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Bottles to a Cup
Asked by T.D. from Knoxville
on April 6, 2007
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help!!! My son is almost 14 months old, and he is still on a bottle, i give him 1 at nap and 1 before bed.(he does not go to bed with them) his doctor wants him to sta...
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- hey T. I had a similar problem with my son now 16 mos. When he was 13 mos old and when everything else in out life was fairly routine (this was right after the hubb...
- Hello T., My daughter was drinking milk by bottle before nap time, and before bed until she was 4 years old! She did not like to drink from sippy cup before sleep. T...
- Hi- my son was in the same situation. He is almost 18 months and still on formula because he has a milk protein allergy. He also wouldn't take milk from a sippy at f...
I Can't Get My 16 Month Old to Drink Milk
Asked by J.B. from Charlotte
on October 7, 2008
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I can not get my 16 month old to drink milk. The doctor wants him to drink 2 8oz glasses of milk everyday. He is on a sippy cup. I have done everything I can think of ...
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- my nephew hated milk too. There are other things to get him the calcium and vitamins he needs from milk, that he may love. Yogurt, ice cream, and a good multi=vitami...
- Why does he have to drink so much milk? Calcium can be found elsewhere. And protein. I dont think there is anything in milk that cant be consumed in other ways. Do...
- My 15 month old daughter is the same way. I even tried giving her formula again and she wouldn't drink that. Her doctor said she just might not like milk. He didn't se...
Baby Starting Mother's Day Out & Nursing
Asked by H.L. from San Francisco
on July 11, 2008
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My son will be 8 months old in September and will be starting Mother's Day out once a week. He nurses exclusively and has never taken a bottle. (we have not tried to...
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- You said he refuses to eat cereal. Have you tried Oatmeal instead of Rice Cereal? My son wouldn't eat the rice either, but he loved the oatmeal :) I agree with the ...
- No dairy until at least 1 year old. I would suggest trying to get him used to a bottle BEFORE you go. But you have to have someone else give it to him. If he smells yo...
- All of my sons HATED the cereal, no matter what I mixed it with. Try skipping it and going straight to baby food. I also would give my boys juice in a bottle (dilute...
On the Hunt for a Good Sippy Cup
Asked by J.R. from Tucson
on July 12, 2007
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I think I have tried every sippy cup out there-- well at least a few- and cant seem to find one that doesn't leak when set on its side or that a kid can turn upside do...
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- Hi Jennifer, I think the Playtex sippy cups are the absolute best.
- I have tried every sippy out there!!! The playtex sippy cups that come in a 2 pack are the ones that I have had the best luck with. In my opinion these are the absolut...
- I have used Gerber for the past four years and never have I had a problem with them leaking. I LOVE GERBER Sippy Cups! Hope this helps you. V.
18 Month Old Won't Give up the Bottle! Please Help!
Asked by J.L. from Chicago
on May 22, 2009
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My son is 1 1/2 and eats pretty much anything. I try very hard to keep him on a pretty healthy diet and he loves his veggies, so I don't have too much of a problem. ...
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- I've heard the supernanny say it before.. it isn't the child that won't give up the bottle, it's the parent. That's because it is easier to give in than to stick to o...
- It is a lesson of tough love that I had to learn also with my own stubborn one. If he really likes milk and wants to drink it he will drink it in whatever container yo...
- If you are in desperate need to get rid of the bottle then just do it! Literally gather up all the bottles in the house and put them in a bag and throw them away so y...
Need Help Getting Daughter to Drink Milk
Asked by S.G. from Chicago
on February 27, 2009
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Hello ladies! So here is my problem. my daughter will be 1 year on Sunday Mar.1 I breastfed exclusively. When I was at work she got bottles from my pumped supply. ...
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- I second the straw cup. I actually plan to go buy one. My daughter refuses to drink formula/milk from a sippy cup, only a bottle or what I can give her. She will b...
- Maybe you could offer it to her in a completely different type of cup- a straw type perhaps? That way she will only expect milk to come out of that particular cup ...
- S.: Cows milk is not an important part of our diet/ we need fluids for hydration and food for nutrition/ there are many calcium rich foods available without reso...
How to Transition My Daughter to a Sippy Cup
Asked by L.S. from Minneapolis
on March 11, 2008
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I have an 11 month old daughter who loooooves her bottle. She kisses it, lickes it, rocks it and holds it close as much as possible. I feel like she is too attached to...
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- How I switched my daughter from a bottle to the sippy cup is my putting away all the bottles. I gave her the option of a sippy cup and a small regular cup and she refu...
- I would suggest separating the bottle from meal time. At meal time offer the sippy and if she wants it fine and if she doesn't no big deal. Let her have the bottle ju...
- Bottles at bedtime are not good for teeth. Try offering water instead or go cold turkey as fluids at bedtime will delay night time potty training. My son was luckily...
How to Break My 13 1/2 Month Old of Her Bottle
Asked by A.S. from Cleveland
on February 13, 2008
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My 13 1/2 month old LOVES her bottle. She will not drink from a sippy cup and needs it to fall asleep...any tips on how to break this habit? She never did take a pacif...
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- Cold turkey worked for me. Out of sight, out of mind! Good luck! Also Have you tried Nuby Sippy cups? They have a soft top that is like a nipple.
- My daughter hated the sippy cup too. One day we were sitting at a restaurant and i was holding a cup and thought she was just chewing on the straw. She was drinking ou...
- My daughter took to the Nuby Sippy Cups. I got rid of all the bottles in the house. So she had to take the sippy cup. Then she started to bite the Nuby and it started ...
Sippy Cup Issues.
Asked by H.M. from Dallas
on March 2, 2009
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Hey Mamas!
My 1-year-old understands how to use a sippy cup and can drink just fine from one. Here's the problem: I'm weaning her off the breast now and transitioning...
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- When my son turned 1 and I weaned him off breastmilk, he would not drink milk from a sippy. He drank juice and water just fine, but not the milk. I tried every kind ...
- I nursed all 3 of my kids and they were not big fans of regular milk. Most of the time, they wouldn't drink any for days. I just substituted lots of yogurt and chees...
- My daughter has had milk in a Playtex Insulator Sport Straw Cup since switching from bottled breast milk. To help with the transition, I drank from another straw cup w...
How to Take a Sippy Cup...
Asked by M.S. from Lubbock
on June 24, 2009
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Hello.
My son is 15 months old and will not take a sippy cup. We have tried every cup under the sun and he still wont take it. Im a working mother so he has to take a...
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- Hello M., have you tried a straw cup? keep trying! Good luck! ~C.~
- Try the Nuby cups. The top is silicone like bottle nipples. This worked for mine when we transitioned from the bottle at 12 months.
- Put the breastmilk in the sippy cup. This was the BEST advice I got before my son started using sippy cups. Don't give him anything other than breastmilk in it until...
