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Sippy Cup
Asked by S.J. from Dallas
on August 27, 2008
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I am trying to wein my 8 month old baby girl and am trying to get her to drink from a sippy cup. She has been exclusively breastfed, so she really doesn't like the sip...
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- Hi S.. Has your doctor recommended starting a sippy cup? I have 2 kids, and I think that is a little early. Both of mine were breast fed for a year+ (1 never ever t...
- My youngest; now 19mo's didn't like the sippy either so I just started putting milk and water (we don't drink juice) in my cup and giving him a straw. At first he did...
- S. there are juice cups at the grocery store in the juice isle. They are shaped similar to a bottle but have cartoon character head's on them. ie...Barney, Winnie the...
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...
Weaning My Sun - but How Do I Get Him to Sleep?
Asked by J.W. from Richmond
on June 9, 2009
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My son just turned 1 this week, and I am in the process of weaning him. He has never taken a bottle or a pacifier, and is making a PAINFULLY slow transfer to cup. My...
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- What i did with my daughter was introduced the cup at meal times and didn't offer her a an alternative again. I didn't offer a the breast or bottle i just shut it off ...
- Start the pacifier. It's easy to take away when the time comes, it's just for winding down at sleepy time, and it's a comfort to your child.
- Who says you have to wean at 12 months you don't HAVE to its a choice. You may find that just nursing to sleep just a bit longer may make thing easier and less stressf...
Having Trouble with My 8 Mo. Old and Sippy Cup...
Asked by M.H. from Dallas
on June 3, 2009
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Hi Mamas! I am a new mom to an adorable 8 month old girl. I have been trying to get her to drink out of a sippy cup by putting formula in it or water. She doesn't "get...
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- I wouldn't worry about it too much yet - every kid is different. And I've never heard of giving a sippy cup to a four month old! When I first introduced the cup to m...
- Hi there! First, I want you to know that you should not worry about not introducing the cup sooner, we did not introduce it until about 8 months as well. We had to try...
- I wouldn't worry too much about her not taking a sippy cup yet. I have an 8 1/2 month old and I'm not planning on trying a sippy cup with him until he's around 10 mont...
Help with Sippie Cup Problem
Asked by S.D. from Denver
on March 12, 2009
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Hi there I just had a quick question... my daughter is almost 9 months old and I am trying to get her to use a sippie cup and it's not working at all.. I tried about a...
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- I agree with Carrie P. I have a 6 mo old and I just took her in for her check up and the Dr actually told me I could start her on one if I wanted to, to get her used ...
- I wouldn't make a big deal about it or push it. Continue to offer it and if she doesn't take it, no big deal. Let her know it is up to her. She will want it eventually...
- My kids never did take a bottle, so we introduced sippy cups early. Make sure you use a "training" sippy with a soft spout, not the hard ones. The ones that are no spi...
How Do I Get My 9 Month Old to Start a Sippy Cup?
Asked by S.D. from Dallas
on December 2, 2008
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Hey, I am trying to introduce the sippy cup to my 9 month old boy. He has been breastfed his entire life. He gets a bottle every once in a while with juice in it or if...
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- To introduce my kids to the sippy cup I never replaced the breast/bottle with the cup. Instead, I made it part of their solids meal. At first I held it for them unti...
- He may even take a baby cup with a straw easier than a sippy cup...maybe introduce a couple of things and see what he takes to.
- I used the Nuby sippy cups to transition my daughter to the sippy cup. They are available at Target, Walmart, Babies R Us, etc. They are great as they have a soft cen...
Advice for Transition from Bottle to Cup
Asked by D.C. from Cleveland
on October 15, 2008
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I am trying to get my 18 month old to drink her milk from something other than the bottle - cup, sippy, straw. This is day 2 and she refuses. I broke down yesterday ...
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- Hello D.. Does your daughter have a favorite show on tv or charactor? I would take her to the store and let her pick out any two 'big girl' cups she wants. I would ...
- I broke my children of the sippy before their first birthdays. It was easy just give them milk and I let them pick theirs out. My girls just did it naturally.
- She won't dehydrate - but she will push for what she wants. Put her favorite liquid into the sippy cup and allow her to drink as much as she wants. Switch her bottle...
10 1/2 Month Old Won't Use Sippy Cup
Asked by A.B. from Redding
on June 11, 2008
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Does anyone have any advice or tips on how to get a 10 1/2 month old to use a sippy cup? I have been trying off and on for about 3 months, with no luck at all. I hav...
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- Really, there's no need to push the sippy cup. He'll take to it when he's ready. Our peditrician said that when our son seems curious about drinking out of our glasses...
- A., I suggest just offering it a few times per day with only water in it. Make it fun and if he's not interested, don't worry. My son hated it at first and he liked...
- Have you tried giving your son his formula bottles in the sippy cup and weaning him off the bottle. My daughter is 15 months and last month we got rid of bottles compl...
Need Help Introducing Sippy Cup
Asked by T.S. from Dallas
on November 21, 2008
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My almost 11 month old son still does not hold his bottle and will not take a sippy cup. (He can hold onto the bottle, but will not hold it while he's eating...) Whe...
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- After trying many sippy cups the one i found she liked were the Nubby's. She was not a fan of cups with handles or hard tips. Texture like a nipple but a different sha...
- I don't remember where I got it, but I had a handle "sleeve" that went over a regualr bottle. It had 2 small plastic handles on each side and before you put the nippl...
- Hi T., My doc just suggested that we start putting his formula in his sippy cup to start introducing it to him. He also thought it was funny to throw it across the ...
