Juice & Milk: Infant, Gerber
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Sippy Cup
Asked by A.P. from Minneapolis
on December 12, 2007
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Does anyone have any recomendations about how to get my 8 month old to take water/etc from a sippy cup? I have been working on this for about 2 months and have not had...
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- Seems a little young for him to want to and understand how it works. keep offering it and eventually he will tak to it. It takes time and patience and offering it all...
- Just keep offering it to him and he'll eventually take to it. No need to force something when he may not be ready. I think I introduced my girls when they were 10-11...
- I agree with the nuby, we had great success with that sippy cup. You can find them at Walmart or babies r us.
Sippy Cup Dilemma
Asked by S.S. from Miami
on September 28, 2006
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My son is six months old, and I am trying to get him to drink some diluted juice out of a sippy cup. We have the gerber beginner ones with the handles on the side and...
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- S., Hi! I posted a similar request a few days ago and have gotten tons of helpful responses if you want to check it out! K.
- When my son was that age he didn't take to his sippy cup quickly either. I tried more than one sippy cup and he eventually picked his favorite. It's all trial and erro...
- The Nuby sippie cups work great. My son wouldn't use a regular sippie cup at all at first and the only one he would use was the Nuby since it was so much like a bottl...
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...
13-Month Old Won't Drink Milk
Asked by D.D. from Dallas
on January 18, 2008
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Help! My 13 month old won't drink milk. She'll drink juice, water and infant formula, but throws the cup or bottle down if it's milk or the "next step" formula. I'v...
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- My son did the same thing. So when I took him into his pediatrician for his check up, I asked him about this matter. He ran tests on him and found out that he was lact...
- Milk isn't really necessary. It is an easy wat to get protien, fat, and calcium into her but not the only way. If she eats well, I wonldn't worry. You can give her ...
- As long as your baby is getting enough calcium and vitamin D, it really doesn't matter if she ever drinks milk specifically. My 15 month old hates cow's milk, but he ...
Breast to Sippy Cup
Asked by H.D. from Jackson
on January 11, 2007
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I know most people recommend the "Nuby" sippy cups because the nipple is softer, like a nipple on a bottle and babies seem to adjust easier... BUT my daughter is 9 1/2...
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- I have three children ages 16,12 and 2 1/2 and in my honest opinion she is too young to start any kind of cup. I would just offer it to her in between feedings but not...
- I don't think that it really matters what kind of sippy cup you use, just pick one kind and stick to it. My three kids have all taken a while to get used to the idea ...
- I also am a breast feeding mom and my daughter gets very few bottles other than the few days a month that I work. I have just started working on her with a sippy cup,...
Weaning to Sippy Cup.
Asked by K.A. from Pittsburgh
on May 2, 2008
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My son is 8 months old and seems to be less interested in nursing than normal. This has been going on for approx 2 weeks. He is teething, and appears to be more inter...
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- Hey K. If he can use the sippy cup then go for it! No reason to have to use a bottle if he already likes to use a sippy! Just put whatever you are letting him dri...
- Hello My grandson now 10 m/o has been using a sippy since 5 m/o @ 4 months he had a sippy that was like a bottle. My daughter uses the one's that milk only comes out ...
- Hi, my child refused the bottle completely. At 6 months, I started with a sippy cup and was successful. I think you are right, you're going to have to ditch those bo...
Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by T.V. from Boston
on May 20, 2009
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Having trouble with transitioning my almost 1 year old to the sippy cup! She will drink out of it at meal times with water in it, but not milk at bottle times any sugg...
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- Hi, T.. We found that if we put milk and water in the same kind of sippy cup, our son only drinks the water out of it and refuses milk. But when we use a different ...
- Yes, get rid of the bottles completely. If she can drink from a cup then she doesn't need the bottle. Good luck! She might fight you the first few times, but if she...
- I had the same problem - my pediatrician suggested giving my son watered down milk - starting really watered down and then gradually moving up to all-milk. That worked...
How to Get Infant Accustomed to Textures
Asked by E.K. from Dallas
on December 6, 2009
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My 9 month old infant son has no interest in eating table food - Cheerios, any kind of textured, easy first food, he will "drool" and then spit out (after making a fac...
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- Our oldest was a breast feed baby and my doctor suggested not to give him any food until he was 1 year old. It worked great and he is not 20 and 6'4" tall so even tho...
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- Give him a bit of time, he should come around. Remember, food the first year is just for experimentation and not really for nutrition. He should be getting the bulk ...
Favorite Sippy Cups
Asked by J.S. from Pittsburgh
on June 10, 2009
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My 12 month old is perfecting the use a sippy cup, so I need to buy more. I'm looking for recommendations of favorite sippy cup brands to buy, or those to stay away f...
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- Hi J., Here are my thoughts......after much testing and clean up! I think the classic Playtex sippy cups with the hard plastic lids are the best. Insulated or not...
- I prefer the sippy cups made by the First Years company, They are insulated and they don't have the valves that you have to take in and out lke most of the other brand...
- Really no need for the insulated cups. If you're worried about the liquid going bad, don't put as much in it. I LOVED the Nuby brand as they're small and actually ha...
Adding Extras to Infant Cereal
Asked by A.H. from Syracuse
on February 11, 2008
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Okay I was just wondering why some people add fruits and juice to infant cereal? I have been reading some responses to some requests about rice cereal and younger babi...
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- I agree! I add in fresh fruit puree sometimes just to vary the texture and taste so that my son learns to eat all sorts of things, but I cannot fathom why anyone woul...
- hi, not sure about anyone else (no time to read other responses this late) but when i 1st tried the cereals with my daughter she refused to eat ANY of them. then i st...
- You are soo right. Moms shouldn't be adding anything to the cereal. Baby food is just that baby's food. When you start adding things to the cereal you begin compromisi...
