Ever Gone from Breastfeeding to Sippy Cup?

We did with both of our girls. We did do sippy cups without valves to avoid pressure on the eardrums and such.

Actually I went straight to a straw! I cut down a regular straw to a short length. The sucking instinct was still very strong and she learned quickly! This was very convenient, since most restaurants have straws on hand and I didn't carry the sippy cups. Of course I had to hold the cup and straw until she was able to do it herself, but all in all I think it was a great transition.
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Good luck!

I agree this may be tough at 6 months but I went right from breast to sippy cup - my daughter was 9-10 months though... and it actually helped her to ween herself off of me on her own at 11 months(which was really nice :)

I have a 2 year old and a 9 month old. My 9 month old is also exclusively breast fed. I introduced a sippy cup around 6/7 months and she does just fine. She picked up very quickly because I think that she sees my 2 year old with hers. Hope this helps!
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It wasn't difficult at all for my daughter. We tried and tried to get her to use a bottle at 6 1/2 months but she hated them. Our pediatrician suggested at 7 months we introduce a sippy cup and it has worked out great. She never put up a fight and loves drinking flavored water and diluted juice from hers. We use the Avent brand, they have a soft tip and handles so she can hold it herself. But we still nurse at all of the same times, we just add the sippy cup to snack time.

Hi D.,

Yes, going straight to a sippy cup is very possible. I only breastfed my daughter and then when she was around 6 months old I started putting a sippy cup of water on her tray when I was feeding her cereal or baby foods. At first she just couldn't get the hang of it and didn't seem to like the idea of it but I kept it around anyway. Every few days or once a week I would try helping her sip out of it. I seemed like she would never get it but somewhere along the way it just clicked and she was using it a lot by 7 1/2 months. A friend had suggested this method of just having the cup around even if the baby isn't too interested and it was a success for them too. Hope this helps!
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I have. Started my second son; who was also exclusively nursed, at 5 months as I did with both girls after him. I used the Gerber soft spout cup. I took the valves out first until they started actually sucking to get some out instead of just chewing on it. May take a couple of different cups before you find one he'll take. I also heated the water up a little; with being nursed the milk is always warm so going even to room temp first time might be a turn off.

SAHM of 4: 2 boys 9yr/4yr and 2 girls 2yr/5months

Hi - I breast-fed my now 16 month-old twins for their first 13 months. They really only had a handful of times of trying to take bottles while I was out. Funny how I can't remember already exactly, but I think it was between 6 and 9 months that the doctor said they could start having a small amount of watered-down juice each day. We did a bunch of different types of sippy cups. Each baby liked different kinds off and on. They also took pretty easily to the sippy cups with straws. I kind of really liked those at first because they didn't have to hold the hold cup tipped up in the air to be able to drink by themselves. Anyway, I was told by someone that since they recommend weaning off bottles by 12 months, why go on bottles at all for such a short time? If you have the time/patience, you can probably even get your baby to sip out of a regular cup with your help. - Hope this helps!

My dd was about 5 1/2-6 months old when I started her on solids. At meal time I would give a little water in a real cup. That was super messy and I realized I wanted her to drink it on her own and I wasn't sure how that would go so I switched to a sippy cup. I started using the Nuby brand with the big soft spout and we have since moved to the others. I think you can go ahead and try. It might just be trial and error with finding a cup he likes. And you can give him water, or 1/2 juice 1/2 water, or just breast milk. If he rejects it just wait a week or so and try again. He will get it eventually :)

This is usually done a lot easier when the baby is slightly older.

All three of my kids went from breast to sippy cup. My third was the only one who ever took a bottle, and that was only briefly. I started them all at around 6 months, and it took a while of constantly giving it to them, but eventually they all got it. I transitioned with formula, water or juice in the cup so they were getting used to more than one thing at a time(a new taste and the cup). Keep at it - it will happen!

My son, who I also exclusively nursed, refused to take bottles from me when eating cereal. I figured he had to have something to wash the cereal down with and since he would not drink from a bottle I used a sippy cup (I put my breast milk into the sippy cup). It worked out very well for me. My son gave up the bottle all together (from everyone else) before he even turned a year old.

Hi D.,

I went from nursing straight to the sippy cup with my daughter, who is now almost 8. She did just fine with it. We started with water or breast milk in the sippy cup. We never had to use a bottle with her. I have an almost eleven-month old little boy, and I'm doing the same thing with him. He's drinking water or breast milk from a sippy cup, and I'm continuing to nurse him as well. He's doing fine with it also. I didn't want to have to wean the kids from nursing to a bottle, and then from a bottle to a cup. Good luck.

We went from breastfeeding to Nuby's and then introduced the straws and sippy cups. For #2, I'll likely skip the sippy cups but will stick with the Nuby in between the breast and the straws (the soft 'nipple' just seems to make sense to me as a good transition). Our son did just fine without the bottle as part of the transition but he was a bit older... closer to 9 months. Good luck!

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We intoduced cups about 7 months, she didn't like it, then at 9 months, and then totally trans over by a year. Take your time with it. He may take right to it, might take some time.

GOOD LUCK.

Now, SAHM with six children age range - 22 - 5!! Never a dull moment.

this might be difficult to do at only 6 1/2 months. I went from breastfeeding to sippy cup, but my son was around 9 months.