[blparent] Holding a bottle independently?

[Pipi]

how old is she?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 6:46 PM
Subject: [blparent] Holding a bottle independently?


> Hi.  According to the books I've read, most babies should be off the 
> bottle by their first birthday.  I'm not one who has to do everything by 
> the book, so if Sarah takes longer than that, I don't have a problem with 
> it.  She doesn't have any teeth yet, so it isn't like I have to worry 
> about mouth troubles.  But she isn't even the slightest bit interested in 
> holding a bottle by herself, or in drinking from a cup or a sippy.  Is 
> there anything I can do to encourage her, or if I just wait, will she come 
> to it all on her own?
>
> Thanks,
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds 
> water."--Swedish proverb
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