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LIRascal
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Michelle
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Please help with sippy cup issues!
ugh, I am at m wit's end. DDs are 11mo+ old twins. They drink formula with no problem out of a bottle. They drink water out of their sippy cups with no problem. They love it!
They will not drink formula/milk out of any type of sippy cup.  WHAT do I do? I have tried everything. They sip it sometimes, but they never even come close to drinking even 2 ounces of it. Don't get me wrong- they get the concept. They can tilt, lift, suck, etc etc. They even pretend to feed it to the dog. :|
Here's what I've tried: the see thru cups with handles, straws, y shaped rubber spout, hard spout, elmo, pink, Elmo with straws...  So aside from being brokeass broke  , I am losing my mind. I either end up throwing out the formula/milk or I give in after 3 meals without it. I mean, they need the nutrients and I can't throw money out the window.
What do I do? Has this refusal to let go of a bottle happened to any of you? Am I messing them up because they haven't transitioned to the cups yet?? 
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Posted 10/14/13 11:42 PM  |
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july4mrsO
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Re: Please help with sippy cup issues!
 It can be a rough transition. My DS was not ready to drink milk out of a sippy until he was 15 months old. He would drink water, but not milk. What I found helped was to get him used to drinking cold milk from the bottle first for awhile. When I tried to switch at 13 months, he was NOT having it. So I put them away and I would try again each month until he was ready. They might just need more time. JMO but I would put away the sippy cups for now and try again in a month or two. GL!
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| Posted 10/15/13 7:33 AM |
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LIRascal
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Michelle
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Please help with sippy cup issues!
Thanks! I thought bout doing this, but I am worried- am I messing up their mouth or teeth by keeping them on the bottle?
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| Posted 10/15/13 2:42 PM |
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angnick
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Re: Please help with sippy cup issues!
Personally, I would just give hte milk in the sippy and take away the bottle completely.
Eventually-within a week, they will resort to the sippy when there is no other option.
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| Posted 10/15/13 2:56 PM |
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blu6385
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Re: Please help with sippy cup issues!
DD at first wouldnt drink milk out of a cup or bottle so i did just stop bottles.
I had to go through a few differnt type/brands of cups before i foud one she would actually drink out of.
They were munckin ones i think from BJs i had one i think my mom had and it worked i lost the straw on it after like day 2 all hell broke loose i ran quickly that day an bought a bunch after a while she drank out of other cups.
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| Posted 10/15/13 3:09 PM |
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FergieK
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Re: Please help with sippy cup issues!
Posted by angnick
Personally, I would just give hte milk in the sippy and take away the bottle completely.
Eventually-within a week, they will resort to the sippy when there is no other option.
This is what I had to do. I was giving DD milik in the am with a bottle and she would refuse it in the afternoon in the sippy cup.
Cold turkey for me but the only thing I did do is I got the Tommy Tippee cups for the milk so it wont drip out and only use those for milk. I use others for water. She knows which is which and it took a few days but with taking the chill out of the milk and only that telling her "no more Babas" she adjusted.
Good luck
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| Posted 10/15/13 5:14 PM |
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petvet
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Meredith
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Re: Please help with sippy cup issues!
I would just lay off for a while and try again later. My DS is just now taking milk in the sippy at 16months (he was using a sippy for water from 6 months on). My pedi said the big issue with bottles and oral problems is when they are going to sleep with the bottle/or having it for nap time and the teeth are bathing in milk product. He had no issue with using it to drink for the regular bottles. In fact he said a sippy cup/straw cup really is no better for oral developement ( a regular cup is the way to go when they are ready)
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| Posted 10/15/13 7:26 PM |
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OhBoyorGirl
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Re: Please help with sippy cup issues!
DD is 12 months. She has been "sipping" from the sippy cup since 6 months, but that's all she will do - she won't drink a substantial amount from it. Honestly, I am not in any rush to push the issue, and I don't think another month or few will be that detrimental. Good luck!
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| Posted 10/15/13 7:49 PM |
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nycgirl
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Re: Please help with sippy cup issues!
At about a year old, we did regular cups.
Kids adjusted. Cut out bottles completely.
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| Posted 10/15/13 9:38 PM |
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MrsKelly
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Re: Please help with sippy cup issues!
dd is 11.5 months old and won't even take water out of a sippy, so I feel your pain
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| Posted 10/16/13 7:49 AM |
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LIRascal
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Michelle
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Please help with sippy cup issues!
I am always such a tough cookie. I stand my ground, and my gut tells me to keep at it. I am just torn because I am throwing away formula which means nutrients and money. I am stressed about this because I do not ever waiver or give in. I just feel like putting this one to rest for a few weeks and revisit it when things calm down.
Thank you so much all of you who responded with some advice. I really needed to know that this is ok.
Message edited 10/16/2013 11:42:53 PM.
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