she's 5 months old, and i'd like to know when is it a good age to start helping her sip from a sippy cup... and how to do it! thanks!
2006-10-03 16:32:05 · 17 answers · asked by Feed the models! 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
When a child is about this age, doctor's usually say that the baby can begin to use a sippy cup. You probably will have to hold it for her at first because she is just learning coordination and has never used a sippy cup before so she doesn't know what it is, how it is used, etc. Once she sees that she gets something that she likes and wants...she will associate that with the cup and begin reaching out for it and trying to hold it. She is learning and will learn quickly from there on.
2006-10-03 16:42:32 · answer #1 · answered by Nancy N 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, cute picture!
I waited until 6 mths for my girl's first sippy cup even though she couldnt hold it for herself. Your baby gets liquid faster using sippy cups, so it was more for that reason. Plus it was marked 6mth+ on the packaging, and I'm pretty much a stickler for not giving things before the recommended date. Def. get one with handles on the sides, and I would say spillproof because once she's strong enough to start waving her cup around you dont really want to have to clean up yet another mess.
Now that she's 11mths I've started letting her drink out of a normal, plastic cup occassionally, but she still uses her sippy cup for the most part.
P.S. I'll second the comment before mine - give the cup to her during play time (empty) so that she gets used to it.
2006-10-03 23:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by MaPetiteHippopotame 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no right and wrong time for a child to start to drink for a sippy cup... my daughter used a bottle until she was almost a year old then she used a sippy cup. you can introduce the sippy cup at anytime....but let me ask you this...can she hold her bottle or do you have to help her?? if she can't hold her bottle she wont be able to hold her sippy cup...if she can hold her bottle and feed herself then try a sippy cup it is different than a bottle so you will have to help her at first but when she is ready she will do it herself.
2006-10-03 16:42:07 · answer #3 · answered by my101201cutiepie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to use a sippy cup, just use a small regular cup at meal times and give her a sip between bites. That's how I started my son and now at 15 months he drinks from a 'big boy cup" all by himself. She probably doesn't have enough coordination to hold it herself at 5 months but have patience, it'll come soon enough.
2006-10-03 16:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by dolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a sipper cup with handles on it try giving it to her without anything in it. That way she will get used to holding it on her own and being a baby she will automatically put it to her mouth. Then once she's got the hang of holding it herself once it's empty start by putting little amounts in it so it doesn't get too heavy and before you know it she'll be drinking out of a normal cup. Hope that helps
2006-10-03 16:58:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A way that I helped both of my children was to just give them an empty sippy cup when they started teething and let them play with it. When you notice that she starts putting it in her mouth the right way to drink, put just a little bit of juice or milk in it and see what happens, give it back and let her play with it again. She will get the hang on it. It takes time but thats how I did it with both my kids.
2006-10-03 16:45:47 · answer #6 · answered by sweet_wonderful_love 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might be a little early for a sippy cup, but it doesn't hurt to get her accustomed to it. I held the cup for my daughter at first (she was probably 7-8 mos), and she gradually learned to hold it herself.
2006-10-03 16:49:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i also have a 5mnth old (as well as two older siblings),,,thats too early to start with a sippy cup. By this age she should still be on formula and occasionaly fruit juice for drinks. As long as the baby is on formula,,,use a bottle,,,babies this yopung only have certain feeding instincts,,,enjoy them, they dont last too long :)
good luck
2006-10-03 16:47:31 · answer #8 · answered by tarah1980 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the patience, it can't hurt to help her use a cup now. It's better to start early than too late. Babies really should not be drinking from a bottle past the age of 12 months. (that is, if the baby drinks from a bottle at all; many breastfed babies never do drink from a bottle.)
2006-10-03 16:38:11 · answer #9 · answered by Marcella S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all adorable child about your question now it is best to wait till they are at least sitting up on thier own but usually around 8 months and do not hold it for her show her a couple of times by putting it to her mouth and she will try and suck it like a bottle. Eventually she will only take a bottle at sleep times. Good Luck it can be difficult but dont worry about it for a few more months
2006-10-03 16:36:39 · answer #10 · answered by just divorced 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋