Suri Cruise STILL sporting a baby bottle

If it causes problems with her teeth, it's not like her parents can't afford to fix 'em.

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The whole, "OMG! Suri still uses a baby bottle!" thing has really puzzled me from the very beginning. I mean, who cares? Seriously, what is it to me, what is it to you (meaning the people freaking out about it) if she does? We finally weaned my daughter off her bedtime bottle when she was about 28 months old - is she irreparably damaged? Nope. Did puppies die every time she drank from her bottle? Nope again.

So what's the big deal anyways? I think that it's just another opportunity for parents to judge other parents. Unfortunately for celebrities, they are always in the spotlight, so they are easier than most to judge. I really feel bad for them, and I try my hardest not to fall into the easy, judgy trap.

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When my aunt was a kid she used to come home from first grade of primary school and recommended to sip cocoa from a bottle.
She nixed the bottle till second grade. She just needed the comfort and is now grown up with three kids of whom none has used a bottle beyond the age of two ;-)

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At first I was taken aback by the whole bottle over the age of 1 issue. Then I started thinking about it and couldn't decide what the big deal was. Don't many moms nurse past the age of 1? Wouldn't having a bottle past the age of 1 be similar?

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This has nothing to do with bottles. I feel that is up to them and is none of my business. Yesterday Rumor Willis was referred to as “spawn” and now today Suri. This term is very offensive to me. They are children. Is this a new term that I’m not aware of? I would never refer to my children as spawn nor anyone else’s. Am I missing something?

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My daughter is 16 months old, and she refused the sippy cup. My mom found the Rubbermaid Litterless Juice boxes after my daughter learned to use a straw, and now she refuses the bottle. I think it is a great step in the right direction. She'll drink out of a regular cup if we hold it, too.

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Yes, who cares? I'm sure they're watching out for the side effects of prolonged bottle use any way. They should be able to let Suri use a bottle if they want to. Children are different. Just let her be.

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Yeah I agree, what's the big deal and since when do you HAVE to stop using a bottle completely at the age of 1? She's only two or so, I mean, it would be one thing if she was four or five years old and still using a bottle but for a little 2 year old? They still need the comfort of it, that's why two and three year olds sometimes still nurse. They get attatched to stuff like that. That doesn't magically go away at one year old. Besides, Mom and Suri are out in public. Even my daughter gets a bottle in public, she just turned one and even though she can and does use a sippy at home there's NO WAY i'm letting her get her dress dirty or wet and having to change clothes like five times while we're out just so she can use a sippy cup. She still nurses and uses a bottle occasionally too, I don't see the big deal. I've seen three year olds with pacifiers, I think that's more of a crime than a silly bottle that a little 2 year old is drinking from.

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I'm sure if Suri's parents were spotted taking her bottle away they'd be called abusive -- or at the very least, uncaring and harsh.

The little cutie is probably under a lot of pressure already to look and act a certain way -- let's give her a break!

Kristen Kirk
www.thefamilythatreadstogether.blogspot.com

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My son (2yrs 5m) still drinks from a bottle. And he only has milk from a bottle which has to be warmed (his requests!!). Its not that he cant drink from a cup as he is quite willing to drink his water or juice from a sippy cup. I believe its just his little way of differentiating what goes in his mouth and how but primarily a comfort thing. Its all hes known from when I stopped nursing him so to just stop him using a cup must be quite confusing and upsetting. Who makes these rules of when a baby/toddler must do such things at such and such a time in their lives anyway? My son is still in nappies too but as long as he isnt in them when hes 30 I doesnt bother me in the slightest. Same with bottles. I certainly wouldnt condemn a 2 year old child for drinking from a bottle. Live and let live I say!

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if it is for comfort, who needs it more than a celebrity's child. aren't they constantly in the spot light and have people that they don't know always around, taking their picture? that would be enough for them to grab their bottles, blankies, favorite toys, and cling onto mom or dad!

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With a much moving around as they do, it's no wonder she still wants a bottle. My son used a bottle for milk only for a long time, maybe til 3 - he had even bitten the ends of the nipples off, but still wouldn't drink milk from anything else. He finally "gave his bottles" to a friend's new baby, and that was that!

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I have to say that I am pleasently surprised by the tone of these comments. I really expected to see a lot of Tom/Katie bashing, and I am happy that that is not the case.

As for the mom who uses the term "spawn"....I'm sorry but I my kids are the demon spawn so please refrain from using that term...lol. Its nice to hear other people think the way I do (not sure if that was a compliment) :)

You guys are right. Poor Suri is constantly in the media glare and if the bottle gives her comfort then who cares. Let the kid (baby really) still be a baby, why does she have to grow up so soon?

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My daughter will be 2 next month and she just rather have a bottle when she's tired. She's been potty trained for about 6 months now, she talks very clearly and has a huge vocabulary already, so the bottle thing doesn't bother me much. I do encourage her to use a cup, but if she just downright refuses, I'm not going to worry about it yet.

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