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Getting My Baby to Drink Water
Asked by M.M. from Los Angeles
on June 26, 2008
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I just started solids last Saturday and I'm having trouble getting my daughter to drink water. I've tried two different sippy cups (Nuby and Born Free) and her bottle...
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- Just keep trying. she may not yet be ready, nor ready for a "sippy" cup. Each child is different. What I would do is just keep a baby bottle or sippy cup of water arou...
- She may be too young for a regular water bottle now, but my boys will only drink water out of my water bottle. I've tried the sippy cup thing, but they won't drink an...
- hi M., most babies don't like water caus there is no flavor, my mom had told me to put a pinch of sugar, or an eye drop of vanilla and that worked for all 3 off my bab...
18-Month-olds Won't Drink Milk from a Cup
Asked by A.B. from New York
on May 2, 2008
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My 18-month-old twins were getting milk from nursing in the mornings and evenings, and drinking milk from bottles at daycare a couple times a day. Our pediatrician has...
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- A., I went through this type of situation with my 4 1/2 year old, he was not breat fed though, he would only drink from his bottle morning, noon and night. He was a ...
- Have you tried the Nuby cups? These seem to be very successful. Also, they may not want sippy cups at all. My daughter (also 18 months) likes to drink from a regula...
- My son still never took milk from a cup, and still does not drink milk. The only way we can get a little milk in him is to give it over cold cereal in the A.M. I would...
Will Not Drink Milk Out of Sippy Cup
Asked by D.T. from San Francisco
on January 8, 2008
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My one year old will not drink milk out of a sippy cup, he will drink it out of a bottle. He does drink water out of his sippy cup but not milk.
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- Actually - think of it as a good thing. It makes it easier to ween him later. At meal time, give him a small plastic cup with a small amount and hand it to him when ...
- I'm not sure when I pulled the bottle completely either, I believe it was closer to 18 months, but I know that after a few days my twins figured it out and if they wan...
- Try the Born Free Sippy cup. You can get it at Whole Foods. It's a cross between a bottle and a sippy cup. It might make the transition easier.
Son Will Not Drink from Sippy Cup
Asked by L.M. from Detroit
on July 8, 2008
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My nearly 11 month old son refuses to drink from sippy cups. He just chews on the spout and then throws it on the ground. I've purchased several cups and its the sam...
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- I didn't read thru the other responses to see if this has been said yet, but have you tried the sippy cups that have straws? I have a friend whose daughter never drank...
- Im going through the same thing with my daugther..Im going to try the sippy cups that have a straw. She loves drinking from my cups that have a straw so hopefully this...
- Hello L., My oldest, who is now 25, wouldn't drink from a bottle or a sippy cup. She went from the breast right to a cup. Even as an infant she wanted nothing to do w...
How Do I Get My Son to Drink Milk from a Sippy Cup??
Asked by K.E. from Chicago
on January 28, 2009
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I have a wonderfully happy little 18-month-old boy. He is getting to be a much better eater than before, however, he will ONLY take his milk from a bottle at night. He...
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- have you tried different sippy cups. two good transition from bottle cups that ive found were the nuby sippy cups and the avent magic cups. they have soft tops and s...
- K., I agree with the other prior posts. We used the Nuby soft topped "sippy cups". It's kind of between a sippy and "nipple" bottle. This worked until we did mov...
- My son absolutely refused to drink milk from a sippy cup. He would drink water, but not milk. I finally gave him a cup with a straw and he did really well. Then, I ...
My 2.5 Year Old Does Not Drink Milk
Asked by A.D. from San Francisco
on April 3, 2008
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I have a 2.5 year old daughter who will not drink milk from a cup (I've tried many different kinds - sippy, straw, open, etc.). I continued to allow her to use a bottl...
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- Chocolate has caffiene!!! Why don't you use CAROB instead? and besides... COW'S MILK ARE FOR BABY COWS!!!! Get your calcium from plant sources such as BROCOLLI ...
- I had a very similar problem with my child. My pediatrian told me to not worry about giving him milk. His words were "we are not cows, so he can live with out cows m...
- I have a friend whose husband is a pediatrician and their third boy was the same way. What they did, which was extremely effective, was to mix milk with orange juice....
My 9 1/2 Month Old Won't Drink Anything
Asked by E.L. from New York
on July 28, 2009
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Hi Mamas. I need help. I'm a SAHM (until he turns one and then I will be going back to work) and have ONLY breastfed my son since birth. He never really took to a b...
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- I would try a sippy cup or a regular cup instead of a bottle first. Instead of a formula you can try Rice Dream or Soy milk. Both have there drawbacks - Rice Dream d...
- My youngest wouldn't drink anything else from a bottle either until he turned 1 and I could give him whole milk. Now he still wants to nurse at night for comfort. O...
- my daughter also had a hard time going from breastfeeding from my breasts to another source. she refused a bottle, so we went straight to a sippy cup. at first she l...
Help 12 Month Old Drink More
Asked by J.C. from Denver
on July 1, 2009
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My little sweetie is almost a year, but still doesn't like to drink many fluids. He is breastfeeding still, but I am not sure if my breastmilk is getting him enough hy...
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- Studies have been done of babies who love in dry, hot deserts in Africa that nurse and they are never dehydrated, if he is nursing enough he will not get dehydrated. ...
- It sounds like you're still in the range of normal, but you're a wise mom to keep an eye on his diapers. You might be interested to know there was an Australian study...
- Hi J., I have the same problem with my 8-month-old son. He stopped brestfeeding suddenly because of an ear infection. He still won't nurse, and like yours, refuse...
Need Advice for Older Baby Who Does Not Want to Drink!
Asked by T.W. from Spartanburg
on April 24, 2008
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Hello everyone,
I have an eleven month old baby girl who is not drinking enough all of a sudden. I have read that she should be drinking at least 24 ounces a day, an...
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- Hi! I'm mom to a 4 year old picky eater. Kids go through growth spurts. Sometimes it seems like they are getting nothing- have you tried giving her some juice or somet...
- My advice is to relax. She's not a newborn anymore and probably doesn't need as much milk as you might think. She wants to feed herself finger food, so let her. If she...
- You have to listen to what your gut is telling you and respond in that way. If you read your email back to yourself as though someone else wrote it what would you tel...
14 Month-old Won't Drink Milk from Cup
Asked by M.C. from Detroit
on April 14, 2009
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I am transitioning my son from the bottle to a sippy cup. He hates the sippy cup and will only drink a few ounces from it and then shakes his head no and will not dri...
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- Stay persistent and DON'T GIVE IN!!!! You have to throw away the bottles (I had the SAME problem with my 12 month old). If they're gone then that's all he'll have to...
- HI M.---I agree it is frustrating when it seems like your son is starving himself, but don't worry, he'd never do that. I do have a couple of suggestions. I have the...
- If you are just not introducing a sippy cup it could take some time. My daughter is now 13 1/2 months and has been off bottles since she turned 1. It was easy for her ...
