Sippy Cup Help! - Branford,CT

I used the Nuby (I think that's the brand...there around $1ea.) sippy cups from Walmart for both my boys. I felt it was easier to transition too since it has a soft spout. Then I transitioned to regular sippy cups. I didn't have spilling problems with my first son, but my second son was a shaker sometimes which leads to leaking. Good Luck!

I love it ....finally a kid refusing to drink from a darn sippy cup. Take the sippy part off , stick a straw in and teach her to drink that way.

Giving up the bottle before age 1 seems a little soon as your child may lack the hand-eye coordination for a cup. My son could drink juice and water from disposible sippy cups with no problems, from the time he was 1 1/2 (the small disposible type sold at Target which are reusable and easy to grip for small hands). By the time they hit 3, they should be using a cup.

That said, my son was also also hooked on bottles until fairly recently (he's 3), with no help from our pediatrician who said taking it away from him would do no good as it's a source of comfort and that he might stop driking his milk altogether.

I was concerned about speech problems so one day I casually mentioned to my son that bottles were for babies with no teeth and that he could damage his teeth if he kept drinking from a bottle. A lightbulb sort of went off and he asked, "it can?". And cold turkey, he decided he didn't want to use the bottle and started happily using the vast assortment of cups with straws I had previously tried (for his milk) with no success.

Of the ones I tried (Gerber, Playtex, etc), the Munchkin 10 Oz Mighty Grip Straw Cup (sold at Target and Amazon) stands out for its easy-to-grip shape and light weight for younger kids. It's most like a bottle, and you can skip the sippy cup. Cleaning of the straw cups is very easy if you use a small brush for the straw, such as Dr. Brown's Natural Flow Cleaning Brush, 4 Pack (sold at amazon). Lastly, even though my son can drink from a cup (and often does), the no-spill aspect of straw cups is a huge advantage.

I was lucky with this. I don't remember how old my son was, either 15 or 18 months. I started giving it to him with juice with his meals then one day switched him over completely and he never asked for a bottle again. I found that the Gerber Graduates sipsters with the handles worked best because they have a soft tip. Then eventually he switched to the Take and Toss cups which we used over and over. He had a hard time with the straw cups until pretty recently (he's 2 1/2 now). By the way, he speaks very clearly. In fact, others have mentioned he has great pronunciation so I wouldn't worry about the speech delay issue. Hope this helps.

I agree with all your previous answers. WIth my oldest, we weaned him from one to the other. With my youngest, he didn't go back and forth as well, so we took the bottles away and went cold turkey. It really depends on the kid.

We used juice (watered down) to get my youngest to like his sippy cup. Before then, he only drank breast milk. Once he got a taste of the juice, he didn't really care to go back to his bottle!

My son was 15 months old when he started drinking from a sippy. I tried for months before that but he wanted nothing to do with it. I finally did the cold turkey thing and it worked that same day. I was really surprised. I bought a sippy cup somewhat similar to a bottle to make it a little easier. It was a nuby with no handles, the cup is long like a bottle and the part they drink out of was similar to a nipple on a bottle so that may have made things easier. It took my son a few months after that to get used to drinking out of the hard spout sippy cups. Good Luck!!

She will eventually. I wouldn't push it. My first daughter didn't drink from a sippy cup until she was almost two. My second and third children I never gave a bottle so the sippy cup was fun for them to explore. I take the suction thing out at first to let them know something is in there. Once they figure it out, I put it back in and they got it.

My son drinks from both. Water in the sippy cup and milk in the bottle. THis way he knows what he is getting. I tried several sippy cups before I finally found one he likes. He did OK with the kleen kanteen sippy cup but it is too heavy for him to use when full. He loved to drink water from straws so I found this.....
http://www.diapers.com/Product/ProductDetail.aspx?product...

It is the Nuby 2 handle straw cup. It is a winner for him and me.

I've answered this question several times on this site the same way. My daughter refused to drink from a sippy, too. You have to suck really hard to make them work. Then I realized that there is no need for a child ever to drink out of a sippy cup. They were invented fairly recently, they didn't exist when I was a child. A child can learn to drink from a regular cup, by themselves, by the time they are 14 - 16 months old (my daughter's daycare actually insisted that they did). My daughter had a bottle at nap and bed time and at meals drank from a regular cup/glass. If I really didn't want to deal with possible spills I used one with a cover and spout (but no valve). There is no advantage to using a sippy cup, they just can make for one more stressful transition for mom and baby.

Also, my daughter nursed almost excusively for her first 11 months, then drank from a bottle twice a day until she turned 3 and her teeth are perfectly healthy and perfectly straight.

I second the answer on the Nuby with the soft spout. I have tried them all and it is the ONLY one that doesn't end up on the floor! I also started out with the sippy cup during breakfast feeding when they weren't tired and had already eaten, and then have been gradually adding it in at other times. Don't start when they are already tired and melting down or it is extra stressful! My almost one year olds are just getting the hang of it too, so I am right there with you!

I hope this helps you - My mother told me to go cold turkey. Once you enforce a rule you need to stand your ground. Also no giving in. For my son it was a comfort thing, he had to have it even if he wasnt thirsty. She also told me to try the regular cup with water in it, then moving to juice. He had a blast because he got to get wet and sticky sometimes. Eventually he never cried for his bottle and I never referred his cup to his bottle. I know a girlfriend that does that and I dont know if that will hurt her child later on. But soon like my son and daughter did they will love the cups. I remember when my son was 11 mos old he didnt want anything to do with anything - hard headed. Just like his mommy. ;P Anyhow good luck - hope she loves the cups.

Neither of my kids liked sippy cups before we simply took the bottles out of the equation on their first birthdays. Both transitioned without a single problem.

We've not been able to find a straw-based cup that doesn't leak.

We ended-up purchasing several different brands to find out which they took to and then replicated that one a few times.

Unfortunately, part of being a parent is doing the "right" thing which can feel mean.

Good luck.

Hi L., Why a sippy cup at 11 months? Your little girl is just a baby! Maybe she is not ready to give up the bottle. I am an older mom and I believe we should go by the signs of our children and not only the words in a book or what other moms say. How about following your heart? Try giving back her bottle and try the sippy cup at another time, she may or may not be ready then. I know there are many lovely, fancy cups out there, At some point you an take her to the store and let her pick one out.Meanwhile let her be a baby a bit longer,Grandma Mary (mom of 5)

i use the nuk sippy cups for my 9 month old. she has been using them since 6 months. i found that the other brands chocked her out with too much coming out at once. i found mine at meijer and also on amazon.com she just loves them.

I tried to switch to a sippy cup at twelve months when I put my daughter on whole milk (instead of formula). She wanted nothing to do with the sippy cup. I asked the pediatrician (I happened to be in for her year checkup) if I should go cold turkey and he said "why would you do that? She clearly enjoys her bottle and if you take it away cold turkey, she may never drink milk again." So over the next few months, I tried different types of sippy cups. One day, I discovered that she liked the disposable ones from First Years (I think that's the brand) and then I started using those and she was fine. I still gave her a bottle just before bed and then at some point, we just stopped doing that... My twin boys were easier. They just took the sippy cup at 12 months with no issues. Good luck!

I have been told by many people not to quit cold turkey and to ween them off the bottle like start by give switching bottle sippy bottle sippy through out the day but let them have the bottle at nighttime them eventually take it away but everyone is different

Good Luck!!!!!!

I had to go cold turkey with both my boys - took a few days, but it worked (and no, they didn't get dehydrated). The other option is to skip the sippy and go straight to a regular cup - I wish I would have done this instead!

Best of luck!
K.

She is 11 months old- a baby. Babies love bottles. Let her have it! I do
not know why there is such a rush to get rid of the bottle. Just let her
enjoy.

My son did the same thing. I tried many different types. He still hated it. I would keep one with water in the room at all times and eventually he started taking sips here and there. Now he is 15 months and we are trying to wean bottles, there is only one sippy cup he will drink milk from. I am not the cold turkey-type mom. She will do it when she's ready.

I let my sons have a sippy with water and than did their formula in a bottle. I let them have the sippy all the time, and eventually they figured out how to use it.

My 15 month old is still getting used to the sippy cup. She spent the first 6 weeks just tossing it on the floor. She does best with the Nubby ones. I haven't taken away her bottle and probably won't. I put milk only in the bottle. Water or anything else goes in the sippy cup. I figure she will eventually lose interest in it the way her older brother did. He's 4 and if he asks for a bottle he can have it but it has gotten pretty infrequent--sometimes at bedtime or if he is upset or very tired.

She is too young for a sippy cup. Keep the bottle until she shows interest. What's the rush?

Have you tried cups with straws? Many children that don't like sippy cups will like cups with straws. Any speech pathologist will tell you cups with straws are better for them anyhow. (something about muscles they use with the straws.)
Also, there is no reason you have to do either! Many children skip from bottle to regular cup(with a little help).