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| so my daughter is a year old, and she still takes a bottle. She only takes it when she is tired, but she will not take her milk from a cup. She drinks juice from a cup, but nothing else. I have tried everything. Does anyone have any ideas for me. |
| Posted by angel on 12/10/2008 01:54 AM
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| I know this may sound crazy, but try not giving her juice in her sippy. I didn't give my son juice until he was about 1.5 years. It's really not necessary if they are getting their Vitamin C from a daily vitamin supplemant and plenty of fruits in their diet throughout the day. So, transition from bottle to sippy was a bit easier for him. Also, it is all about finding the right sippy for her. After trial and error, my son loves the Thomas sippy cups (I have a friend whose daughter loves the Elmo sippys). I think though if you only give her milk in the sippy and nothing else for a while, she will get it. Eventually too they start pushing the bottle away (my son did this) or start playing with it instead of drinking out of it. This is also a sign to switch to a sippy. Hope this helped! |
| posted by Heather on 12/10/2008 09:28 AM
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| My son is 14 months old, and he was still taking a bottle 3 times a day until just recently. Same as yours, he takes his juice from a sippy, but would not the milk. I even had trouble getting him to drink the milk at all. I had to slightly heat the milk, just enough to knock the chill, ex. he drinks 9 to 10 oz, so I heat in mic. for 18 sec shake it up and put it back in for another 10 or 12 sec. That is the only I could get him to drink the milk. Anyway, when he was 13 months I, again, tried the same as you and had no luck. I say do what my mom told me, he is just fine, there is nothing saying that he cannot still take a bottle. Other than I wanted to get ride of them. She said just give him some more time, that I would be surprised what would happen in a month or less. Well I did it, and it made a huge difference. He now takes his milk in the morning and the afternoon in a sippy and a couple hours before bed he gets a bottle. Basicaly what I am saying is don't really rush it. Give it some time and try again later and you may be surprised. |
| posted by Kim on 12/18/2008 02:20 AM
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| I agree with Kim, I asked my pedi about bottles and he said there is no reason to rush a child, even adults could drink out of a bottle if we wanted, it's more of a social issue. My son is 18 months and still won't drink milk out of a cup. I also think you have to try to find the right sippy cup for them to use. I just keep trying every now and then and try to be persistent. Since I do want him off the bottle by age two my philosophy is to go cold turkey if he's not completely weaned off by then. I think they are old enough at that point to drink out a cup if they REALLY want a drink. |
| posted by Amy on 12/19/2008 09:58 AM
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| Yep, I now agree with Amy. I can't tell you how many sippy cups I bought trying to find one he liked. I justified it by saying he would use them when he is older. The ones I found that I like and he will drink out of is the Gerber beginer ones. They are curved and have handles on both sides. That is what he will drink out of. They come 2 in a pack also, so you are at least getting more for the money. And as Amy said be persistent. Give a little time and then try again, if she shows any interest in it then keep offering it. Just put it on the tray of the highchair every time you feed her. |
| posted by Kim on 12/19/2008 05:30 PM
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| Hi I'm new to this site later I'll add pictures of me and my son but I'm at work right now and wanted to share my story with bottle feeding...I'm glad too see other mothers expierencing the same issue as me. My son will drink out of a cup if I hold it while I feed him. But if he's playing around, outside, or going for a stroll with me I give him a bottle. I have gave him so many sippy cups he just want to chew them and play with them... so i just thought he wasn't ready yet. I even tryed the Gerber that Kim said she has and he just throws it on the ground...but we hold the cup to I just but a little in there and o well if he spills it all over him he has to learn sometime how to control the cup since he's going to skip the sippy cup stage or do I keep trying the sippy cup anyway? |
| posted by Stephanie on 12/21/2008 10:42 PM
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| Hi Stephanie, it is good to see you so passionate about posting about this, ha ha, I don't know about you guys, but I got 73 e mails telling me that you posted. Anyway, how old is your son? That is what my son did for some time also, until he finally started using the sippy. I have also tried the ones with the straws, and he can drink out of the and he does like them, but it is kind of hard for him. Talking about holding the cup for your son, I don't know if my son is lazy or what, but he will not hold his bottles. He just won't do it. He holds his sippy and feeds himself some foods, but will not hold his bottles. The only time in his life that he has ever held it was if we were for ex. in a store and I was busy and would give him the bottle and leave it, he would pick it up then and drink it. But here at home he refuses. He will just take it and spray milk all over himself and then throw it on the floor. That is why I am SOOOOOOOO ready for him to be done with the bottles. |
| posted by Kim on 12/21/2008 11:22 PM
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| Yeah that's because I was at work and the computer was so so I kept clicking to post when It was done I had a ton of posts which I tryed to delete and it won't let me oh well...sorry! My son has no problem holding his bottles now it's just getting him to drink out of a sippy cup he just wants to chew on it! But he is starting to want to be more independant and want to do things himself so in time which time does fly by I'm sure he'll get the hang of it but just like to hear others on how or what they are doing about the situation! It's sounds like he will be done with his bottles if he plays with and throws it on the floor or doesn't hold them dontcha think? TTYL Kim Have a Merry Christmas! Steph |
| posted by Stephanie on 12/22/2008 10:38 PM
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Yeah, I agree that with him acting that way with his bottles that he should be done with them. I never thought I would deal with braty situations, not saying that my son is a brat in any means, he just acts that way with his bottles and I do tolerate it. The reason why I do is because he still drinks so well out of it. I have heard of other mothers saying that they were lucky if they could get their kids to drink even 4 or 5 oz., where my son will drink 11 oz. if I hold the bottle for him. No pauses or interuptions, just drinks it right down. So I don't know. I still feel good about the amount he is drinking and I still feel that he needs it. Maybe I have turned into one of those mothers that I swore I wouldn't, ha ha. Oh well it could be worse like him attatched to a pacifier. Which I am going to post a question about.
Merry Christmas to you too Steph.
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| posted by Kim on 12/23/2008 01:17 AM
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| Ladies....I'm in the same boat here as Angel. My daught will be one in three weeks and we can get her to quit the bottle too. She will take a few oz at afternoon nap and HAS to have a bottle to go to bed with. BUT my bigger issue with mune is that she wakes up during the night and wants it. She will drink water and milk throught out the day from a sippie and she loves it, but at night I can not get away with it with her. I have tried warm water in a bottle during the night to and she caught on. I'm sorry Angel I don't have advice to offer except a sholder for you lean on. I'm right there with you too. |
| posted by Heather on 01/14/2009 10:19 PM
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