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| My dr said my son who is 9 months old, needs to be working toward coming off the bottle, said he needs to be off by the age of 1. I have many many different types of the sippy cups, my son will have nothing to do with them. He will play with them for a lil while and then throw them down. Anyone have this problem with there kiddo, and what did you do to get them on the cup and off the bottle. |
| Posted by lil_momma on 01/20/2009 07:19 PM
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| My doctor had said to try the switch no later than 1. The best time according to my doctor is when you switch to milk, new drink=new cup. We started at 9 mo. slowly to start giving milk 1 substitution at a time to see how his little body handled it and he did ok. Depending on the cup though your son will need to have the sucking thing down a little. I know we used straws of our own drinks to give him drinks and sippy cups that flowed easy; that all lead up to the harder ones I guess. We didnt do the switch at milk since we had already been giving it when we were told but we left town around Christmas and my doc said that was the perfect time to switch him so we brought a couple of emergency bottles but only gave him the sippy cup except for one melt down in the car ride. One day of no bottle and he hasnt asked for it since. Good luck- Hopefully your son is as easy. |
| posted by Nichole on 01/20/2009 08:02 PM
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| I don't totally agree with the doctor. I think you should try to get them off the bottle and drinking from a cup, but that does not always happen. My son did the very same thing as your child. I think it depends on the child. At 9 mo. he wanted nothing to do with a sippy. As he got older he got it. It was just a toy at 9 mo. Just keep trying and give it very often, even if he don't drink from it keep offering it. But don't get discouraged if they don't get it right away. The time frame of a couple weeks to a month makes a huge difference. What they are not doing right now they will be in a couple weeks to a month. |
| posted by Kim on 01/20/2009 08:26 PM
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| I do agree with you Kim, there have been several people who have told me that it may not happen by one, thanks. |
| posted by lil_momma on 01/21/2009 04:59 AM
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| Kim is right - there is no absolute need to get rid of bottles by age one. In fact, many doctors reccommend no milk until age one, which is what we did. My son weaned from the breast at 13 and a half months, then we started giving him milk in a sippy with meals, and sometimes a little water for practice...this worked fine for us. A few cup changes, and we were good. I like the take-and-toss cups for when he's got it down pat, but start with handles. |
| posted by on 01/21/2009 11:12 AM
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| im currently trying to switch to a cup with my daughter and she is 7 months old its hard but itll happen with time and patience |
| posted by Britney on 02/11/2009 12:53 PM
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| im currently trying to switch to a cup with my daughter and she is 7 months old its hard but itll happen with time and patience |
| posted by Britney on 02/11/2009 12:53 PM
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My pediatrician also said to not give my twin boys whole milk until they were 12 months. He said to gradually add milk to their formula. So in the meantime, I started them on the Playtex Sipster at 9 months and they took it to without a problem. I added 1oz of milk to their formula every two weeks until they were only drinking milk. When they turned 12 months, I switched them to the Avent sippy cup with the removable handles. It took them a couple of months to hold the sippy cup sans the handles. They are almost 2 and still drink from the Avent sippy cups but I have 7oz sip n' seal tumblers (from Tupperware) I only let them drink from when they're in their highchairs. The little spout on the seal doesn't have a regulator on it so if they turn the cup over, liquid will spill out.
I can still use the tumblers without the seal when they get more adept at drinking from a cup. |
| posted by Angela on 02/11/2009 02:27 PM
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| My baby wouldn't drink milk from a sippy cup, only from the bottle, so I didn't do the switch. I was more concerned with him getting the right amount of milk/calcium than getting rid of the bottle. He left the bottle by himself at 2yrs old. Was I wrong? I don't know...but truly...I don't see anything wrong with continuing with the bottle. |
| posted by sonia on 02/13/2009 05:05 PM
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All of you have made me feel better. My daughter just turned one. She has been drinking water and juice from a sippie for as long as I can recall. She was on soy all the time as well so the doctor didn't want me to foce milk until now that she is one. Now that we know she is okay to have milk for sure I am having days where she will drink it from a sippie but then there are times when she wants a bottle. I keep feeling "oh my josh, I have to get my one year old off the bottle." And to tell you the truth, she will take it in a sippie except before nap and bed...she wants it in a bottle.
As for advice: I bought her new sippies that a strickly only for milk. She smiled so big when she was handed it for the 1st time. It was all something new to her so of course she loved it. That way we have sippie for water and a completely different one for milk. I'm hoping she will know the difference in the cups. |
| posted by Heather on 02/13/2009 09:51 PM
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I think there is a lot of contradicting advice out there on when to wean from the bottle. With my son, at 11 months, I started switching an ounce of formula with an ounce of milk, once per week until he was fully on milk at 12 months. We did the switch with no problem. Once he his 12 months, we started offering sippy cups at meal times. He would still take bottles once per day and then another at night before bed, as well as one in the morning, at around 6 am. At about 13 months, we cut out the one before bed. About 2 weeks later, we cut out the one in the morning. We started giving him milk at all three meals (and any leftover milk in between) and would make sure to have water available in a sippy all day. I was worried about him not getting enough fluids, so I made sure to watch his wet diapers very closly at first. I have heard some people say that they are waiting until their child is 2 years to wean them. My mom told me she waited until around 15 months for me and my brother. I guess it all depends on your preference and your baby. Personally, I agree that at around a year is a good time to start weaning. It's definitly important for babies not to have a bottle in the crib with them. My son does have a sippy of water that stays in his crib though. He has nothing but water once he brushes his teeth.
Another important reason for weaning early is potty training. Granted, potty training largly depends on your child and when they are ready, but it is practically impossible to potty train a child who still uses a bottle because they are still taking in so much fluid and have trouble learning to control their bladder. Most kids aren't ready for potty training before the age of two, but if yours is, then already having them weaned from the bottle is one step already completed.
My son was completely potty trained at 20 months, so I was glad to have him weaned early on.
Anyway, that's my take on it, my advice, my opinion. Hope it can help someone who is trying to make a decision on when to wean from the bottle. |
| posted by Casey on 02/15/2009 12:03 AM
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