I introduced it to him recently and he was not interested. I put a small amount of gerber apple juice in it, held it and let him have a tast. He was more interested in playing with the cup, and didn't know how to drink from it properly. So my question is, should I wait for a little while longer and try again, or should I gave it to him on a daily basis until he gets the hang of it?
2007-10-25 02:52:54 · 11 answers · asked by islandgirl God and family 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Babies can begin learning to drink from a cup as young as 5-6 months old. Something that helps is to offer a little bit of juice, water, formula, or breast milk in a small top-less cup. This gets them the idea that there is something in a cup that is to drink. You can often find plastic 3 ounce disposable bathroom cups and they are just perfect for little hands to use. Most non-spill sippy cups have valves in them and it requires a bit of practice to figure out that there is something in it and how to get it out. While non-spill sippy cups are really nice on car trips, at meal times you may want to try a non-sippy cup for awhile. They are harder to find, but you can also try a cup with a spouted lid that does not have a valve inside or you can take the valve out of one. The sucking on a valved non-spill cup is not too much different in skill than sucking from a bottle. Your son's reaction to the cup is perfectly normal. It is a new thing to him and playing with it is how he will figure how what it is and how to use it. Drinking from any type of cup is a skill to be learned and takes lots of practice. While the non-spill cup makes for far less mess, a lid-less cup or a valve-less cup should be introduced as well so he gets lots of practice at drinking from something other than breast or bottle.
2007-10-25 03:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by sevenofus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes a while for babies to get the hang off actually drinking from the sippy cup rather than playing with it. Just keep giving it to him on a daily basis.
I introduced the sippy cup to my son at 7 months (he's now 9mo) & kept trying with it almost every day. It took over a month for him to really get it. Try the 6oz one with the handles and what looks like a regular nipple first. Once he gets the hang of holding that one, he'll understand how to tip up the regular sippy cups.
Also, I switch up from watered down juice (half flouridated water & half Gerber Juice), formula, plain flouridated water & just recently YoBaby yogurt drink.
2007-10-25 03:04:54 · answer #2 · answered by Jennield 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep giving it to him and showing him how it works. He will not like it much at all at first, but he will get the hang of it before long. Just keep working with him on it. It is good to start him on it now so that he will know what it is for when he turns a year old and you take the bottle from him. Try not to get aggravated with it, and keep working with him and offering it to him a few times a day between feedings and try to give it to him right before he usually takes a bottle. When he is wanting to drink his milk/formula, give him the sippy first for a while, and then his bottle. Just be careful not to give him his bottle when he gets fussy with the sippy cup or y ou will teach him that he gets his bottle when he gets fussy and he will use this and it will drive you CRAZY! Good luck.
2007-10-26 01:09:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to give the sippy cup to him. My neice started on the sippy cup at 7 months shes nine months now and she still wants to play...He will get the hang of the sippy cup. Put his hands on the handles ( if there are) and put it up to his mouth and he'll figure it out.
2007-10-25 03:01:53 · answer #4 · answered by Butterfinger20 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My son is 7 months old and I try to give him a little watered down juice once per day. He typically plays with it and chews on it more than he uses, but I assume that he will get the hang of it over time. My ultimate goal is to have him off the bottle by 12 months old.
2007-10-25 02:57:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like this question. I haven't had my son yet but I would like the answer to when to start a baby on a sippy cup too. Sorry I don't have the answer but this is an interesting question =] Thanks everyone!
25 wks & 1 day pregnant w/ baby#1
2007-10-25 02:57:40 · answer #6 · answered by Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄ƷAℓεx & Aаяöи have my ♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is pretty young to have him accept a sippy...it won't hurt to try to introduce it again, but don't be surprised if he's not too keen on it for quite a while yet. Sippies also have a much faster flow than a bottle, so if he does take a few sips, don't be surprised if he starts coughing and sputtering from the surprise of how much comes out.
2007-10-25 02:57:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
All you do is put his favorite drink in there and set it by him when you feed him, every time. Whether he uses it or not is up to him, one day he'll just pick it up and use it and that will be that. Both of my kids were using sippys exclusively by now. I actually had to put their formula in one because once they found out how to use a sippy cup thats all they wanted. And I'm glad for it because just the other day I saw a kid in the store who STILL had a bottle, I just cringed. (needless to say you could tell he was WAY too old to have one)
2007-10-25 03:01:36 · answer #8 · answered by blanquettedeveau 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I would try every day. Don't force him, but offer it to him. He's playing with it because it's something new. Keep offering to him and he will get the hang of it.
2007-10-25 02:56:42 · answer #9 · answered by E M 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Definately keep trying everyday-he will get it.
2007-10-25 03:36:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋