Trying to Find a Sippy Cup

Keep in mind all children are different, so don't expect Kaitlyn to do things at the same time Maddie did. And it is more important that she drink enough milk than being off the bottle.
Try the sippy cup with two handles, it resembles more the position of the hands on the bottle. And start using it with water or juice. Once she accepts that, you can include milk

I used the Playtex spill proof variety. I don't think there is any ONE type that will work better. Your daughter is just being resistent because babies don't like change. Just keep offering it but I wouldn't confuse her by giving her a bottle in between. Make the commitment to offer the sippy cup and stick with it or else you have a child who will keep refusing it because she knows the bottle is still an option. Good luck.

Hello,
My daughtert didnt like that brand Nuby at all. Try Platex- not the insulator ones, just regular Platex...Ive tried a few differnt brands and thats the one she took to.

Hi J.. I went through the same thing with my youngest and probably bought 5-6 different kinds. We found that the Take and Toss cups were of interest to him. We first bought the short ones that are grooved on the sides so he could hold it and that really helped peak his interest. Then once he got the hang of that he was more interested in the others. Platex brand is what we regularly used after. Also he was closer to a year before he would use any so hang in there! Also loved the short Take and Toss ones as snack holders. We have a few left over (threw out the tops, he tended to chew on them)and now give him little snacks in them and he can hold the cup quite well.

All kids are totally different, one child may not do the same as another. Just forget about cups for a while before she really gets her back up, and reintroduce it, with a drink she doesn't use the bottle for much, in a couple of months. 9 months isn't very old. Maybe at 12 months she'll be more interested.

My sippy cup of choice is the Playtex. My daughter loves it and it is the ONLY one that does NOT leak. Every other sippy cup I tried has left marks all over my rug. Try it.

Hi J.. I agree with Laura...try a straw. My daughter could use a straw at 8 months. It was super fast to teach her...as the other mom said, cap the end and let her get a little to drink from it so that she can comprehend that drinks come from straws..then just model it for her. Let her watch you drink from a straw. I like the "Take and Toss" cups with straws....I just don't toss them..they are reusable. As far as sippy cups go, I had big trouble with that department. I nursed, so my daughter never took a bottle. The ONLY sippy that she could use is from Born Free. They are BPA free..which is great. They do not have the hard sucking mechanism that most sippy's have ( and those, by the way, are associated with ear infections...a child shouldn't have to suck that hard). You can buy them at Whole Foods...and I have even seen them now in Babies R Us, and maybe Publix. They are expensive ($10.99 each), but well worth it when you know your daughter is getting hydrated. Good luck!!!
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My son is 8 months old, and will only drink from a cup that has a straw...I kid you not, he was drinking from a regular drinking straw at 5 months. You might try the sippy cup with a straw. Walmart has them!

My son was about 4 months old when we introduced the sippy cup with water…he never really took to it I tried a couple but I think he just could not get anything out of them…then I tried it and you had to suck so hard…so I got him a Playtex sippy straw cup and I swear over night he got it and that is what he has drank from ever since.

My son didn't switch until he was one. Same with daughter. So maybe she's just not ready. All kids are different. You might try just using a plain cup (no sippy lid) when she's in her high chair and see how that goes.

Try the cups that you don't have to suck. My daughter is 10 months and she's using the plastic sippy cups that come three in a pack - they are kind of disposable. The water doesn't run out but they are not completely leak proof either. Good luck!

Hi, J.. Sweetie, she's just not ready for the cup yet. All kids grow at different rates and have different styles; never expect one child to do exactly the same things in the same order or same month as another child. It is perfectly fine for babies to use bottles even after they are a year old. Don't worry about it, and most importantly, DO NOT let any part of eating or drinking become a power struggle. That becomes a life-long area of misery!

Your baby will get interested in the cup when she's ready for it. She's probably still teething, and the nipple of the bottle feels good on her gums. Plus, she's still got the need to suckle, and the bottle provides that too. Every child has a different, individual need to suckle, some greater, some less so. So don't try to rush her into the cup too soon.

Peace,
Syl

Hi J.,

I have 2 girls, and neither one of them would take a regular sippy cup. The only one they would take was the Munchkin cups with the straws. Good luck. Enjoy the changes, it goes so fast! :)

My son would only use the ones with straws. Good Luck!

I tried the nuby cups w/my son, and he would take one sip, then throw them. I also tried Gerber cups, w/no luck. The only sippy cups he'll drink from are the Born Free cups. They're not cheap ($11 apiece), but they're the only ones that work!

I found a Gerber one that works great. I can't remember the name of it but it says 7+ months on the package and has handles. My mother-in-law bought the first sippy cup made by Playtex and my son hated it. I tried it out and had to suck really hard to get anything. But the Gerber one was a hit. The spout is a softer rubber but not as soft at the Nuby.

My son wouldn't use a sippy cup. He actually would play with them - could never get the idea that he had to tip them back. He did grasp the concept of a straw, so here's the ones that I use... http://www.munchkin.com/products/detail.html?section=prod...

Target carries them.

Good Luck!!

E.

Did you try the cups with a straw attached? Or my girls prefer the water bottles. I got 2 little ones that look like little jugs; and they love that one the most! Good luck!
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Kathy N.

try starting w/ a straw at a restaurant- pull up some water into your straw by putting your finger on the top of it & make it fun that way- then get a straw sippy and put an ice cube in there w/ some water (I don't do juice) and show her that it's there by being silly & shaking it & listening to the clanging sound- then try to just have it 'out & about' all day w/in reach so that she sees it & knows it's there- every once in a while you can play and make a big deal that you're going to take a sip, but not too much of a deal- keep it fun

My son would only drink out of the sippy cups that had a straw attached.

They sell them at walmart. This is what they look like.. http://sidetrackd.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/sippies.jpg

My son is now 3 yo and he still uses it on occasion.

My son wouldnt take sippy cups either so I tried the THICK straw cups and he took to them very quickly. It took him a few tries to get use to it but by 11 months he was off the bottle completely.

Hey J., I had the same problem with my son who is now 15 months old. I think I own every brand of sippy cup there is. What finally worked for him was the Avent sippy cups that have the handles. The spout is soft and doesn't leak, and it's very easy for him to sip from. I found that the cups with the straws that had valves were way too hard to sip from. I could barely sip any liquid up through them myself. Good luck. It's so frustrating, but be patient. You'll find one that works for your daughter. I've also heard that the Nuk with the soft spout works well, but my son didn't take to it. I would definitely give the Avent a try.

Hi J., when my daughter transitioned from bottle to sippy cup the only one that she would take and took it immediately was the Gerber Nuk learner cup. You can get it from Walmart but here's a link to get information on it: http://www.drugstore.com/search/search_results.asp?N=0&am... reviews were awesome and I couldn't agree more that it's a great tranisition cup. As she got older I then moved her on to the Gerber Nuk Training cup which has a little sturdier nipple and holds more ounces. I have now transitioned her to straw cup which she loves and it's easy for them to suck out of. Good luck in finding the right cup....

Hi J.,

First.. Try and remember that each child is different and
by the time she's a year or so you won't have any bottles to worry about!

I have an 11 month old who also was a bit slow with a sippy cup. The one I found
that was the easiest transition was from Gerber. It's a starter cup that the cup part is actually
angled so they don't have to tilt it too much to get the liquid. It also has the valve so they don't get too much at once. I found it was easier for my baby if I took that out. Two nice handles make it easy to grab too! Found mine at Target.
Hope that helps!! Good luck!

My youngest started getting interested in straws and would chew on them when he'd see the rest of the family drinking from one at restaurants and he I guess accidently figured out how to make it work one day when he was 8-9 months old, so when I switched to a sippy I just bought the kind with the straw in it. Since he has always known how to use one, it's easy wherever we go because all I have to do is throw a straw in my purse-- if we're at a friend's house or restaurant I can just pop a straw in any cup and he can drink out of it. I wish I'd thought to do that with my other 2 kids when they were toddlers-- I was always stressed about making sure I had their sippy cups where ever we went! My youngest still drinks from a straw sippy at home so he isn't carrying around an open cup, but I rarely take them anywhere with me because I just don't need to