 months, and she caught on real quick with the bottle. start out with the sippy cups with the handles though, you'll be suprised how fast they teach themself to drink out of it :) good luck!