7 Month Old Using Sippy Cup???

I think you might consider a new doctor...I don't know why any doctor would recommend juice unless the baby is constipated. Babies don't need juice...it's wasted, empty calories.

And...it's good to try and start using a sippy cup, but don't worry about it too much. They can barely hold a bottle at that point. The cup will come. I don't think mine used it well until they were more around a year old.

Good luck.

Hi, We used the Avent bottles too. Daughter didnt like the sippy cup either at first. We used munchkin mighty grip trainer cup. link below.
(http://www.munchkin.com/products/detail.html?section=prod...)
Think it was switching from soft nipple to hard plastic she didnt like. The munchkin cup has soft top.
Hope this helps!

Seems a little early to me to be worrying about giving water, so I wouldn't fret over it. You can continue to offer and when she is ready, she will drink it. As the weather starts to warm up and she gets a little older then I would pay more attention to giving water.

Neither of my kids ever used sippy cups. I provided water in straw cups which they caught on to readily.

Are you sure the doctor didn't me she can have UP TO 2 oz of water or juice a day? I've never heard of a doctor insisting on juice at any age (it's full of sugar, eating fruit would be way healthier) and there's plenty of water in breastmilk or formula. If you do give water or juice, though, I'd be with the doctor on not putting it in a bottle (general rule of thumb is that bottles are to be like breasts, so if it couldn't come from a breast, it shouldn't come from a bottle).

Let her keep trying with the sippy cups. When she's ready, she'll get the hang of it.

Hope this helps.
T.

Good Morning M., Just keep working with her, and don't give in to the bottle. Breast feed babies do need water, every living creature needs water, yes breast milk has water as does formula, but you wouldn't wash your car with it, pure fresh water has it's purpose, and the sale water for infants. J. L.

why cant you use a bottle??? i did with my daughter (she also was sippy cup ready at 7 months). what i did with my daughter was used a slow flow bottle with water and jucie untill she got used to the flow difference. your daughter will start a sippy cup when shes ready. i spent 1 month giving my daughter nuby soft spout sippy cups before she really drank well out of them.

my son prefered the big boy ones with jsut the little spout. Made by playtex i believe. Tried many before finding the perfect one.
Also one of his firsts he accepted was the nuby sippys. cheap at walmart, have a soft tip and easy suction. But they dont last very long.

I'm not sure why your doctor gave you that advice. Most children get the fluid they need with the intake of milk or formula at that age.

Still, that is not what you are asking so...

Try a straw. My daughter was able to suck fluid through a straw by the time she was 6 months old. I used to drink cranberry juice with club soda all the time and I guess the red color and the fact she saw me doing it every day sparked a curiosity. She loved it.

GL!

Is she on formula or breastmilk? She doesnt have to drink water/juice. She just shouldnt have more than 2oz a day. My 7mo old doesnt really like a cup yet either and we have tried several different ones.

I see you got a lot of answers here, but not sure if anyone mention this. Nuby makes a little sippy cup that has a straw that traps the water in the straw as the baby sucks it up and then holds it there, so it's right in the straw when they want a drink. I have an 8 month old and although I still think it's a little early for the sippy cup, he is very intrigued with this 'new' bottle. Nuby makes one for bigger kids and my 3 year old drinks out of them and baby brother loves to grab it and try to drink out of it. I'm not sure he is really ready for the cup full time, but it's a good design (in my opinion) and teaches them to drink from straws in an easy manner. I get them at Target, but I think Walmart also carries them. Good luck.

When we first introduced a sippy cup, my daughter leanred the best on the Take & Toss (you can find them at Target, Babies R US, etc.). These cups don't have a valve to control the flow, but have two or three holes in the spout so liquid comes out. Once she mastered using this cup, then we transitioned to sippy cups with fluid flow via a valve. Good luck!

How about seeing if she will drink out of "mommy's cup?"

I never used a sippy, just used a plastic glass, starting at 6 months.

Hold a regular cup for her to drink from.

I had some real issues with leaky sippy cups! I may have went through at least 4 or 5 different kinds/brands before I found one that didn't leak! Try the 8oz. sippy cup made by Thermos, I got it at Babies R Us. They have a soft spout similar to a nipple so your daughter can transition more easily

My daughter didn't like the avent sippy cups either. The playtex ones were better since the sippy part was hard and easier to get water from them. Also, you might want to try pulling out the stopper. It's actually quite difficult to get water from them with the stoppers in. Sure it's nice that they don't spill, but they are a pain.

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My daughter didn't like the avent sippy cups either. The playtex ones were better since the sippy part was hard and easier to get water from them. Also, you might want to try pulling out the stopper. It's actually quite difficult to get water from them with the stoppers in. Sure it's nice that they don't spill, but they are a pain.

My son couldn't seem to get the hang of a sippy cup when we were introducing it. One day he saw me drinking with a straw at a restaurant and wanted it. Since it was water, I gave him some by holding my finger over it and letting him suck it out. He seemed to get it right away. So we went and got some straw sippies, and he never had a problem. They say they are for older toddlers, but mine used it at 7 mos. I got the munchkin sippies- easy to clean because of no valves, BPA free, and cheap at walmart. (And munchkin also has those dishwasher baskets that hold straws so washing them in the dishwasher is so much easier than cleaning the kind with valves.) I would avoid the take and toss kind at first, the liquid comes out too fast in those and choked him. The munchkin ones had the silicone that is "cut" and will part with suction. Not totally leak free, but since we only allow water away from the table, its not an issue. I would avoid doing juice, and just keep offering water. Nothing like trying to force a kid to drink water when they have gotten a taste for juice and don't want anything else. She will get the hang of the cup before dehydration becomes an issue.

Hi there, both my kids used avent bottles. The tops of all avent bottles including sippy cups are interchangeable, so what I did was take the top from the sippy cup (the part they suck on), and put it on the avent bottle, and fill it with water or juice. This helped them transition to sippy cups! I hope this helps you!

I've seen a few kids that go right to a straw. They make kid's cups now with a soft and short straw, which is nice because they don't poke themselves with it or jam in in their throats... and the lid rolls over the straw to close so you don't have to worry about spillage... Good Luck!

Try teaching her to drink from a straw. It uses the sucking motion much like a bottle. You can start by putting in something she likes, and trapping it in the straw with your finger over one end. When she sucks on the straw, let a little go into her mouth. She will learn to suck on it, and then should be able to use a straw to drink from.

Water in a cup with a plain ol' straw... Worked like a charm for my daughter from about 6 months. Give it a shot! Personally, I would be hesitant about juice... It's filling and sugary. I've known more than one kiddo to start on juice and throw fits over wanting just that to drink... Just a thought.

My daughter didnt like sippy cups and right around 7 months my Husband brought home a straw cup. I thought he was crazy and she wouldn't be able to do it but we showed her a few times and she got it right away. She never really used sippy cups. Good Luck.

I've never heard that rule. The main indicator is the urine - if it's very concentrated, then you know she needs more fluids.
Breastfed babies don't need water, it's already in the breastmilk.
Formula babies might, but wouldn't you just add more water to the feeding?
At 12 months I stressed about my son drinking water, and he hated sippy cups too. Finally a friend advised me to relax: "When it's hot and he's thirsty enough, he'll drink." She was right. I would hold a little cup to his mouth and touch the water to his lips. In a few months he could hold the cup by himself.

As a compliment to solid foods, my 8 month old has been drinking water as well. She too doesn't do great with a sippy cup or bottle. She has loved just drinking from a regular cup. To get the right scale for her I got a couple of glass votive candle holders. They are thick glass and have survived numerous drops. I keep a pitcher near by and put just a tiny bit of water in and she drinks and I put a little water in again as needed. She gets wet, but it actually helps with washing the food off her face! Good luck.

Why can't you put it in a bottle?

As an oral facial myofunctional therapist is urge you not to use the sippy cup. It produces mouth breathing which cause many problems including teeth and stomach later. I would feed her from a regular cup. But do not feed juice. The reason not to put it into a bottle is because it can rot the teeth. The sugar is not good for babies let alone children. Start now and let her get used to water and not the sweet juice, so bad for the health. MAYBE in about 5 years or so give a little mixed with alot of water and use fresh fruit never bottled stuff. HFCS can cause cavities and high blood pressure and set our children up for future health problems. Besides it is genetically modified. M. OFM, Buteyko Breathing Prac, RDH

We had to buy and try several with each of my kids. With my daughter she liked the nuby ones that have a soft straw and with my son he likes the gerber ones with the handles. I started both of them at 5 months with a sippy but they had breastmilk in them not juice. If you can get a good sippy habit it will be easier to take the bottle/breast later on.

If you want her start drinking juice or water how about one of those disposable cups w/lids and straws? I remember my kids loving straws!