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Weaning from Bottle to Sippy Cup
Asked by A.W. from Phoenix
on November 4, 2008
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My first was a breeze. She just no longer had a bottle. She also never gave herself a bottle, we would snuggle with her and feed it to her so when it came time to we...
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- I switched cold turkey from bottle to training cup before my son turned 1. Born Free makes some great cups, I started with the training cup and there is also a drinkin...
- Since she is so independent, maybe she would appreciate the opportunity to drink from a small regular cup for starters and be like her big sister? Then maybe over time...
- My son was pretty attached to his bottles and when the time came to get rid of them I just packed them up and gave all of them to a friend who had just had a baby. Th...
Lazy 17 Month Old
Asked by C.D. from Duluth
on November 13, 2006
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Any of u have a kid who wont get there sippy cup unless u do it? My son wont get his sippy cup even if its in front of him. He is soo lazy with that. I have him gettin...
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- My daughter would get frequent ear infections, but the fever always came at the beginning of the ear infection. But there were a few times that she didn't get a fever,...
- I think the sooner you can get him away from the sippy cups the better. If they go to rest time or sleep with them they can cause ear infections, just like the bottle....
- My 5 year old trys to pull that where she won't reach a few inches to grab something and I look at her and say NO. She gets whiney and a attitude sometimes but I alway...
Refusing Sippy cup...any Suggestions on Good Sippy Cups That I Can Try???
Asked by E.C. from Hartford
on September 24, 2008
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I'm working on weaning my 14 month old daughter. She won't take the milk from the sippy cup. I'm looking for suggestion as to what kind of sippy cups would be good t...
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- Hey E., My daughter still gives me a hard time about drinking her milk from a sippy....when I had a rough time transitioning I was told to get the Nubbie brand sippy ...
- I swore by the NUBY, found out WalMart for both my children. They have a few variaties to chose from. They all have soft, nipple like tops but there is a specific on...
- Hi E., My son wouldn't use a sippy cup, either, but he LOVED straw cups. I always found some great ones at Wal-Mart, that had a flip cover, so you don't have to wo...
How to Ween 14 Mo. Old from Sippy Cup
Asked by C.P. from Pittsburgh
on August 27, 2009
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Hello moms! My 14 mo. old has been on a sippy cup (nuk brand) since he was about 9-10 mo. old. He LOVES this cup. It has more of a wide rubbery style "nipple". I've be...
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- My 16 month old is just now starting to use a sippy cup. He's breastfed so we just hadn't bothered giving him one. I don't think it hurts to keep giving him the sipp...
- Hi, C., Nuk, You SUCK! I too had to finally switch to the Gerber hard top because of the ridiculous waste involved with throwing out (recycling, but still) the whole...
- If you are not doing it already I recommend eating meals (any you are home for) at the table with your son. If he sees you using a fork & a cup he will eventually want...
Finding the Right Sippy Cup for My Almost 1 Year Old
Asked by J.C. from Casper
on August 24, 2008
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So I have been trying to get my almost 1 year old son to take a sippy cup and it's just not working. I'm just wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a sippy cup ...
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- The biggest thing I have to say is just keep introducing the cup. My twins had a hard time with it at first but after presenting it to them at 1-2 meals a day they st...
- The best cup I found was a cup made by NUBY. The entire top of the cup has a soft tip that fits in a ring that twists on the top of the cup. Unfortunately the only p...
- Try using the soft tip sippy cups. We used Nuby brand at first. With the soft tip it is sort of like a bottle, but yet they still learn how to use a sippy. Once they...
Getting Rid of the Bottle!!?
Asked by S.O. from Lansing
on December 6, 2008
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My daughter just turned one and most of my friends children at this age have already stopped taking a bottle. My daughter seems to "need" the bottle. Any suggestions o...
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- I'm another mom who doesn't think it's a big deal to let her have the bottle! She just turned one. She's a BABY! Why does everyone make such a big deal about this? ...
- To be honest I don't think it's horrible for her to stil have a bottle. However I have been told that is it harder on the children the longer you let them have it. My ...
- I know a lot of other moms think it's okay to have a bottle when their child is two or three...but really, by that time, your child is old enough to hold a cup and dri...
Won't Drink Milk from a Cup
Asked by A. from Milwaukee
on September 30, 2008
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My 13-month old daughter will not drink milk from a sippy cup...only a bottle. Her doctor said she doesn't need to drink much milk as long as she's getting dairy from...
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- She just holding out for the bottle. As long as she gets milk in the bottle, she won't from a cup. Throw away all the bottles and in a few days she'll want milk bad ...
- It took our 12-13 month old a full month of repeatedly trying before he would take milk from a sippy. But we never gave him the bottle again. Our doctor had suggeste...
- Our daughter wouldn't either. I figured it was just an association thing and since she is crazy about yogurt and cottage cheese we just let her go that route. If it'...
1 Year Old Dropping Food
Asked by J.G. from Fayetteville
on August 5, 2008
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My 1 year old is dropping food, sippy cups, just about everything off his high chair. While I hear this is a phase, it still drives my husband and me crazy. We've tr...
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- My son is about 6 and a half months old and also likes to play the dropping game. He started this about a month ago. When I first realized that he was playing a gam...
- My son is one too, and sometimes also throws food on the floor. For him it is a signal that he is done eating. He has been fairly responsive to us saying no to him a...
- I can't imagine how you or your husband could find this irritating from a one year old. It's a game. Just keep picking it up and have fun!!
8 Month Old Refuses the Bottle - Help!
Asked by S.B. from Chicago
on November 30, 2007
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My 8 month old daughter decided to refuse the bottle about 3 months ago, and has not taken it AT ALL for the past 3 months! That means that I always have to be the on...
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- My now-18-month old son refused bottles starting at 7 months. We tried several different kinds and eventually gave up. I still went back from work to nurse him at no...
- Has your husband tried with a bottle when you are out of the house? Some babes won't take a bottle if you are around 'cause they know you got the goods! Just keep tryi...
- My four month old had also stopped taking the bottle around 9 weeks old. After posting on mamasource, I got a few suggestions which helped but every couple of days he'...
Wanting to Drink Out of a Baby Bottle Again.
Asked by S.A. from Tampa
on August 13, 2009
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My daughter who is 2y and 9m old has decided to want to drink out of her Dr. Brown's baby bottle again after using sippy cups for quite a while. And I've let her. Is...
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- I'm sure I won't be the only one asking this and you didn't explain this: Why are you LETTING her??
- Think about what kind of parent you want to be. I'm not saying this to be mean, but she is your first child so every decision you make is hard because everything is ne...
- Can of worms indeed, however, I'm not going to attack you for allowing it or blame a family issue on her reason for doing it. It is absolutely NORMAL for a child to re...
