He is one and I can not get him to take a sippy for anything! What should I do?
2007-07-23 03:51:40 · 14 answers · asked by *Rebecca* 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Try using a regular cup. Start by drinking something appropriate for him like milk or water and letting him take sips from your cup. A sippy cup is not essential. None of my kids ever took one. They went right to a regular cup and didn't like a sippy cup. I always had them sit at the table when they had a drink or snack, so spills were no big deal. You don't have to let him wander around with a cup. If he's thirsty, say Come sit at the table with me and we'll have a drink!
Expect the bedtime bottle to be the last he'll give up. Just gradually eliminate the bottles, probably starting with breakfast, as he starts taking more solid food.
2007-07-23 03:59:54 · answer #1 · answered by leslie b 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well..what I did to break my son from the bottle was that I Just took it completely away one day and gave him a sippy cup. He had no choice but to drink from it. I just made sure that the cup I purchased was for his age range. OR if that doesn't work you can try to just give him the sippy cup during meals and when he naps give him the bottle. Hope its helpful...Good luck
2007-07-23 15:11:52 · answer #2 · answered by elijah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wal- Mart has this wonderful soft tipped cups that work great to transition you child from the bottle to cup. My youngest would only use them for the longest time. He hated the hard topped sippies. If you can find a cup that he like to use then just give that to him and not the bottle. He may fuss a little but he will be fine.
2007-07-23 11:13:23 · answer #3 · answered by firefly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw the bottles away & let him cry it out. Sorry it's harsh but your the mom and your letting the little one run the show here. It's good parenting to lay down the law.
O- he's one, I missed that part, maybe give him sippy cup during meals or snacks & no bottle no matter what, be matter of fact ish. And praise him for using it.
2007-07-23 10:57:07 · answer #4 · answered by mcga♥ 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had this problem with my daughter. Unfortunately, my ex kept giving her bottles when she was with him, and when she was with me, I had her on cups, so she became very confused. Best bet is to get rid of all the bottles and keep the cup where he can get at it. Don't force him to take it, but leave it where he can get it if he is thirsty. If he wants a drink bad enough, he will take it from the cup. One other thing. When my son was a baby he had a pacifier that I tried to break him from. Every time he wanted it I would dip it into vinegar before I let him have it. The taste would bother him so badly that he just threw the thing out. You might want to try that with the bottle nipples as well. It's harmless to children and the taste will make them not want to go near their bottle again.
2007-07-23 11:01:21 · answer #5 · answered by kikio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, well you could try switching to different cups. My daughter is16 months old, she hasn't had a bottle for a while. She never really cared for it. But she loves to drink out of a regular cup (sippy) or one with built in straw. Try purchasing a sippy (regular or with built in straw even) that has his favorite cartoon character or whatever he likes right now. He'll want to drink out of it then.
2007-07-23 10:59:52 · answer #6 · answered by Linz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I threw my kid's bottles away at 12 months, but I started them on sippies at 6 months. You should transition the bottle out, only give them a bottle at night. Trust me if the child gets thirsty they will drink from a sippy. I don't mean to be rude but you probably give in to the fits if he doesn't get a bottle, let the fit happen it will end.
2007-07-23 10:57:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i struggled with this for 1 year with my daughter, i tried everything, it was terrible, i thought my daughter would never make the change, but then someone told me, just do it, switching from bottle to sippy wont scar her for life, one day just throw all the bottles away, she will cry for a few days, and then all will be well, its true we "lost" the bottle so we had to use the sippy, it took about 2 days, she cried all day and all night but after them 2 days, it was totally worth it. wow i slept like a dream, she ate really well, trust me just do it, you will not regret it.
2007-07-23 11:27:27 · answer #8 · answered by Boostitch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of a regular sippy, you should try one with a straw-Nuby makes one. That's what we have always used since my son was 7 months old, we gave him water to help him learn how to use it... The straw ones tend to take better to breastfed babies though, because they already have the sucking motion down. Still, I would try it anyway- could be that your son jst doesn't want to do the work of having to tip up the cup.
2007-07-23 15:25:13 · answer #9 · answered by Sweet Pandemonium 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Offer him something tasty in the cup. My son rarely got juice, so all it took was a sippy full of juice to turn him onto the idea of drinking from a cup. We gave him a few sips of soda through a straw to get him to do that transition.
You may have to help him get a few sips out of the cup at first, to get the taste in his mouth, but eventually he will make the switch.
2007-07-23 11:22:17 · answer #10 · answered by knowmoremom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋