We have tried many times and it ends in her crying hysterically, she takes juice from a beacker but not milk. Things that have been successful for you or someone you know.
2006-11-24 00:08:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I'm taking about a training or sip cup, we have tried her with many type all sutable for her age.
2006-11-24 00:19:22 · update #1
My daughter has not drunk milk since she stopped having bottles. I make up the calcium she needs with yoghurts, cheese and milk based sauces. She came off bottles at her own pace just after 1.
Your daughter needs the milk until she is 1, so if she prefers it from a bottle I don't see the harm. It's a comfort thing she associates the 2 together. I would consider it a problem if she was much older.
Juice from a beaker is good as not good from bottles and means she is fine with the beaker.
The main thing is that she drinks the milk at this point, not from what recepticle, and that she is weaning onto solids ok. As the solids increase the need for the milk will lessen and reduce right down until she will be off bottles.
Dont let other parents and children make you insecure about your situation based on where their kids are at.
2006-11-24 00:20:56 · answer #1 · answered by mjastbury 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
~If she does the juice from the cup, she's obviously capable of using it. What kind of show do you put on with the milk? Maybe you are rewarding her for her refusal. Does she drink milk? From what? If she still wants the security of a bottle, what's the big deal? If she won't drink milk at all, what's the big deal? If you want her weaned off the bottle (presumably she's not still on the nipple), then simply don't give her anything to drink other than in her cup. I would hope you have more will power than her (although my ex was often bested by my then 2 year old, but that's another matter) so when she throws her tantrum, wait it out and don't give in to the whining. Can't have it both ways - listen to the noise or forget the milk in the cup. And I suggest that the cup be available only for a set period of time so if she wastes the time in her hysteria, she misses out on the milk. Half an hour should be more than enough - and she doesn't more til the next feed. We call it discipline and it is a forgotten art. The more you let her win now, the more trouble you'll have with her as a teen.
2006-11-24 00:35:57 · answer #2 · answered by Oscar Himpflewitz 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just over 8 months? Why are we so quick to have our kids trained to do something new.. let them be babies, toddlers, than big kids... let them learn at their pace.. of course, you have to push them along but don't worry about it!
If there were no other children in the world & you had nothing to compare your child to, would you still be so strong in having your baby be a pro at everything? Probably not.. you would help her along & guide her & love her & allow her to explore & learn at her own pace...
we are sooo worried about other kids' early development that we rush to think there's something wrong with ours if they don't accomplish the same feat at a certain age... she's not even a year old yet..
my son was still using a bottle at night before going to bed just after he was one -- I didn't rush him -- what for... now I miss giving him the bottle b/c they grow up sooo fast...
my son just turned 2 a few days ago & can dress himself, has a vocabulary of over 100 words (really, I keep track of it) and he speaks perfectly & understands so much more that I can't believe it.. but when he was still one & using a bottle -- I would hear "oh, my gosh lady, you need to get your son off that bottle RIGHT AWAY"... people are ridiculous - my son is intelligent & it had nothing to do whether or not he was still on the bottle or learned to use a sippy cup early on...let your beautiful daughter be - I'm sure she is advanced in other areas, right?!
So don't pressure her so much -- give it time - give her a break & you'll see she'll pick it up & you won't even know how it all happened! Kids are smarter than you give them credit for! Believe me, my son is still surprising me at the things he picks up!
2006-11-24 01:26:25 · answer #3 · answered by njboricua78 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you tried the popular transitional "sippy" cup? Maybe drinking her milk from a beaker (cup in america) is akin to losing a part of her babyhood, and she may be clinging to the comfort aspect... if so, try other substitutes for security (mom/dad works best of all!) Lots of patience, and praise for the fact that she can, in fact, drink from a beaker when it is juice...
2006-11-24 00:15:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean a bottle? Or a sippy cup cuz she might be to little to drink from some sippy cups.
2006-11-24 00:14:53 · answer #5 · answered by GINA P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's only 8 months old....let her have her bottle for a few more months...it's soothing for her. I had my daughter off the bottle at 2 years old, and she is just fine. Good luck with your baby...and enjoy her.....they're only babies for so long.
2006-11-24 00:18:25 · answer #6 · answered by its_me_cheeky_dee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't push her, don't force her.... she probably doesn't want the milk. just make up for it by giving her calcium and fat rich foods (cheeses are good for this as have both, and almond nut spread and broccali have good calcium content, fatty meat (just don't over do it as it is quite rich). she'll come round eventually. but the bigger fuss you make, the more she will refuse it.
2006-11-24 02:20:13 · answer #7 · answered by sofiarose 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell her that big girls drink their milk from the beaker and not a bottle. then she'll say i'm a big girl and begin drinking from the beaker.
2006-11-24 00:11:37 · answer #8 · answered by tiggerkitty3 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You just gotta keep trying, she'll learn when she's ready..
2006-11-24 00:11:49 · answer #9 · answered by GMEN 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋