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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. ...
How to Wean Baby from Bottle
Asked by M.T. from Springfield
on August 23, 2007
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My son just turned a year at the beginning of August. Right now, he only drinks from the bottle at his first feeding and his 6 p.m. feeding. His doctor said that he ...
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- Just keep offering it to him at every feeding. My kids did the same thing and then they got the hang of it. I suggest starting off with the silicone spout, it is simil...
- Wow, your doctor said by 14 months? @ 9 months my doctor told me to start weening my son from the bottle. I was lucky though because I started getting my lil one rea...
- Hi M..... No matter what you do, you need to be as positive and consistent as you can be about this or any other new thing you try to introduce to him. You gotta pi...
Help with Weening off Bottle
Asked by J.H. from Chicago
on January 19, 2008
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My daughter will be 2 in February. She gets a one bottle of milk at night to help her go to sleep in her crib. I want her off the bottle by her 2nd birthday but she ...
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- One thing I tried when I weeened both of my kids off the bottle was to gradually water down their bottle of milk they get at bedtime. This was helpful because it not ...
- When my first son was about 13 months I just took it away from him and he was fine with it. Now I have a 14 month old who crys for it and wakes up every single night a...
- Hi J., I just did this with my 18 month old and boy she was attached but I was sick of waking up 3 times a night to give her a new bottle of milk when I was getting up...
Help with the switch...from Bottle to Sippy.
Asked by W.B. from Allentown
on December 19, 2009
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Okay, my first born was easy compared to my second little one. Although they were both premature and premature babies are known to have allergies and asthma and what n...
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- I don't know how preemie your kids were, but kids are recommended to start using cups after their 1st b-day, and if you adjust for their prematurity 8mos is awfully e...
- I too am having this problem!! I have triplets almost 2!!! I have tried chocolate milk and also someone told me to put jelly or something sweet on the nipple of the...
- Maybe you could try only offering a sippy throughout the day and allow her a bottle last thing at night? I know when I ditched the bottles, the bedtime one was the la...
Transitioning from the Bottle to the Sippy Cup
Asked by L.H. from Los Angeles
on October 24, 2008
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Hi there. My son has been drinking water or juice out of a sippy cup since he was 6 months old. When I first started giving him milk at a year old, I started it out ...
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- hello there. i'm having the same exact problem with my 15 month old. he will drink juice and water from a sippy cup just fine but once i put milk in it he will liter...
- He's 'tranisitioning' just like you said and that takes time. First, he had to be weaned from the breast and now the bottle. It's a lot for a little person to handle a...
- I just went through this with my 15 month old. He loved water in a sippy cup as long as it had a straw. Then I jsut kept trying the milk. He finally took, about a w...
Transitioning from Bottle to Sippy Cup???
Asked by K.B. from Washington DC
on June 26, 2007
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I need help! My 13 month old son absolutely refuses to drink his milk from a sippy cup. He will drink water from any type of sippy cub, but if I try milk in the cup-...
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- My daughter was the same way, she would only drink milk from the bottle. Even after getting rid of all the bottles she refused to drink milk. I started giving her yogu...
- My trick? I waited. I talked to my daughter's doctor OVER AND OVER. None of the doctors I consulted had any problem with children staying on the bottle after a year...
- I'm glad you got him to take the sippy cup! I just spent months trying different formulas and even whole milk trying to get him weaned b/c my milk supply was almost g...
At What Age Is a Good Age for Bottle Breaking?
Asked by T.F. from Grand Junction
on December 3, 2007
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My son just turned 13 months and still takes a bottle 4 times a day(morning, noon, evening and before bed). During meals and throughout the day he does take a sippy cu...
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- My youngest is 14 mo. and he still gets a bedtime bottle. I like the extra cuddle time with him. My ped told me he doesn't need a bottle anymore, but I've done the sam...
- I took both my kids off the bottle right at 1 year because I was afraid of them getting too attached. I know lots of ppl that wait longer though. (Now my oldest stil...
- Start weaning him of the bottle and save it for those rough nights of when he is sick. The fewer times he uses it the less he will want it. He will start to forget ab...
Switching from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on January 16, 2008
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Hi Moms!
So the time has come and gone..and I still can't get my son to drink milk out of a sippy cup. He drinks water and juice with no problems. Even at daycare he'...
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- M S, My daughter went from bottle to sippy without a problem cold turkey when I put her on NUBY cups. The spout is so close to a nipple. I also transitioned her to th...
- My son drank water from a sippy at a year, but not milk until about 18 months. I totally understand where you are coming from. I did take him to the store and let h...
- Hello, I have a 16 month old boy. I switched to a sippy cup almost as soon as he could hold his own bottle. I started out with the nuby because they are softer (especi...
Helping 18 Month Old to Get off the Bottle
Asked by A.C. from Boston
on August 11, 2008
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I am looking for a little advice. My daughter's pediatrician said that she should be off her bottle now that she is 18 months old. I have tried a variety of...
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- Have you tried Nuby brand??? this is good with teeting also. I just weened from a bottle at age 2, it's process and i'm hopeful that it will work. I did away with all ...
- When you are ready, try offering her plain water in the bottle or a sippy full of milk. She may take the bottle at first, but will most likely switch to the sippy. T...
- I had a hard time finding a sippy cup that my second daughter would drink from. I finally found some at Walmart that has a soft tip and is almost like a bottle. I th...
My Son Will Not Drink Milk Unless It Is in a Bottle....
Asked by A.C. from Springfield
on October 19, 2006
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Does anyone have any idea of how to get my 2 1/2 year old son to drink milk from anything but a baby bottle. He has one in the morning and one before bed and refuses ...
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- Breaking the Bottle Rules Easing the bottle-to-sippy-cup transition By the editors of Babytalk In a recent Babytalk.com poll, 53 percent of moms admitted that ...
- you could try taking the bottle to the toy store and getting a new toy BUT you have to pay the store with the bottle. Then there is a new toy and no more bottle.
- Hi A.! I am a fellow day care provider a town over from you. Anywho, have you tried having your son go to the store with you and pick out which one he would prefer?...
