#asktheexpert my 3 yrs old son has habbit of drinking milk from bottle at night. he does not leave the bottle and keeps it in his mouth even while asleep ..if we take away the bottle he immediately wakes up and cries loudly and unconsolably until we give him the bottle, due to which shape of his front 2 teeth is distorting..pls suggest ways in which i can help him leave milk bottle at night.

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#asktheexpert my 3 yrs old son has habbit of drinking milk from bottle at night. he does not leave the bottle and keeps it in his mouth even while asleep ..if we take away the bottle he immediately wakes up and cries loudly and unconsolably until we give him the bottle,  due to which shape of his front 2 teeth is distorting..pls suggest ways in which i can help him leave milk bottle at night.

Accepted Answer

Hi dear parent
to stop this habit of bottle feeding at night you have to be very strict.
try to feed heavy meal at night time so that there's very less need of bottle feeding during sleep time.

Accepted Answer

Hello ma’am Don’t give water to your child to sleep in the night how long will your child stay awake when your child will get tired and sleepy your child will sleep just do not give water at all to your child in the night even if your child is crying you’ll have to be very strict with it because if you give up every now and then then your child is not going to give up on the bottle