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Safe Plastic?
Asked by C.W. from Denver
on April 29, 2008
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I've been hearing more and more about how dangerous plastic cups/plates/etc. are for our children. I'm hesitant to switch to glass or regular dishes (so easily droppe...
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- I have heard the ones to avoid are numbers 3, 5, 7 . I havenot seen any numbers on some of my sippy cups, bowls, etc. I am going to be looking at your replies as I ha...
- From what I have read that the plastic unless it is breaking off or damaged isn't unsafe. Not sure if that is true or not. I started getting Jelly in those little ja...
- I just take care NOT to microwave anything in plastic, AND that what plastics I am using are dishwasher safe.
Easy Sippy Cups
Asked by C.T. from San Francisco
on January 3, 2009
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My older daughter (now 4) never learned how to drink from a sippy cup, instead going straight to a straw rather easily (she could just do it one day!) My younger daug...
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- Try using a camelbak sippy straw water bottle. They're intended for adults, but my daughter has loved ours since she was 6 months old. They're now BPA-free, so no wo...
- I couldn't find a soft sippy cup that didn't leak so I started using the Take and Toss cups with handels. Not only are they cheap but they don't leak and last just as...
- Mrs. C.... I kind of had the same problem... my son just turned 3 in Dec. and I took him off the bottle at 1, tried to give him every sippy cup on the market, nothin...
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...
3 Month Old Will Not Take Bottle - Help!
Asked by M.B. from Chicago
on December 28, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I know you all will be able to help me. You always do!
My son is 3 months old and is exclusively breastfed. When he was 2 weeks old I introduced a bottl...
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- My dd also did that when I went back to work when she was 6 weeks old. She took it fine from 6 to 10 weeks, then refused it at all costs. Try a sippy cup (one of the...
- Our bf son takes a platex drop in with the slow flow nipple. Good luck!
- My daughter went thru 8 or 9 different brands. Tried silicone, latex nipple, Nuby, Born Free, Nuk, Breastflow, Medela - to name a few. I had to go to daycare everyday ...
Suggestions for Getting My 10 Week Old to Take a Bottle.
Asked by G.W. from Dallas
on March 24, 2008
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I have to return to work in a week. I have been breastfeeding & plan to continue to pump & breastfeed when I'm home from work. However, it's difficult to get my daug...
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- You may need to try different types of bottle nipples. There are so many to choose from. I had one son that preferred the playtex nursers and another who did well on A...
- If possible, have someone else give her a bottle. I started trying to give my son a bottle at 3 weeks and he DID NOT like it. I had to go back to work at 6 weeks so ...
- Try having your husband give her the bottle. Sometimes my daughter still doesn't like taking a bottle from me (even at 9 months old) because she knows she can get milk...
Sippy Cups - Has Anyone Found a Good One?
Asked by P.:. from Phoenix
on February 17, 2010
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Has anyone found a sippy cup they love? I have a 7 year old and a 2 year old. I've been looking for cups for my 2 year old and I'm finding they just don't make them ...
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- I went through a bunch and found that the straw ones that fold down are impossible to clean and get disgusting quickly. We tried all sorts, and now use a Playtex insu...
- We don't use plastic in our house, so we never used the traditional sippy cups. We use stainless steel cups (Klean Kanteen or Eco Vessel). At 2yrs old he shouldn't nee...
- We use the playtex cool tumblers I think is what they are called and haven't really had any problems with them. Hope that helps. :)
Sippy Cups
Asked by R.E. from Denver
on March 2, 2009
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Hi everyone,
My 9mo old daughter is learning how to use a sippy cup. But she seems to spill more down the front of herself then acctually drink. Right now we are N...
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- I don't know why, but I have heard it is better for their mouth development to simply use a real cup. I started doing this, holding it for them at 6 months. I only use...
- Levi loves his Stainless Steel BPA free Klean Kanteen sippy cup. http://www.modernmommygear.com/Klean_Kanteen_Kolors_12oz_Sippy_p/kksip.htm
- We LOVE the Playtex, BPA free sippy cups. They don't leak, and are very easy to clean. DD loves the characters on the cups.
Sippy Cup Recommendations
Asked by M.S. from New York
on August 23, 2008
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Hi Moms, my daughter just turned one and plain refuses to drink anything out of a sippy cup. I've tried 4 different kinds of sippy cups with everything from formula/m...
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- My advice...if she doesnt like the sippy then why force her? Skip it & go straight to the straw cup. Thats what all my 3 kids did & I didnt have to worry about the tra...
- My son could not use a sippy cup either. He refused to tip it to drink so we went right to straws. I started with a juice box and sqeezed it just as he closed his mout...
- try something with a straw, they get a big kick out of it!
13-Month Old Only Drinking Milk from Bottle, Not Cup
Asked by C.B. from Dallas
on January 22, 2007
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I have a mom friend whose 13-month old daughter will not drink her milk from a cup. She drinks water from a cup just fine, but when its "bottle" time, she'll only dri...
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- My twins did the same thing, then one day my son started drinking it. It took my daughter a month before she would really drink it. I would supplement her with yogar...
- I read that if you cut a very small slit in the nipple and give them the bottle. The next day you cut another slit diagional from the first. You do the same the foll...
- Have you tried using a Nuby cup? The spout is flexible and very similar to a bottle nipple. I used this with my daughter and it worked like a charm. You can get them a...
Harmful Plastics
Asked by L.B. from Indianapolis
on April 12, 2008
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I have been hearing a lot about how harmful the plastics are in baby bottles. I use Avent bottles for my girls and I was told the plastic could be toxic. Does anyone...
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- Hi Elizabeth, I have heard and read many of the same things from many different sources. I used to use Dr. Brown bottles for both of my girls, but have recently swit...
- Hi Elizabeth. I had the same concern with my 5 1/2 month old son. We use Playtex drop-ins. I went to Playtex's website about this info and they had a statement posted ...
- Whenever I hear something obscure and scary like this, I go to snopes.com to check it out. Here's a link to what they say about reusing plastic bottles: http://www....
