My 10M son doesn't understand the sippy cup. He bites on the spout and doesn't like to tilt his head back. He will drink from a water bottle or cup. But the flow is much too fast and he gags. Are there any products out there that will help? I need to get more fluids (namely water) into him because he does not drink water from a baby bottle. It's summer now and he really needs his fluids.
I don't know if Target still has it, but they had a no-spill straw type cup that was very nice. Using a straw is good for them, developmentally, so if they don't have this type of cup, try a regular straw.
Having him drink from and adult cup is great. He may spill it, he may gag a little, but he will learn. Also, they can learn to use a straw pretty quickly, you may want to try a cup with a straw.
I second the straw cup. =)
Have you tried the straw cups?? He won't have to tilt his head back for those. He is old enough to use them. If he doesn't understand the concept, give him a juice box with a straw and squeeze the box so the liquid comes out the straw. He should be able to understand how the straw works that way - worked for both my kids.
If you dont want the mess of spills just keep using the sippy cups and he will catch on. It takes time for them to figure it out. If you dont mind a few spills, just let him use a regular cup. I have never liked built in straws in cups because they are impossible to clean. Can anyone get into the straw and wipe out the dried milk or juice or slime that comes from water? I wont use those curly twisted straws more than once. As cute as they are, they are germy dirty things after that. I buy regular drinking straws and use them once and throw them away. I like the cups from Dutch Brothers from the kids smoothy. Its got a great lid that stays on, and the regular straws fit in the hole. You dont get spills, and you can have a clean straw each time. They are great in the car too. We buy a smoothy every week or two and save the cups to use over and over. They even wash in the top rack of the dishwasher just great.
I agree that a straw cup, or just a small amount in a regular cup, or even a plastic shot glass would work. I keep meaning to get these glasses for my kids. I don't NEED them, but they are just so cute...
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How about a straw cup. I used them with my kids with great results. You can get them at WalMart of Target or even the grocery store but I think it is much cheaper to get it at Walmart.
Just give him smaller amounts in a smallish cup. My kids never really had the sippy cup transition (although their grandparents gave them a bunch, but I pulled out the valves and avoided using them anyway.) Help him to tip the cup just enough to get water in his mouth but not get too much.
Edit: I mean a small regular cup ("kids cup"?) without a lid - not a small sippy cup.
One Step Ahead sells tops to screw onto water bottles. THey come in a pack of three and are different sizes.
My daughter was the same. We bought her some plastic shot glasses and feed her water and juice that way. They were great because wasn't a big deal if it got knocked over & we could just refill as needed!
She didn't really like sippy cups till closer to 18 months!
And the great thing is that she is 2 and can do adult cups now without incident!
Hi W., there's no reason that he needs a sippie cup. If he wants a regular cup, let him use one with supervision. See if you can get him to use a straw. You don't mention if he's breastfed or formula fed, but if he is breastfed, he doesn't actually need additional fluids for hydration. Good luck!
There's really nothing wrong with him learning from an adult cup except that I enjoy having the ability to bring drinks in the care without the worry of spills. Many sippy brands (Platex and Gerber) have an extra piece that you put into the opening so that the child has to use suction. When my oldest was doing that, I removed the piece until he made the connection (oh, this has water in it). Then I put it back in, and he's done fine ever since. By the way, it only took him a couple of hours to figure it out which is nice, because sippy cups are messy without that piece.
just put a small amount of water in a cup at a time, and let him learn from there. it won't take him very long with some practice. my 3rd child did this - she's 2.5 now and spills less than her 5yo and 8yo brothers!
