No offence at all Deirder. My main reasons are this:
~ She was using the bottle as a dummy. If it was up to her, she'd work around with it in her mouth all day long. And at 2, I didn't think it wasn't necessary/appropriate.
~ She wasn't able to sleep without it. She's a fantastic sleeper, but only because the bottle was there with her.
~ And most importantly, teeth. It's not recommended they go to bed with a bottle due to teeth decay.
I have waited until she was 2 as I think she is old enough to understand that she doesn't need it. And she doesn't. She proved that last night. She whinged for about 5 minutes last night before going to bed. And by whinging, I mean exactly that, not crying, screaming, trying to bash down the door etc. Just a little whinge, then she slept all night. When she woke this morning, she was happy. She asked for some milk, which I gave her on the lounge in her new sippy cup, and she happily drank it.