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Should Suri Cruise Be Off The Bottle?

by Celebuzz on Nov. 6, 2009 06:00 AM / 8 Comments

Suri Cruise seems to be growing up fast these days, sporting her designer clothes and high heels all around town!

However, on Wednesday, mommy/BFF Katie Holmes was spotted bottle-feeding Suri on the New York set of her new movie, The Romantics. So what gives? Should a 3-year-old still be drinking from a bottle?

Dr. Jennifer Shu, a pediatrician and co-author of Food Fights, tells Usmagazine.com that Suri definitely should NOT be hitting the bottle at her age.

"She should have been weaned off the bottle by the time she was nine months old. By the time kids are nine months old, they have the physical development and mouth coordination necessary to be able to drink out of a sippy cup or a cup with straw. That development comes pretty early."

However, another expert on the subject, pediatriacian Dr. Harvey Karp, doesn't think it's that big of a deal.

"Sucking is normal for kids when they are tired or bored -- as long as kids aren't keeping the bottle in their mouths for hours. Thumb-sucking is more damaging."

We'll leave it up to you to decide in the comments: Do you think Suri should be off the bottle?

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WTF 2 wks ago
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they baby that kid way too much
bluemoon 2 wks ago
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Some day someone is going to have to teach that child the word "NO". They let that kid do whatever she wants.
noah 2 wks ago
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She should be off the bottle and back on breast milk.
kiwigirl 2 wks ago
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Firstly, Yes she should be of the bottle, but come on people remember who her parents are. The poor little girl has such a whirlwind life with her parents hectic schedules and if she finds comfort in a bottle who are we to complain. Remember she is only 3 and I know that if I'd been through half of what she has I would have needed more than a bottle to comfort me. So please give her a break theres alot more f....d up things in the world we could point fingers at and let the kid be a kid for as long as she can and maybe she won't become another screwed up hollywood statistic.
sigh 2 wks ago
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hey losers, none of you have any business telling other people how to rear their children, especially because I'm certain none of you have any children or have medical training and have no clue what you are talking about. bluemoon stop being a bitch to a little child, you are despicable and disgusting. noah, are you a woman? do you have breasts? so you don't get an opinion. anyway its none of your business what someone does with their breast.
Luca 2 wks ago
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my question to these doctors is this: what is the physical harm that would be caused by a 3 year old using a bottle. it is not the same sucking reflex used by an adult with a straw. and outside of a tooth extraction no one has should that to be harmful.
kiwigirl 1 wk ago
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sigh said:
hey losers, none of you have any business telling other people how to rear their children, especially because I'm certain none of you have any children or have medical training and have no clue what you are talking about. bluemoon stop being a bitch to a little child, you are despicable and disgusting. noah, are you a woman? do you have breasts? so you don't get an opinion. anyway its none of your business what someone does with their breast.

Firstly I don't like being called a loser if that comment included me. If you had read my comment properly I fully understand how having a bottle would be a very calming and comforting time for Suri and I fully supported it. Lastly just a note, I do have children and I do have a medical background and I am sorry my comments were misinterpreted.
lo 1 wk ago
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that child is going to be so effed up!!