Using a Sippy Cup

I agree that a lot can happen in one month. Have you tried the Nuby (soft top) sippy cups from Wal-Mart? They made my daughter's transition a piece of cake. Also, if she is still on a bottle in a month or 2, is it really that big of a deal? I think everyone-even pediatricians sometimes, places way too much emphasis on some "milestones" that never used to be an issue(my parents had bottles until 2 or 3 years of age). If she is 4 and still on a bottle and possibly causing dental issues, that is a problem. But what will it really hurt if she waits until she is 13 months to transition? I constanty struggle with "keeping up with the Jones'" and letting my child be a CHILD. My daughter is almost 2 1/2 and it is scary how fast she is growing up. I try not to force anything on her and she has managed to make these kinds of changes on her own-even potty training. I feel like it is better for me to introduce things to her and then she lets me know when she is ready. By doing this, she was walking at 10 months, off the bottle within 2 weeks of her 1st birthday and using the potty the day before her 2nd birthday.

Maybe let it go for now... nothing terrible will happen if she's not off the bottle the day she turns 12 months. I think I'd let go of the battle for now... then in a month or two get rid of the bottles and offer a couple of options. She'll choose one. You can't "give in" if you don't have any bottles in the house.

Alot can happen in a month.Just wait until the child is 1 yrs and thrw the bottle in the trash,not that hard.The more you make a big deal out of it,so will the child.On both my boys first birthdays I just grabbed the bottle and threw it in the trash.I actually have a picture of me tossing it in the rash while I was holding my first son and letting him watch me trash it on his first birthday.And just simply replace it with a cup.You have to make that transition for them,don't let your child be 3 yrs old with a bottle hanging out their mouth.

I wouldn't stress over it. She could be picking up on your frustrations sticking with the bottle to keep getting a rise out of you!! Also, the world will not come to and end if she isn't off the bottle by time she is 1yr old or a 2yr old!! After she turns 1 and she still seems to be stubborn about it, toss all the bottles in the trash bag and remove it from the house so they can't be picked out later. Then she will have nothing but sippy/straw cups to drink out of.

Good luck!
S.

I had the same issue. I bought every sippy cup out there, and she refused them all. I even tried taking out the stopper in the lid so she would understand thats where it comes from. My aunt gave her a regular cup to drink from. My Aunt held the cup while my daughter drank from it like a big girl. It took 6mo for her to drink from a cup all by her self no mess's. She went from bottle to cup. Good luck

I personally wouldn't worry about it. As someone else already mentioned, pediatricians put too much faith in milestones. Each child is different, they aren't going to grow out of the bottle at the same time, no more than they are going to wean themselves from nursing at the same time and definitely not at one year for all kids!

Formula at 11 months old is NO big deal. It is not her staple, it's just a drink at this age. Nutritious food is her staple. I wouldn't worry about it. My last child stopped nursing at about 10.5 months and I just put her on soy milk..not formula with a bottle, not a sippy cup. She had that bottle for a few months PAST her 1st bday, until I had her put her bottles in a bag and I called my neighbor to come and get them and my daughter gave them to her in the bag. It's a much more gentle way to get rid of the bottle especially for kids that are attached to it. My oldest had a bottle up until he was 16 or 17 months. My 2nd at 13 months.

You could eventually give him milk, soy milk, goats milk, whatever you plan on giving her in a sippy cup once you stop formula. It will be a different drink than formula anyway. Good luck!