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Sippy Cup Issues..
Asked by J.R. from Kansas City
on January 2, 2009
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Hi ladies. Looking for some suggestions for the sippy cup transition. My youngest daughter never latched so I pumped for her, thus she has only had the bottle. I am...
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- Have u tried the nuby sippy cups? The nipple is like a bottle nipple. http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/yhst-83333507685311_2034_119478
- We use the nuby sippy cups that you can get at Wal-Mart for our son. They are close to a bottle and helped him make the transition. Our daughter on the other hand H...
- My advise is to not R. it. My son started a sippy around one year. We used the Born Free bottles (here's their site: http://www.newbornfree.com/), and I switched the n...
Help! Toddler Continues to Refuse Milk in Sippy Cup.
Asked by J.W. from San Francisco
on March 25, 2009
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My 18 month old was sick with a stomach bug last week so we decided to take the plunge and transition from his beloved bottle to milk in a sippy cup. (He has successf...
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- Hi J., I don't know about you but I hate drinking out of a plastic cup. I swear I can taste the plastic. Not to mention that the plastic changes the way a beverag...
- I don't think the problem is with the sippy cup. My son didn't like milk until around 20-21 mos. If I heated it up and put a spoon of honey in it, he liked it. But ...
- Hi J. We had the same issue with our daughter-who self weaned from the bottle..but wouldn't take anything from a sippy cup either. We tried several different cups in ...
Weaning from the Bottle to a Cup
Asked by S.S. from St. Louis
on November 6, 2008
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My son has been on whole milk since he was a year, so about a month now, and I am concerned that he will never be off the bottle.
My pediatrician assures me that it i...
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- This is going to sound crazy, but look at a Farmer's Almanac and go by the signs that they tell you for weaning. It works, I promise! I tried to wean my oldest daugh...
- Sara if he is really ready, and you feel you are really ready, then throw the bottles away, or donate them. The problem is not just breaking him but also breaking mom...
- Hi S.! Any time you try to change the habits of your baby, it will take a few days. I would suggest (when you're ready) to take the bottle away completely. He may g...
Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by K.H. from Wichita Falls
on August 10, 2009
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When should you convert completely to a sippy cup? My daughter just turned one and she'll take only one during the day. She refuses all other times. Everyone says to s...
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- K., YES, it is okay!!!! Don't force your 1 year old baby (yes, I said baby) to start with sippy cups! Babies take bottles b/c that is what they do! I think 1 yea...
- I will suggest trying to have your daughter drinking from the sippy cup withing a couple of months. It really can affect teeth and even speech if you let it go to lon...
- K., Great question!My doc told me my daughter should be using a sippy cup and NOT a bottle.She told me the best thing to do is to introduce her to a sippy cup, and ...
Need Help with Transitioning My 1 Year Old from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by R.W. from Philadelphia
on December 14, 2007
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My 2nd child is having a hard time transitioning from bottle to sippy cup. He does not want any parts of it. Funny, because it did not phase my 1st son. How different ...
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- I took my little one to the store and let him pick out Spongebob sippy cups. Spongebob is his favorite so he was happy to drink from them. Maybe he would just like it ...
- With my 2nd daughter I tried the sippy cups with the softer nipple or try the sippy cups with the straw. I forgot the name of the sippy cups with the soft nipple. I ...
- I used Avent bottles with the sippy cup top that replaced the nipples. You may also want to try a cup with the straw attached. My son liked that as well. I also began ...
Getting My Daughter to Use a Sippy Cup
Asked by E.L. from Boston
on March 21, 2007
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Does anyone have any suggestions for me in getting my i year old daughter to use a sippy cup. She refuses to use one! Have tried a few different cups, but haven't fo...
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- I found that going cold turkey has work the best with my family my grandma did it my grandmas kids did it and i did it you will feel bad at first but you have to sti...
- Cold turkey. If she is thirsty she will learn to drink from a cup.
- Hi E., Do not worry abouth this. My daughter was the same way. She was never really a "mouth" baby, what I mean is, she would never take a pacifier, she had a very har...
Switching from Formuls(bottle) to Milk(sippy Cup)
Asked by J.T. from Charlotte
on June 16, 2008
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OK, HELP PLEASE!
My almost one year old is having a real hard time giving up her bottle. She doesn't transition very well and we had a big issue at 5 mo going from ...
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- My son wasn't completely weaned from the bottle until he was 13 months (he's 16 months now). What we did was put some milk in the sippy cup and gave him the sippy cup ...
- hey jennifer! there is a book called the baby whisperer solves all your problems! it is a wonderful book! alot of my friends and i use her methods and techniques fo...
- I had the same issue with my son when we switched. How about trying a sippy cup that looks like a sports bottle? also they make some that have a lid that is soft lik...
We Still Breastfeed.
Asked by A.S. from Phoenix
on August 4, 2009
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I need some advise. I have one little boy.. he is 20 months old and he is still breastfeeding.. mainly just at nights.. but whenever he's with mom and feels like it t...
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- Hi there and CONGRATS on breastfeeding!!! My son will be 2 in Sept. and he still nurses in the night or whenever. You know what its great, that is something between ma...
- I breastfed our only until she was 2.5yrs. It was just the nighttime at the end. The way we stopped was really a timing thing. For the last month or 2, she was gett...
- I think It's great! If you love it, and he loves it, do it! Who cares what other people think? You are doing a great thing! The WHO recommends breastfeeding until ...
I Need Advice Again!
Asked by W.T. from Tampa
on August 17, 2007
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Well my daughter is 16 months old and was curious when I should completly bottle braek her. She only has her bottle at nap time and bed time that's it. During the day ...
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- I broke my daughter of the bottle at 12 months when the dcotor said she was done. At first she wanted nothing t odo with a sippy cup. But one day I just refused to giv...
- I broke my son from the bottle at 12 mo. Thats what his ped. suggested and I'm having a new baby so it seemed easier to do it now. It wasn't too hard he had been using...
- I am new here - however my son is 13 months old and only takes cups with straws - no more bottles.
How to Stop Breastfeeding & Start on a Sippy Cup
Asked by J.C. from Detroit
on December 2, 2007
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Hi Moms,
I am in desperate need of some advice. My 11 month old son has 8 teeth and is teething (both eye teeth are on the move). Over the past week he has bit me s...
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- Ouch! I remember the biting...A very experienced mom once told me to give a quick flick to the baby's mouth (at the very moment of the bite) and at first I was like "...
- J., My daughter started doing the same thing around 10 months so I decided I was going to have her completely weaned and on a sippy cup by a year and by 11 months she...
- hey lady. i did the same thing with my oldest daughter. she wouldnt switch to formula, so i just switched her over to cow's milk in a bottle one day, and it went ver...
