How to Drink from a Sippy Cup???

Hi K.,
I bought 3 different cups before one had directions which advised to take out the plastic thing inside until she gets used to the "new sucking action." My son had the same problem. I think they have to suck harder with the cups than they do with nursing or with bottles. It only took about a week & I could put the plastic thing back in.
Good Luck
T. A

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I would forget about any cup with a lid/sippy top at this point. Use a real cup and if she is interested in picking it up and sipping it you can help her hold it... then, she won't want you to hold it... of course, she will spill and make a mess, but that way, she will learn to use a proper cup much sooner than a sippy cup... and keep the liquids and foods at the table, so that it is good eating and drinking habits AND easier for you to keep the house clean. If she is only 10 months... she may not be interested in a cup at all... I would follow her lead and let her guide the process... if she is interested in a glass or cup like yours... give her a smaller/safer version of it... but don't feel like it has to be a sippy/spill-proof type.

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My DS just turned 10 months and it seems like all of a sudden he "got" the sippy cup. He loves it now.

We used the same Nuby cups with DS and DD. They have a completely soft spout, and no plastic valve to remove. It's very easy to drink from and is similar shape to a bottle. We use the kind without handles, for some reason it's easier for him.

If I was you I would purchase a few different kinds of cups, and try different liquids in them as well. DS started drinking from a cup while laying back on a boppy pillow. Eventually she'll get a sip of something she likes and go with it!

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Hi K.,

I inroduced the sippy up to my boy when he was about 5 months old, we started solids early. It took him a couple of days to learn to suck on it instead of biting. Keep encouraging her and eventually she will get it! Don't worry :)

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Hi K., I taught my daughter to drink from a straw first- I filled a cup with juice and put a straw in it. I put my finger over the toip of the straw and put the filled straw in her mouth. After a few tries she realized that juice came from the straw, and it came faster if she sucked on it. From there it was an easy transition to a sippy cup.

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Try the Advent sippy cups. You can pop out the "sippy" piece and replace it with an Advent bottle nipple. I did this to transition my baby and it worked well.

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Try one with a soft spout. My little girl did the same thing and after a month or so using a soft spout she finally figured out how to suck, she had never had a bottle. Also they make cups that you can control the flow that comes out. Put it on slow and if they want the water to come out quicker they have to suck. It just encourages them a little without frustrating them because they're still getting liquid from the cup.

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Have you tried different nipples? Try a variety of bottle nipples to see what works for her.

She doesn't sound like she's ready for a sippy cup.

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Well when my son was 10 month old I used a nuby like a previous poster suggested. Then I gradually got him into the sippy cup. By age 1 he was drinking out of a regular sippy cup.

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Hi K.,

I was having similar issues with my 10 month old. Until I found the Nuby sippy cups with handles. It has a soft rubber spout, similar to a bottle, but still different. My son takes it just fine, and he does not even take a bottle at all (he is still nursing). So I was quite relieved to see him take a sippy cup to supplement other fluids during feeding times. I got my cups at target. Hope this helps!

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Just keep trying. It takes a while for them to get used to a new suction buth she will. I wouldn't take the plastic thing out- it puts her at hazard for taking in way too much liquid and choking. Also there are different types of sippy cups- the Nuby is very close to a bottle nipple. Good luck!!

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Just a hint, there's a cup called "nuby" i think that's how they spell it, and it's a soft, nipple-like silicone material that is shaped into a spout. My son had the same issue and it worked for us. Hope it helps!

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K.,

Both my kids went through this and neither of them liked the hard top sippy at first. I had to use the soft top. You can get them at Walmart for less than $2 each. My kids loved them. Then when they started chewing on them, I knew they were ready for the hard top and they were. Also teach her to suck from a straw. It will help her with her teeth.

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I would take the spout out for a second and just dribble some into her mouth. OR
I bought the nuby kind w/ out a spout in it for the first cup. All they have to do it bite down and it opens up for liquid to go through. After she gets the hang of that she will eventually learn to suck instead of bite. At which point you can get the cups w/ a spill proof spout.
Another tip: keep sippy cups at the table or high chair. And drinks are for snack and meal time. Dont let her walk around w/ it. I made this mistake and now I hunt down cups daily and its a royal pain.

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Hi K.,

I struggled with the same thing when my daughter was your age. But I found the Nubby cups and it has no value and the top is completely soft. She picked it up fast. Eventually I switched to the other sippy cups out there once she mastered the concept. My daughter is now 22 months.

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My little girl did very well with the Nuk cups. I have only been able to find them at Walmart, but they were the only ones she could manage in the beginning. They have easy to use handles and a bottle like nipple on top.

Now she has more advanced cups, but that was a great place to start.

It is also nice if you can take her with you when you buy it and let her hold it when you are in the store. Play up the excitement of the big girl cup too. Good luck!

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