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Sippy Cup Issue
I also may try transitioning the morning bottle to a sippy cup - which is what Debbie suggested. The transitioning from formula to whole milk is going ...
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- J., Okay, you put the drink in the sippy cup and give it to him. Does he refuse to even try and drink from the cup? Or does he try and he just doesn't get the "me...
- Try a cup with a straw. I wasted so much money on sippy cups with my first and didn't use any with my second. Also, even if a cup with a straw doesn't work, keep try...
- I babysit for an 18 month old boy who skipped the sippy cup phase all together and went straight to cups with straws. I've been told this is better for their tongue a...
Help with Transition from Bottle
I am in dire need of help with the complete transition from a bottle to a sippy cup. My daughter will be a year old next month and refusing to drink ...
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- Hi S.. It might still be a little early to get your little girl to drink from a sippy cup. I didn't start until my son was two years old. The best way for us was to...
- Its ok. Shde will eventually take it. You just have to keep offering it to her. She knows if she hold out and cries about it, she will get a bottle. Offer it to he...
- I know this might sound harsh, but when she gets thirsty enough she'll drink out of it. Here's what we did - My daughter never held her own bottle so up until almost ...
Switching from Bottle to Sippy Cup
It is a hard transition from the bottle to the sippy cup because it is a different motion the use with their tongue. The bottle of course is a lot easier . ...
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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...
Can't Get 11 Mo. Old to Try Sippy Cup.
This one has a soft spout--more like a bottle nipple than a hard sippy cup top. Once he got used to that one, we had no problem transitioning to the other ...
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- We tried several types of sippy cups before my son finally took a Nuby. This one has a soft spout--more like a bottle nipple than a hard sippy cup top. Once he got u...
- My little dear never took a bottle - never. We tried every kind of sippy cup in the world I think. She like the NUBY's the best - but amazingly, what worked was any ...
- V., Whether or not this boy uses a sippy cup is ultimately not your problem. It is the parent's problem. So don't let them put any guilt or pressure on you. He kn...
Bottle to Sippy Cup
My son never took a bottle so the tipping of the sippy cup was beyond him for ... It may be an easier transition for him since the tip is pliable material ...
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- Hi! Don't make him do it. He will be curious enough on his own. Every child is different. It's not a law that they have to be off the bottle at a year. Let him be a b...
- They sell sippie cups at Wal-Mart that have a soft bottle like tip, only the tip is larger than a bottle and they look more like a sippie. They are a Nuby brand. Ver...
- I am in the same place as you. I started using a soft tipped cup to get him used to using the cup. I've also been giving him water or juice in a sippy with his meals...
Going from Bottle to Sippy Cup
I know you have probably tried all the sippy cups out there but I must ask if you have tried the Nuby?, it seems to be an easier transition from the bottle ...
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- I was told to try to stop around 12 months. I tried to wean my daughter gradually, but she would do the same thing... cry until I'd give in. My advice would just be ...
- I didn't have a problem with getting my kids off the bottle. I used the nubby (spell?) sippy cups that you can buy at wal-mart. They have the same type silicon top a...
- My son drank from a bottle until he was 2 yrs old, then i asked him if he was ready to be a big boy and drink from a cup or sippy, he said yes. So i said you can thro...
How Do I Transition from Bottles of Formula to milk...getting Scared!
Oct 8, 2009 ... I feel like I have the perfect schedule down and I am scared to death to make the transition from bottles of formula to sippy cups of ...
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- Here is what I did with both of my kids (and my son will be 1 on 10/11). I started giving them formula in a sippy cup to experiment with until I was sure he could act...
- I have made the transition from formula to milk (and sippy cups) two times now and am about to start again with my 11-month-old son. My main advice to you would be to ...
- You have received a lot of great advice. I will add my two cents, and hope you find a way to make a smooth transition! As others have said, I started wtih one chan...
10 1/2 Mos Old: Sippy Cup vs Bottle vs Cup for Weaning?
I'd say go to a sippy cup. Its an easier transition to a big cup. My first born held on to his bottle after breast till age 2. My 2nd one went straight to a ...
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- J., I think you are going to get some moms with strong opions on putting him directly onto a sippy cup and other moms who say he is still young enough to be weined on...
- One of my kids hated the sippy cup, but when I gave him one of those kid cups with the straw, he was thrilled. I think the sippy cup was too much work, and he could g...
- Neither of my babies would take bottles at all--both went right to sippy cups. The only issue we had was getting them to realize that the sippy cup was for drinking a...
Transitioning Milk from Bottle to Sippy...
You can also try using the nipple on the bottle on the sippy cup, ... I can't help with the bottle to cup transition and my son is 9 months old and still ...
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- I just went through this not long ago, in fact asked the same ? on this group. He gave up the bottle cold turkey w/ only some crankiness for a day or two. Would not ...
- You might want to just transition gradually one feeding at a time to a cup. Start with the morning and then make the last one the one at night. Also maybe you can ha...
- I can't help with the bottle to cup transition and my son is 9 months old and still only using a bottle however I would like to mention something about the tantrums......
1 Year Old Won't Take Sippy Cup
My daugheter is one and she will not drink her milk from a sippy cup- it has to be a in a..." ... Tips for Transitioning from Bottle to Sippy Cup ...
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- I would also try the Nuby brand ones. They are much like a bottle, my daughter used those first & also the straw kind worked best. If those don't work, I would just gi...
- Try putting water in the bottle now and milk in the cup only.
- Skip it and go to a cup. Just fill it with just a little. My little one also liked a straw at this age. It was so funny to see her drinking with a straw when she was s...
