Preventative Care: Nuby

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14-Month-old Wants Milk in Bottle Only.

Hello, everyone! I am trying to ween my son off of the bottle. All day he drinks water out of a sippy cup. Sometimes I'll help him drink it out of a water bottle using a straw. We don't give him juices that often. But when I give him milk in a sippy cup, he takes a sip and refuses it! I want him to get enough calcium, so he is only getting a bottle of milk twice a day. I clean his teeth twice a day, too, but I am still paranoid because I had "bottle rot" as a child. I don't want the same thing to happen to my son! I want to end the...

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Transitioning to a Sippy Cup

Hi mommas, My son is 15 months old. We've offered him sippy cups for the past 6 months & he's never gotten the hang of it. He uses it more as a toy. I should also mention that he doesn't hold his own bottle either. Within the past week or so, he's done it a handful of times, so I feel like in that aspect, he's making improvement. We went to his 15 month well-check appointment today & the doctor really wants him to be drinking from a sippy cup or regular cup by 18 months. I would love that too, but aside from switching cold...

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Giving up the Bottle

Ladies, We went to the dr today for my daughters 9 month appointment. I am...

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Stopping the Bottle

My son is 12 1/2 months old. He is in daycare full time. For him to move...