No Milk in the Sippy Cup

It's not necessary for humans to drink the milk of another mammal. If she doesn't like it, let it go.

Also, at the risk of sounding preachy, I H. you are not warming her milk in the microwave in a plastic sippy cup. Keep in mind that ANY plastic that says it is "microwave safe" means it is safe for the cup (not to melt), not safe for the person drinking the liquid inside it.

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Be happy she does not drink milk. She knows it is not good for her. It is the highest allergen and yet ppl still don't realize where most of their children's issues are coming from. Offer organic almond milk instead of genetically altered, hormone infested cow or soy milk.

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Try a straw cup instead of a sippy cup.

Try a different cup. Some kids get attached to their cups and know which one is for water or juice and then have a special one for milk. If she'll drink milk from a bottle them look for a sippy cup with a soft spout that is more like a nipple. Good luck!

I'd try it in a straw sippy cup. I didn't use normal sippys with my kids. They don't seem much different than bottles to me. My son is 14 months and he wasn't wild about cow milk either (he is still breastfed). This was a bit of a shock for me because unlike his sister, my son eats EVERYTHING! I would just keep offering. If she'll eat cheese and yogurt or even green veggies, I wouldn't sweat the milk situation. Since my son was still nursing a couple times and eating a pretty varied diet, I tried not to worry about it. At 14 months, he will finally drink more. He just started gradually drinking more of it. I offered first thing in the morning when he woke up and was hungrier. I never warmed it, but my son never cared if the occasional bottles of BM he got when I was away were cold so I didn't think it was necessary. Good luck!!!

I used ovaltine, great chocolate taste, lots of vitamins too.

Try giving it to her cold, like you would anything else out of a sippy. If she doesn't want it, stop giving it to her and let her just have water. Believe me, it is WONDERFUL to have kids who love drinking PLAIN WATER. And SOOOOO much healthier for them than training them to fill up on calories in their beverages (milk, juice, soda, etc). My daughter, who is now almost 9 still doesn't care for soda, and it's fantastic for her health- the teeth especially - the acids in the soda are disastrous for teeth! My son didn't start drinking any soda until he was about 8 or 9 years either, and we limit him to one per day, max. And that is only a couple times a week, if then.

Let it go. Give her other healthy ways to take in calcium (dark leafy greens anyone?), and let her drink her water to her heart's content.

Just my 2¢.....

try to put a little cho. or strawberry syrup then add less and less,try giving it to her cold! my daughter had the same problem.also she isn't a big sippy cup fan so i got her a cup with a straw! she does great with it now!

I had the same problem when I weaned my oldest off of bottles. His pediatrician recommended that I not give him any milk at all for a few weeks. He said that he had plenty of calcium stored up and that it would not hurt him. Once I reintroduced the milk in the sippy cup it was smooth sailing.

I do think that my son was closer to 15 months old. I would talk to your pediatrician as well.

I never gave my daughter milk in a sippy cup, she learned to drink with a sippy cup with water, and good thing now she loves to drink water. Although, she doesnt drink much milk, even now at 4 yrs old. I would suggest maybe going and buying a brand new sippy cup that doesnt look like any of her other cups at all, and take her shopping with you and tell her that that is her milk cup. Of course being so young she cant totally tell you she understands, but included her in the talk about it. It might not work, but I found having something different will help because she is use to getting water and not milk out of those cups, so that is what she is expecting. Ever took a cup and thought there was soda in there and it was tea or something like that? plays with your mind for a sec because that isnt what you were expecting, she is probably having the same reaction.

no need to push the milk in the sippy.
try a Nuby brand soft spout- it's like a bottle.
eventually she'll drink out of an open cup, not to worry.

my first son, now 6, didn't like and wouldn't drink milk from 12 to 18 months. somehow at 18 months he started to drink milk. dairy products, broccoli, blackstrap molasses are all full of calcium :)

I heard that heating up plastic in the microwave can lead to cancer.
Because when plastic is heated it releases a chemical into the food
or liquid inside of it, and that causes cancer. = ( what a sad thought.

We drink choc. milk.

I think that I will look into some of what the other mommys are saying
about how bad cows milk is for humans. That will be interesting to learn.

My thrid child is allergic to most all dairy. He can not have milk or cheese.
He gets calcium in other ways.

Try not to sweat it. She will be fine.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
= )

My son would only get water or juice from the cups. Milk stayed in the bottle until he was a little older. You don't have to rush it. Eventually you can start to switch over the milk in another 6 months. I used Nesquik (Strawberry). My son loved it. He got it once maybe twice a day sometimes. I called it bunny milk. To this day, (he is 7)though, it is not from a sippy cup it is still bunny milk.! Good Luck..... I believe you should ease into things with babies. Don't be in such a hurry or you blink and their going to middle school!

Hi H., I dont have any experience, but I'm guessing if you just kept giving her the milk she may get a bit worked up over it before she actually takes the milk, but if you hang in there a day or two without giving in, she may drink one cup and it'll be over. Good luck.

I would try changing sippy cups to one that has bigger holes or faster valve. Milk is thick and if she's teething it may cause her pain to try to suck harder to get the milk out.
Good luck!
Jen

H.,

My daughter is wierd about stuff like this too.

She drinks milk out of the gerber sippy cups- with valves not the straw. Now it has to be chocolate milk (use nesquick or ovaltine- at least she gets vitamins)

Water she gets out of the Nuby sippy cups with straws.

Tea, sometimes juice- cup with a straw. She drinks water out of a cup at pre-school.

Go figure.

Why not give her a bottle? Yes, she can get calcium from other sources, I know. But if it's the bottle she wants, it's still OK. Sometimes it's more about cuddling with a bottle, and they grow SSssoooo fast, let her enjoy this part of being a baby a while longer.

If you find out tell me - my daughter is 21 months old and I still can't get her to take milk in anything but the bottle. She drinks water all day out of different sippy cups, but NO milk!