Please help my daughter wants nothing to do with a sippy cup!?

Question

She is going to be 1 on December 9th and I have been trying to wean her off the bottle. She turns her head when I try to give her a sippy cup and will cry and suck her thumb for hours wanting a bottle. Sometimes I give her one and sometimes she falls asleep being so upset. Is there any trick you used to get your baby off the bottle or any advice? Thanks to answers!

My oldest (almost 4) went off the bottle with no problem so I was not really prepared for how hard this could be!

MOMWITHA and every other rude person - I never said I expected my baby to be the same as my oldest daughter. I simply said that I am not sure what to do in the situation - isn't this website what that is for? HELP? Please get a grip and a life and enjoy your report to Yahoo - thanks.

Answer 1

Try a sippy cup with a spout that is soft like a bottle nipple. It is hard, but if you want her to be off of the bottle by the time she is one, you will have to just take it away, because if she knows there is a chance she could still get the bottle, she will continue to want it and think about it.. but she might need a little more time. It is of course your decision. Have you tried only giving her juice and things like that in the sippy cup? It might help the transition if you only make her drink the juice out of the sippy cup before making her drink her milk out of one as well.

Answer 2

Just get rid of all the bottles if that's what you want, or limit them to only at nap time and bedtime. I personally think 1 year is too young to take away a bottle, I think that 18 months is more developmentally appropriate for emotional reasons, but I can understand why you want to get rid of it.
Leave the sippy cup out with milk in it and she will eventually drink it, my son was the same, it took a couple of days to a week for him to get over it, but you could also just put water in the bottle, but I think just getting rid of them all together and staying firm is the best in this situation. Try giving her a sippy cup with a straw, she might like that, also Nubby makes like a sport's drinks sippy cup with a soft spout that goes right in the mouth, similar to a bottle, but not. Good Luck, it is very hard and you have to remember all children are different and all have different developmental needs, maybe she needs to have that comfort to help her to sleep for months longer than your first child?

Answer 3

My son was off the bottle at about 10 months. At first we bought a nice sippy cup from Playtex and he didn't like it. I think it was too hard for him to suck. I ended up buying the cheap cups with about 4 or 5 in a pack and he loved it. Never went back to the bottle. Now his cups are not spill proof but at least it got him off the bottle.Good Luck

Answer 4

Don't try to force it on her that will only make her not want it more. Throw away all the bottles & make the sippy cup the only option for something to drink, she will get thristy enough to drink out it. You may also look into the different types of sippy cups and try several different ones before you find one she will drink out of. My son prefered the soft spout ones in the begining. Good luck!

Answer 5

stay firm. you just said you gave in to her. NOT Good. She knows even at 1 that if she crys long enough you will give her one. I took the bottle also away at one. I never had that many problems though. I introduced the sippy cup before coming off the bottle. I never put milk in it though. Does she like to drink from your cup if she is thirsty. I would try to go to the store with her and let her pick out one she would like. Keep praising her everytime she drinks something from the sippy cup . It sounds funny but children usually listen to everything we say, alot of times when I was talking on the phone to my husband or mom I would start talking about my son. About how good he was and how he was growing up so big and strong and doing big boy things, I would be like wow did you know he is drinking from a sippy cup . He doesn't want to drink out of that nasty ole bottle anymore he is growing up to be such a big boy. Well you would change it to big girl. Just praise and praise and keep telling her how proud you are. You might want to let it slip that she might get something special if she keeps acting like a big girl .

Answer 6

My son was the same way. I went through many different brands and types of cups. Finally, I took the bottle away and found that he would drink out of the Playtex cups that have the straw built in. It says they are for ages 2 and up but I never had a problem with him choking or anything. Now, I can't get him to drink out of a regular cup.... :)

Answer 7

Don't force it on her. It will come. Offer it to her everyday. They do have some sippy cups that have a nipple that resembles a bottle's nipple. My little girl did the same thing, and one day she just decided she didn't want a bottle anymore. Good Luck

Answer 8

There are disposable cups with lids and straws you can buy. I think they are made by Playtex, but I am not sure. You can find them at the grocery store near the sippy cups. They aren't spill proof, but it's much better than having her dump an entire cup without a lid!!

Answer 9

My son wouldn't take one either. Try one of the straw cups it looks more like yours and that makes them want it. After having that for a while my son will drink out of everything and he's only 13 monthes.

Answer 10

Your one year old is not your 4 year old. The one year old is obviously not ready to use a sippy cup. The more you push the more resistance you will get.

Offer the cup, but still give her a bottle when she wants it. Forcing her into dehydration is ridiculous!

Every child accepts new concepts at different times. Do yourself a favor and throw away your 'timetables'. She's a child not a mechanical doll. She has her own maturity timetable. She will do away with the bottle when she is ready.