Summary: To wean your baby from the bottle or breast milk, the cold-turkey method may cause temper tantrums, but it will be successful in the end. Get tips for coping with a weaning baby in this free video from an experienced childcare provider.
Veronica Baragas was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and has been working with children and families for more than 10 years. Her experience includes being a full-time nanny, live-in...read more
"Hi my name is Veronica Baragas with my Wiggles and Giggles .com and I'm here to share with you how to wean your baby cold-turkey. And that could be towards bottle or breast feeding. I would say that cold-turkey is pretty self explanatory. So you know just decide when it is you would like to do the convert to either the sippy cup or if your trying to quite weaning cold-turkey off of breast milk or breast feeding that's just one day you automatically decide that you no longer are going to be giving them breast milk or a bottle and you introduce them into a sippy cup or a regular bottle. So as confusing as it may sound it's really easy. It's just a little tougher on the baby than it is for you. So their habits may change a little bit when you do do cold-turkey. They may not want to drink or they may throw some temper tantrums. It will pass and it will get better if you just stay with it and consistent. And cold -turkey means no more bottles or no more breast feeding. So that's a few tips that can help you with weaning cold-turkey."
eHow Article: How to Wean Your Baby Cold Turkey
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