Sippy cup?

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Registered: 04-01-2003
Sippy cup?
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Sun, 12-10-2006 - 11:14am
My Baby Noelle will be 1 on Dec 16th. She loves her bottle still and I know that I should start weaning her to a sippy cup but it is a source of pain for me. I mean she just loves her bottle. She has about 3-4 per day after she eats some baby food or soft table food. is it really such a big deal to take her off the bottle right now? I have given her a sippy cup with juice several times but she is just not grasping the concept of sucking on it, she just uses it as a teether and chomps on the spout. I had a similar issue with my first daughter and I cant remember what I did to wean her since that was almost 8 years ago.
Jessica
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Registered: 11-05-2004
In reply to: angelwatcher8
Sun, 12-10-2006 - 11:43am
Hi,
Honestly, the bottle thing after a year doesnt bother me too much. I have a 13 month old, and he is down to one bottle a day before bedtime. I started giving him a sippy cup at about 5 months and it did take awhile before he knew what to do, but he got the hang of it quickly. I would maybe try to take one bottle away at a time, if you really want her off of it. Or when you usually give her a bottle, give her the sippy cup. She will get the hang of it. If I were you I would only be putting formula/milk in the bottle. If you start giving her water, juices,etc.. in her bottle, she will never want a sippy cup

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Registered: 10-27-2004
In reply to: angelwatcher8
Sun, 12-10-2006 - 11:59am
I don't think it's a big deal. My little boy uses the Nuby cups with the silicon tops, and those work great. The transition was smooth. He doesn't get regular sippys though.
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In reply to: angelwatcher8
Sun, 12-10-2006 - 12:31pm
I wouldn't worry too much about it - just keep offering her the cup and wait until she gets the hang of it before taking the bottle off her. I remember having a nightmare with it with my first son, I just kept trying loads of different cups and none of them seemed to be any good for him but eventually he kind of got the hang of it and I did manage to get all bottles off him by one. I haven't used bottles at all with my youngest two so I have no recent memories but with Alyssia and the cup I just started offering it to her at 6 months with water in and not worrying if she couldn't figure it out - she was pretty good with it actually and got competent very quickly but when she has the choice she only wants her liquids from their source -- which is mummy...I guess it's a comoft thing and the bottle has the same effect so I wouldn't worry too much, your dd will figure the cup out when she is good and ready :)
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Registered: 12-01-2005
In reply to: angelwatcher8
Sun, 12-10-2006 - 12:45pm
Nubys are great with the soft tip for switching them over..but it is hard to transition them to a hard tip later on..Eli is 20 months and will only sip from an nuby. I would love to get him on the playtex or something similar..but he says "no dice mom!" I do like the nuby cups though ..so no biggy really.

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Registered: 03-25-2005
In reply to: angelwatcher8
Sun, 12-10-2006 - 3:27pm
I just threw all the Nubys away when I wanted him to have a harder tip.



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In reply to: angelwatcher8
Sun, 12-10-2006 - 4:13pm
I also just threw the bottles away one day.
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Registered: 11-17-2003
In reply to: angelwatcher8
Mon, 12-11-2006 - 12:15am
My daughter was on a bottle until she was over 2 years old. Hers was her only source of nutrition because of allergies and eating issues, but still. It was a hard thing for both her and I to give up. I wouldn't worry about it right now. Let her keep practicing the sippy. She will eventually get it and then you can slowly wean whhen she gets into solid foods more. They need plenty of liquids and they sometimes don't get as much when they go to the sippy cup. I think it is more of a society thing. Trish :)
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Registered: 12-24-2005
In reply to: angelwatcher8
Mon, 12-11-2006 - 12:28am
I don't have any advice.I've got a 14 month old still on the bottle.I know she should be off,but she is having such a hard time giving it up.I guess i just don't see the big deal.I don't let her sleep with it,or wander all over the house.It's in my lap before bed.If you figure something out,please let me know too,LOL.After 6 kids,some were easy,some were hard,and one never even touched a bottle.I think I'll probably just let my dd keep it at least for awhile longer before I push too hard for her to give it up.I think if she's not ready,it's ok.My opinion is just like diapers she won't go walking down the aisle with them.I know it can cause problems with their teeth,but as long as she's not drinking bottles before bed I think it's not to big of a deal.
Christy
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In reply to: angelwatcher8
Mon, 12-11-2006 - 12:37am

My dd (now 2 1/2)

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