How do i wean my 14month old off his bottle to a sippy cup?

Question

he is really resistant, i have tried 3 diffrent kind of cups but nothing seems to work

Answer 1

It depends has he ever tried a sippy cup ever before?? If not might I suggest the sippy cups that are kind of like bottles and when he gets used to that one switch to a different one that is more like a regular sippy cup. They have a huge variety of them
start with these since the nipple is kind of like a bottle and is also soft
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then when he is comfortable with those try moving onto these
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Try putting his favorite juice or milk in it start maybe only giving him a bottle when he lays down for bed or for nap however which way you do it. eventually he will learn that it is time to move onto a big boy cup Good luck to you

Answer 2

The trick is not the right type of cup; he is just not ready to give up his bottle. There is no real deadline you should observe to wean an infant off his bottle, other than the fact that it will affect proper teeth growth.

Observe your son and see what interests him - i.e., being a "big boy", not being laughed at by other children, etc. - and use that as the reason to give up the bottle. My older son loved his bottle, and we weaned him off by telling him that his new baby brother needs the bottle for his milk. My younger son liked to be considered a big boy and wanted to do what grown-ups do, so he started on the cup because he was the only one in the family still drinking from a bottle.

You will also find that even when he weans off the bottle during the day, he may still prefer to have a bottle at night. Don't take everything away from him at the same time. BUT, make sure he doesn't fall asleep drinking from the bottle, as that promotes cavities really fast.

Kids don't follow a schedule, and no two kids are the same. Let your son take the lead and show you what his schedule is - you just follow and enjoy him. Have fun with your baby, soon to be a toddler!

Answer 3

I had this problem with my daughter - I couldn't get her off the bottle until she was 2 and a half. I bought heaps of cups, fancy ones, etc. but she wasn't interested. She used to scream & carry on and want the bottle.

In the end, I just got firm. I told her we were going shopping for a special cup for her to drink out of and her bottle was going in the bin because she was a big girl now and didn't need a bottle anymore.

I let her pick one off the shelf at the shop and when we went home handed her the bottle and told her to put it in the bin. I couldn't believe it. She put it straight in the bin and that was the end of it. No crying or anything.

I think that she picked the new cup herself and was involved, made all the difference. She was so proud of it and showed everyone who came into the house to visit. The only problem was that she used to love drinking milk out of the bottle but hasn't drank it since. She just doesn't like the taste of it out of the cup. We compensate with lots of cheese & yoghurt.

Your son might be too young to understand all this. Don't stress, maybe if it's too hard, just wait a bit longer. In another 6 months or so he'll get attached to some TV show like the "Wiggles" and when you offer him a "Wiggles" cup in exchange for the bottle, he just might be willing.

Good luck.

Answer 4

Try the Nuby sippy cup from parents choice (wal-mart). They are nipple-like and easy to use. They are a little messy at first.
I have 13 month old twins and they are cush bottle-babies. I cannot get them on a cup either unless it is the one I am drinking out of. Don't rush him though. It is not a race. As long as he is off of it by 18 months there should be no long term effects.

Answer 5

I would say give your child the sippy cup during the day, thats if he can suck from the sippy cup, if he can not suck from the cup then he is not ready. Keep trying with him. But like I said if he can suck from the cup, just give it to him during the day, he will get used to it and when he gets thirsty, he will drink from it. And then at night give him the bottle, and then gradually just take the bottle away completely. Let him put the bottles in the bag to put them away. Then he feels more like a big kid.

Answer 6

First of all it would help if you would tell us which 3 different cups you have tried. For my little one I tried Playtex stage 2 and then went on to 3 and now we are working on stage 4. The Playtex Insulator work great. My daughter tended to want the bottle at night so it was very hard to get her off the bottle, but the only way it worked for me was to give her a good dinner and quit cold turkey. I threw all her bottles away so I wouldn't be weak enought to just grab a bottle. It took me about a week or so but it worked.

Answer 7

You just take the bottle away. Just hide it if you have to if you don't think that it will work. But take it away give them the soft top sippy cup and eventually they forget about it. don't worry about hurting their feelings. They will find a transitional item. whether it be a soft teddy bear or a blanket. they learn that they are too old for their bottle and they give it up. you may find that they see another baby with a bottle and then they want it. But then you have to explain that, that baby is smaller and they are bigger and don't need a nipple. It is harder on you than it is on the kid trust me.

Answer 8

Start off with using the cup with the sofft attachment, Nuby I think is the name. Make sure you are using a cup that doesn't dump the liquid out but makes him work for it a little at first. IF all else fails don't offer the bottle anymore. We eventually did that, he was stubborn at first but after about a day it was fine. If you give in everytime he will win and this battle will last forever.

Answer 9

Wal_Mart carries a great sippy cup (can't remember the name of it) but it is clear plastic that comes with a silicon spout. It's texture is just like that of a bottle's nipple. So the transition of going to bottle to cup will not be so difficult on your little one. My daughter took to these in a flash and was bottle broke almost instantly. I think that the name of the cup was called Nubie. But don't quote me on that.

Best wishes...

Answer 10

Try cutting the tip of the nipple off of the bottle. It wont fell the same so he wont want to drink out of it. Then just keep offering him the sippy cup. He will eventually want to drink something.