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Sippy Cups
Asked by C.G. from Cincinnati
on February 13, 2007
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My son is 11 1/2 months old, he will be a year at the end of the month. He refuses to take a sippy cup. Every time I give it to him he puts it up to his mouth and bite...
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- I say you are already doing all you can. You can't force him to drink from a cup. You don't necessarily have to have him on a sippy cup, as M stated. Life is easier...
- Hi C., I had trouble getting my son to use a sippy cup (he is now 15 months) until I took out the plastic thing in the spout that makes it spill proof (this was a Pla...
- I have a 4 year old boy that never took sippy cups. I tried every type and style on the market, even the ones with straws. We finally gave up and bought him a small ...
Sippy Cup Suggestions?
Asked by L.E. from Chicago
on March 4, 2008
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My son is almost 14 months, and I have been trying to transition him to either a straw cup or a sippy cup. He does great drinking cold water out of a sippy cup, a few...
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- Use the Nubby training sippy cups available at Wal-Mart. Present it to him first thing in the morning when he's thirsty and has to take it. Best thing that worked fo...
- How weird---I thought it was only us! :-) My first daughter did the transition so smoothly. Then my youngest refused to drink milk out of anything but a bottle. I ...
- I had trouble getting my daughter to take a sippy cup at first. One day we were at a friend's house and we borrowed one of their small sippy cups from the disney stor...
Sippy Cup Help!
Asked by L.V. from New York
on April 8, 2010
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Hi- my 11 month old daughter absolutely refuses to drink from a sippy cup. I have heard you are supposed to go "cold turkey" and not give them their bottle and eventu...
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- I love it ....finally a kid refusing to drink from a darn sippy cup. Take the sippy part off , stick a straw in and teach her to drink that way.
- I had to go cold turkey with both my boys - took a few days, but it worked (and no, they didn't get dehydrated). The other option is to skip the sippy and go straight ...
- Neither of my kids liked sippy cups before we simply took the bottles out of the equation on their first birthdays. Both transitioned without a single problem. We'...
Time for a Sippy Cup!
Asked by P.U. from Detroit
on January 9, 2007
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My son is 11 months and I wanted to start giving him a sippy cup. I gave it to him one time and he drank from it. Later that day he wouldnt drink form it ne more. How...
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- LOL-Poooooor you living with the extended family. I feel for ya there. As for the sippy cup issue... try switching to a soft topped sippee cup first. I think the bran...
- Hi P., I read in a magazine that if a child is having a hard time accepting the sippy cup offer something that the child likes in the sippy cup and something that h...
- have you tried the bottle that has a sippy cup top you can get them at wal-mart they have precious moments on them they come with a sippy cup top and nipple also have ...
Switching from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by K.F. from Detroit
on May 7, 2007
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I took my daughter for her 1 year Dr. visit. He told me it is time to stop feeding her from formula to milk and to take her off the bottle and let her use a sippy cup...
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- well, when my little girl turned one I put away all the bottles and started giving her sippy cups. She hasn't had a bottle since she turned one. I don't think you're g...
- well I think that you should just give her the sippy cup and sound excited make it seem fun, kids like new things she'll eventually get used to it after a couple of da...
- Hi K., Don't rush it if she is not ready. Despite what the doctor says every child grows at their own pace. If she is drinking out of a sippy cup during the day t...
When to Try a Sippy Cup
Asked by M.N. from Cleveland
on June 14, 2008
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My son is almost 8 months old. Still no teeth, but he is gumming the heck out of cheerios, crackers and mashed potatoes. I would like to have him drink something along...
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- I started both of my kids on sippy cups when they were around four months old. Usually just water, sometimes a little juice. I think that 8 months is a perfect time to...
- My sons first tooth didn't break until close to a year old. He was drinking from sippy cups around 9 months, and a pro by a year. I can't remember what kind he liked b...
- My son 11 mo has been drinking from a sippy since he was 6 mo. I have the Nuby sippy cups and also the SMALLER cups with the handles from Nuby he loves. He will bite o...
Sippy Cup or Bottle
Asked by J.C. from Detroit
on August 22, 2007
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Hello,
I would like to get my 8 month old son to learn how to use a sippy cup or bottle. Since he has been strictly breastfeed for 8 months, I really haven't been ab...
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- Greetings, I'm not sure which one to give your son, but I'd give him a sippy cup or a bottle with a sippy cup top. Advent has interchangable tops. They also have a ...
- "The doctor said at 6 months to start offering 6 ounces of water and 4 ounces of juice per day, but I have not been successful getting him to take more than a few drop...
- Don't bother with the bottle, just go straight for the sippy cup. Most pediatricians recommend taking them off the bottle once they are a year old anyway. I recommen...
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...
Looking for Plugs for Sippy Cups
Asked by A.D. from Detroit
on March 20, 2006
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I WAS CURIOUS IF ANYONE KNEW WHERE TO BUY EXTRA PLASTIC PLUGS FOR SIPPY CUPS. I HAVE SOME HOW LOST A TON OF THEM!! I HAVE LOOKED A FEW PLACES BUT CAN'T FIND JUST THE...
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- I have seen them at numerous stores... Kmart, Meijers & Babies R Us. Good Luck
- For Gerber sippy cups, most other brands too, they normally carry them at places like Meijer, Farmer Jack, CVS, in the baby food aisle where you can also buy the sippy...
- I would go to Babies R Us. They sell the plugs for all the brands of sippy cups that they sell. Also you could contact the manufacturer or go to their web-site, they...
Mom Seeking Sippy Cup for Picky Baby
Asked by M.F. from Youngstown
on January 27, 2011
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My baby is almost 10 months and he refuses a bottle and cant figure out a sippy cup at all BUT he can kinda drink out of a regular cup, I have tried a couple different...
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- My daughter was picky too...she never held her bottle and she was 12 months old...I didn't think I would EVER get her to drink out of a cup! Her first sippy was the on...
- Can't help but if you find one let me know. Having same problem here.
- The take and toss ones have worked best for my picky girl. To start out I put a little apple or pear juice in with the water (1 part juice, 4 parts water).
