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How to Transition from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by R.L. from Chicago
on July 20, 2008
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Can anyone help with suggestions on how to transition from a bottle to sippy cup? My 13 month old is very attached to her bottle and doesn't seem to like the sippy cu...
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- Hi R., I'm A., and I'm a mom of 3: ages 9, 6, and 15 months. To transition, I would first just offer the sippy between meals with snacks. Try filling it with dilute...
- I am with a couple of the other responses. Try the straw cups. Neither of my kids ever used a sippie. Part of it was they did not see why they had to tilt a cup when ...
- This is what worked for us: I started mixing milk with water in the bottle and pure milk in the cup. I started with replacing 1 oz and then increasing that every d...
Baby Won't Take Bottle
Asked by A.Y. from Boston
on March 24, 2008
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My six week old daughter has been breastfeeding and will not take a bottle. She has taken bottles in the past when she was having trouble latching on but now that she ...
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- Hi A., I'm sure you've already done some research about this, but I'll repeat the 'standard' answers. 1. Get out of the house at bottle time! Have someone else f...
- Hi A. - I would go buy a couple of different bottles with different nipples. Some babies prefer one to another. Also, if possible have a family member feed her her...
- Hi A.! I had this same problem with my daughter when I was going back to work~she wouldn't take a bottle from her father even if he was wearing one of my shirts {which...
Getting a Child off the Bottle?
Asked by A.P. from Chicago
on July 7, 2012
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Im having a hard time getting my two year old son off the bottle ive been trying on to get him off the bottle for a couple months now and i have tried every sippy cup ...
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- Oh my goodness. My kids didn't make it to a year. Take the bottle away, cold turkey! Throw them out so *you* can't revert. He will get thirsty and work through it.
- We went cold turkey at a year. We just gave the bottles away. I NEVER used a sippy cup. I saw no point in teaching my son he could disregard gravity and then have to r...
- If you don't have any bottles in the house, he can't drink out of a bottle. It's really that simple. He doesn't need as much milk now. He needs food for his nutri...
When to Give up the Nighttime Bottle
Asked by C.S. from Milwaukee
on November 24, 2008
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My daughter just turned 1yrs old this past week. I still give her 1 bottle of formula before bedtime and then we read a story and I put her down. She sleeps all night ...
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- We gave up the bottle around 12 months, but we really liked the cuddle time before bed, so we still do a sippy cup of milk before we do our bedtime stories. My son is ...
- At age one, she should start getting milk and she should also start getting weaned off of the bottle. Since you waited a little longer, I would not suggest cold turke...
- I too like my quiet time with my little ones. So I have not given up the milk before bed with my 22 months old. I have replaced it with a sippy cup and regular whole ...
Seeking Bottle Advice
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on January 22, 2009
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Hi, Moms. I am getting ready to have my 2nd baby and would like to know the best bottle to purchase since many were considered unsafe due to the chemicals in the plas...
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- Seconding Michelle on Playtex with Dropins. Also if you can get the latex Natural latch nipples they are more similar to Mom..softer and collapse more like a breast.
- I like the Sassy Mam bottles. They come apart into lots of pieces so you can clean them pretty well and they are a safe plastic. They are hard to find in stores but yo...
- We use the Playtex Nursers with the disposable liners. Our baby loves them!
Going from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by K.W. from Columbia
on February 3, 2008
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One more question moms! I am having a hard time going from the bottle to sippy cup. My son wants NOTHING TO DO with the cup. I have tried all kinds of sippy cups. The ...
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- I was told to try to stop around 12 months. I tried to wean my daughter gradually, but she would do the same thing... cry until I'd give in. My advice would just be ...
- I didn't have a problem with getting my kids off the bottle. I used the nubby (spell?) sippy cups that you can buy at wal-mart. They have the same type silicon top a...
- My son drank from a bottle until he was 2 yrs old, then i asked him if he was ready to be a big boy and drink from a cup or sippy, he said yes. So i said you can thro...
My Daughter Won't Take a Bottle
Asked by E.H. from Reading
on September 12, 2008
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My daughter is 2 months old and I've been breastfeeding this whole time. I gave her a bottle of breastmilk in the past and she has taken it. However, all of a sudden...
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- Sorry to inform you but i have had friend in the past that had the same issue and relax and try again in a few weeks. or maybe she is not really hungery and just want...
- I can't really help much except to suggest speaking to a WIC lactation consultant...when I delivered my daughter I tried to nurse her, but we were unable to succeed wi...
- My son would only take the BreastFlow Bottles. They are only sold at Babies R Us. They look a little funny but he took to it right away! Good Luck
Getting Rid of the Bottle!!?
Asked by S.O. from Lansing
on December 6, 2008
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My daughter just turned one and most of my friends children at this age have already stopped taking a bottle. My daughter seems to "need" the bottle. Any suggestions o...
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- I'm another mom who doesn't think it's a big deal to let her have the bottle! She just turned one. She's a BABY! Why does everyone make such a big deal about this? ...
- To be honest I don't think it's horrible for her to stil have a bottle. However I have been told that is it harder on the children the longer you let them have it. My ...
- I know a lot of other moms think it's okay to have a bottle when their child is two or three...but really, by that time, your child is old enough to hold a cup and dri...
Bottle to Sippy Cup to Cup?
Asked by L.L. from Los Angeles
on February 18, 2009
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My son is 12 months and 3 weeks... he still is very attached to his bottle has it at least 3-4 times a day especially before naps. He drinks water out of sippy cups, ...
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- L., I love the idea of comfort and a routine! Good for you! I think the best thing you can do for both of you is just take it one step at a time. I adore the routin...
- Hi L., I agree with some of the other mothers, no rush to change your son's drinking routine - every kid finally stops the bottle and every kid does it on his own sch...
- I didn't stress about rushing to remove the bottle at all. Granted, by the time my kids were the age of your son, they would chug the whole bottle and move on. There...
Infant Bottle Help
Asked by S.P. from Pittsburgh
on July 31, 2011
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I am looking for a bottle for my infant that has a short stumpy nipple. She seems to gag like the regular size nipples are too long. So far we have tried Playtex ven...
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- We used the Playtex Drop-ins. I'd suggest just buying nipples before investing in the bottles until you find one that works for her!
- We tried the NUK wide mouth bottles for our little one- he is 10 weeks now- and worked for us. Same problem for us and the little one is exclusively breast fed now but...
- My baby did well with Born Free. They are pricey, but excellent bottles. The nipples are similar to the natural breast.
