at what age should babies drink milk from a bottle?  

Well I was brought up that as soon as they can sit up it is time for a cup. With mine as soon as they turned one I walked them to the trash can and let them throw it away and say "bye bye"

I feel that the longer that you wait the more dependent the child grows. We as parents have to set the guidelines not the children. The child will drink from a bottle for as long as you allow it. 4 yes it is time to let the bottle go.

A child should be off the bottle no later then 18 months my children were off before 1 years of age or at 1 years of age. Most people believe that nothing will happen to their babies teeth ,but drinking a bottle at this age will ruin her teeth they will turn brown and rot out seen it yesterday at my childs school pretty little girl smiled and teeth were half gone and rotten. I know this because my daughter is a dental assistant she see a lot of cases

I think 4 years old is too old for a bottle. And kids really should be drinking that much milk anyway. Last I heard they recommend like 1 glass a day. My kids only drink milk with their cereal in the morning.

They all stopped taking bottles when they stopped taking formula at 12 month old. They never had anything but formula in their bottles. Milk, juice and water belonged in the cups. They just now stopped using sippy cups (they are 6, 5 and 4) and drink from small cups now. Kids don't need milk and juice. They should only be getting 1 (6-8oz) glass a day at the most.

I think for your daughter it is more of a crutch now. She is used to it but it is unhealthy. She is old enough to tell her that she doesn't need it and just take it away and give her a sippy cup or regular cup. She may cry but she will get over it.

I am a mother of two and one of my daughters bithday presents was a sippy cup. She started off slow and cried a little but now that's all she wants! My son is 7 mths old and will also receive a sippy cup when he turns one. (dont worry that's not their only birthday presents). Children need to be taken off the bottle because the soft nipple starts ruining their teeth (according to the dentist). Both of my nieces used bottles until they were three or four and both of them have had to have surgery on their front teeth. I would hate for your baby to have to go through that. Try your hardest, it's not easy but she'll get used to it. Good luck. :)

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i think leave her like that because after wards she will learn by herself.

I must say I am amazed that you asked this question. In my world, I would have already heard plenty of opinions by now to be sick of the subject. You must be surrounded by lovely people who always mind their own business, lol. Child care and rearing is usually one thing people offer unsolictited advice on and way too freely. Personally, I would be shocked to see a normal, healthy 4 yo using a bottle. If you send your kids to school still using a bottle, that info might want to be kept top secret. I am glad your kids teeth are ok. In my case, I breastfed and my first two kids teeth were fine from that. The third child's front teeth turned brown shortly after coming in. She had surgery to fix her teeth so she wouldn't be afraid to smile. Just saying that because you can't go on what happened with the first two. At least not in my case. Best wishes!

They should be off the bottle by 12 months old. They should start on the cup by 6 months old.

I took both of my kids of the bottle at 1 year old. I think the longer you wait the hard it is to take it from them. Get her a cup with a lid, and give that her. I daughter can suck 2 of them down in no time. But that is up to you.

she doesn't need to drink that much milk and staying on a bottle that long is detrimental to her teeth. She should've been off the bottle by the latest at two. Pediatricians recommend getting them off by 1 year of age.