Bottles & Sippies: Myself
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Bottle to Sippy
Asked by B.W. from Baton Rouge
on March 5, 2008
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I need suggestions on transitioning from the bottle to the sippy cup. My daughter is 11 1/2 months old and I know its best to start trying to take the bottle away. I...
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- When my son was nearing his 1st birthday I took the bottle away during the day. Night bedtime he got the bottle. After first birthday I told him he was abig boy now,...
- All of this urgency to take the bottle away from babies is utterly ridiculous! All it does is make the doctor happy, stress out the baby & the baby's parents. As far a...
- Is she able to suck from a straw? I found that both my boys did better with straw cups b/c they don't have to tip it up to drink or suck so hard to get anything out. ...
Bottle to Sippy
Asked by K.C. from St. Louis
on July 22, 2011
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Hello Everyone : ) Hope u all are having a great day!! My son is almost 10 months old and knows how to drink out of a sippy sometimes he will take it with meals but if...
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- I would get rid of the bottles . You may have a hard time getting him weined later if you keep letting him choose. There are other sippy cups that are like bottles.....
- If he can drink from a sippy, I would just get rid of the bottles altogether. If you just got rid of them one evening and gave him a sippy all day, I think he might s...
- I go cold turkey with my kids. Just did it with my 11mos old last week - no problems. I originally transition to sippys with long silicone spouts (not the hard ones) ...
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...
Bottle to a Sippy Cup
Asked by D.H. from Grand Junction
on April 19, 2007
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My son doesn't use a binky, and he doesn't carry around a blanket or a favorite toy. So his security comes from his bottle. My husband and I want to wean him off his b...
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- Hey D., I used the nuby cups with the soft spout to wean my daughter from the bottle. Since it has the soft spout they can still suck the same way they would from a bo...
- I wouldn't worry too much...three times a day isn't so bad at 1 year, and if he's not waking up and drinking his bottle during the night, I don't think his teeth are r...
- My advice would be the Avent sippy cups to transition to. They have a soft nipple like top.
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...
Weaning from the Bottle to a Sippy Cup
Asked by B.R. from Asheville
on March 14, 2008
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I have twins that are now 15 months- but were born at 24 weeks so they are not quite a year adjusted. They are doing really well. Our daughter wants to eat anything sh...
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- I had the same problem. We found sippy cups with soft tops. Not a "nipple" but a spout. He loves it- I think it feels good on his gums as he is teething. He is no...
- Every child is different. My suggestion is go get 3 or so different sippy cups and see if your children have a preference. I started with the Avents, and my son didn't...
- I guess my thought is...why do you HAVE to wean from the sippy cup right now? The kids are only 15 months and were premature. My son is almost 3 and we still use a s...
Switching from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by K.F. from Detroit
on May 7, 2007
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I took my daughter for her 1 year Dr. visit. He told me it is time to stop feeding her from formula to milk and to take her off the bottle and let her use a sippy cup...
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- well, when my little girl turned one I put away all the bottles and started giving her sippy cups. She hasn't had a bottle since she turned one. I don't think you're g...
- well I think that you should just give her the sippy cup and sound excited make it seem fun, kids like new things she'll eventually get used to it after a couple of da...
- Hi K., Don't rush it if she is not ready. Despite what the doctor says every child grows at their own pace. If she is drinking out of a sippy cup during the day t...
Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by K.H. from Wichita Falls
on August 10, 2009
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When should you convert completely to a sippy cup? My daughter just turned one and she'll take only one during the day. She refuses all other times. Everyone says to s...
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- K., YES, it is okay!!!! Don't force your 1 year old baby (yes, I said baby) to start with sippy cups! Babies take bottles b/c that is what they do! I think 1 yea...
- I will suggest trying to have your daughter drinking from the sippy cup withing a couple of months. It really can affect teeth and even speech if you let it go to lon...
- K., Great question!My doc told me my daughter should be using a sippy cup and NOT a bottle.She told me the best thing to do is to introduce her to a sippy cup, and ...
Transition from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by C.J. from Dallas
on June 2, 2008
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Our 15 month old daughter does not like drinking from a sippy cup. We have bought probably one of every kind & she prefers to drink out of the bottle. These past few...
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- Forget the sippy and go to a cup. Yes, it's messier and she'll need your help for a good long while but then you don't have to wean her again from a sippy and some ki...
- I know you said you bought one of every kind of sippy cup, but have you tried the gerber, it is a "bottle" that has a sippy cup type top. It is a soft rubber top, the...
- C., it definitely will involve consistency. i had the same problem with my toddler and the pediatrician assured me that when he was thirsty he would drink out of the s...
Switching from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by M.H. from Miami
on October 12, 2008
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Does anyone have any suggestions on how to transition my son from a bottle to a sippy cup. He'll be 1 year old in a couple of weeks and I wanted to start working with ...
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- three words... just do it. i have 19 month old twins and a 3 year old... we did the same thing with all of them per their pediatrician... at one year we took away bott...
- There are sippy cups with a "nipple" like mouthpiece that makes the transition easier. Really just about any soft mouthpiece will work. Good luck!
- Have you just tried one type of sippy cup? When I was trying to get my son used to the sippy cup, I went through a few until I found one that was to his liking. One ...
