Problems with Sippy Cup and Cup

Just skip the sippy cup if he doesn't like it. My son went straight from nursing to a cup with a straw at 11 months. I decided to skip the sippy cup so I wouldn't have to wean him off of something else.

You know my little boy wanted no part of milk in a sippy cup for the longest. I decided not to fight it. I would give him juice in his cup and milk in his bottles until he was around 16 months or so. One day we were out at a mall and I didn't expect to be there so long and I knew he was super tired and thirsty and it was time for his milk. I got him a milk but only had a sippy cup with me. I gave it to him and he just sucked that milk down. After that I just took the bottle away and didn't bring it out again, because I knew he was ready. Your little guy may just need some more time to adjust to the idea, he is still really small and all kids are different. Even if your first son was totally off the bottle at this age, this one might just need longer. I think when he is totally ready, you will discover it one way or another. If you push it now, you may have a battle on your hands! Best wishes whatever you decide:)

If you haven't tried it give the Nuby sippy cup a try. The top is soft like a nipple. My son wouldn't use a sippy cup until I gave him the Nuby and then after a while I switched him to a regular sippy cup.

I know you said you've tried different cups but I just thought I'd add that me and a friend of mines daughter would only take the "Take and Toss" kind at first, because they really don't have to work that hard...it leaks a little but that's okay to get them used to the cup. Good luck!

Let him keep the bottle. Choose your battles!

I would just start by letting him only have a bottle at naptime/bedtime. Have 2 him choose between 2 different sippy cups at mealtime/snacktime so he is at least in control of which one he uses. Keep one cup filled with ice water all day in a spot where he can easily reach it on his own (maybe a coffee table?). Keep offering it to him if you notice he hasn't taken a drink in awhile. If you just don't let him see the bottle during the day and don't give in when he cries for it, he WILL drink b/c children that young will eat when they are hungry and drink when they are thirsty...he might be stubborn about it for awhile, but eventually he will cave and drink from the cup you provide =) Also, don't try to force it on him, just make it readily available. He will probably be more likely to take a drink if he decides to all on his own vs. at your prompting. But when you catch him doing it, make sure and praise him and tell him what a big boy he is!
I would let him keep the bedtime/naptime bottle for awhile longer, until you feel he doesn't need that comfort of sucking anymore. And definitely let him keep it until he has become completely comfortable with using the sippy cup.
Good luck!

I had the same problem with my daughter. She is 1 year 2 months now, she takes sippy cups for juice, but when she goes to bed she still wants bottle

My daughter did this. She would drink water from a sippy, but not milk. I ended up having to use a regular cup and just pour some into her mouth to get any milk into her at all (I refused to give her the bottle back). That worked until she got used to the milk and she finally started drinking from a cup with a straw in it (although it took her a long time to learn to drink from a straw).

My son, on the other hand, has been drinking his milk from a Nuby cup since he was about 9-10 months old and transitioned with no problem. I would try the Nuby and see if that works. It is a really soft spout and they don't have to work very hard to get the liquid out. If that doesn't work, try a straw cup or just try holding a regular cup and letting him drink from that. He'll get the hang of it eventually.

i never actually really went with the sippy cup for very long, but decided to teach my daughter to use a straw and we used those little pop-up ones. I mean, she has used sippies before but we just went more the straw route. it's just getting him out of the bottle phase so any positive transition would be a good idea i'd imagine. i like to teach my kiddo new skills as fast as absorbable so i was happy when we moved to a lidless cup!

i do know some people that took the mechanism out of the sippy cup so that it just flowed. it was fine, i'm sure, but consequently the kids couldn't ever figure the actual sippy part out if they had a regular sippy cup to use. i chose not to do that, but either way it's probably a non-issue as they grow.

My oldest daughter is now 2 1/2 yrs old. When she was about 1, she wouldn't take a sippy cup. I kept trying to press the issue with no luck. So basically, I gave her milk in a bottle and water in a sippy cup. I wouldn't let her sleep with the bottle, she would drink her milk and then that would be it. I just kept giving her a cup, sometimes a sippy, sometimes a cup with a straw. Eventually, she made the transition. Basically, what I'm saying, is I stopped pressing the issue. I figured as long as I didn't let her sleep with it and brushed her teeth after her bottle, I didn't worry about it. One is still really young.

My husband is an OT and doesn't like sippy cups. They're good for the mom, not good for the child. Have you tried straws? I can tell you how to train them on a straw if you like. It makes things very convenient when out. You don't always have to bring your own stuff. Let me know if you need help training the little one on a straw.

Have you tried a straw? My youngest didnt like drinking from the regular sippy cups either, but he would drink out of the cups with a straw. They are already used to sucking and he really liked that....plus its better for their teeth. :) Good luck!

What are you putting in the cup? How long has he been off of formula or is he? He should be off of formula and drinking whole milk, juice (limited), and water only from a cup. Don't give him a choice. If he gets thirsty, he will drink. Use the same one consistently until he's "mastered" it and then you can try a different brand (since you have so many). My kids love the noise when I put ice in their cups; It really encourages more water intake. Also remember, only limited amounts of juice in a sippy cup and when he does have juice (and milk) it should be at a seated meal only. If you allow a child to roam with a cup full of juice (or milk), he is bathing his teeth and mouth in sugar which causes tooth decay as well as bad diet habits.

HTH

Have you tried the Munchkin straw sippy cups?

When my oldest sone was transitioning off the bottle, I started with a straw in a cup. This maintained his need to suck but got him understanding the cup with straw was his new container. He was initially frustrated because it took additional sucking to gain reward from the straw but we kept encouraging him to keep going. When the liquid reached him, he was elated and it was precious moment.

Good luck!