Help with Sippy and Milk

This may not be the right way but it worked for us...My son wasnt a huge fan of the sippy cup either at first or milk for that matter. I started getting him used to milk first so I put it in the bottle...then I would just give juice in the cup..

After he got used to the milk I just slowly transition the bottle to the cup. Now he takes the cup no problem.

It takes patience sometimes...she will do it when she is ready. My son also used the straw cups but not until about 13-14 months...

THIS IS PROBABLY HORRIBLE BUT I HAVE GOTTEN ALL OF MINE TO TAKE MILK IN A SIPPY CUP BY PUTTING IN JUST A LITTLE CHOCOLATE SYRUP. IT MAKES IT YUMMY AND THEY ONLY ASSOCIATED THAT YUMMY TASTE WITH THEIR SIPPY CUP. MY 2 YR OLD LIKES HERS ICE COLD, AND MY 1 YR OLD LIKES HIS KINDA WARM. THEY DRINK A CUP IN THE MORNING, 1 AT LUNCH AND 1 BEFORE BED. IT MAY NOT BE THE BEST WAY TO GET THEM TO DRINK THEIR MILK BUT ATLEAST THEY ARE DRINKING IT. THE NESTLE CHOCOLATE SYRUP HAS ADDED VITAMINS IN IT TO SO IT'S NOT THAT BAD. THEY LOVE THEIR CHOCK MILK, AS THEY SAY! GOOD LUCK AND God bless!!

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I would try to get a sippy cup with a soft rubber spout. that's what worked for me b/c it is more like a bottle than the hard plastic spouts. Just be persistant. The more you offer it the more likely she will be to take it. If you give in and give her a bottle she will know that you will cave if she fights long enough. Good luck.

I have 3 kids. Each of my kids were ready for milk at different ages. My oldest daughter was on milk at 10 months old. My 2nd daughter wouldn't take milk till she was 13 months old. And our son wouldn't take milk till he was 16 months old.

Maybe she is just not ready for milk yet. We tried for months with our son but nope he wanted nothing to do with milk, then all of a sudden just as he turned 16 months old I gave him his bottle of formula and he didn't want it. So I told hubby to go and get a bottle of milk and warm it up for him, and he downed it!! Since then he's been on milk. Some kids are just not ready at 12 months for milk.

I know you get WIC for formula till 12 months of age and then they don't cover it anymore. I know it would mean more money out of your pocket but in the long run its worth it.

As far as the straw goes I really have no idea. My kids couldn't take it at first and then one day they just figured it out.

Your kid and mine could be twins. Unfortunetly, my bundle of joy "sprays" the milk from her mouth. Its actually kind of comical. I dont have a whole lot of advice except that I dont push mine. My theory on the whole she-bang is, "if she drinks, she drinks, and if she dont, she dont!!". I figure it'll happen soon enough.
Good Luck to ya!!!
Margaret:)

With my son I also added just a little bit of chocolate syrup to add flavor as well as having the milk at almost room temp. As for the straw, I let my son have it to chew on and then one day he just started sucking from it so I put it in a cup and now he is a pro. :) She'll be getting the hang of it before you know it.

What type of straw do you have? We bought the Nuby brand from walmart with the silicone straw that kinda feels like a nipple. He sucked it as if he had a bottle. Try putting strawberry syrup or chocolate in the milk. Works great for our now 2 year old ever since he turned 1 year. Also, we would bring the milk to room temperature in the microwave for just a few seconds 8-15 and that helped too.They don't take very well to cold drink after having warm bottles and breastmilk. Also, we have tried different cups, just keep trying. It is still kind of eartly, but anyone that kind of reminds her of a bottle should suffice.

If she drinks formula, then I agree with Suzanne about mixing with the formula gradually. (AND I agree that sippy cups just encourage children to be careless with their drinks! The only time I used sippy cups was when eating out.) If she still doesn't like the taste of the milk, then she may just not like milk. Lots of people think cows milk is for cows, anyway! (Although I think that makes me a cow!) If you feed her lots of other good foods, she can get her calcium from yogurt and greens and broccoli and the American diet is rich in protein.

If you are still nursing her, I would say that maybe she isn't ready to wean. This is just my opinion, but I think 12 months is on the young side to wean. I allowed one of mine to wean herself at 11 1/2 months and then regretted it - she was the clingiest toddler I had and I decided she had needed more mommy time than she knew herself.

J.
Christian homeschool mom of three beautiful grown girls, one wonderful son-in-law, two terrific teens, and one rambunctious, first-class boy

Well, with my 16 month old, I did the transitional Next STep formula and milk. I did half and half then slowly removing the formula, then it was just milk. As for the sippy, I got a Nuby, it has a nipple like a bottle but its a sippy. There are two different nipples for the nuby's so get the one that actually looks like a bottle nipple, then after she gets used to that you can try the other nipple that nuby offers. The nuby you can get at Walmart, HEB, Kroger, any grocery or baby store should have them, and they are CHEAP!! As for the straw thing, my daughter has just now learned to drink from a straw and I have been trying since she was a year old and she now is 16 and a half months! She will learn that on her own time is what my pedi told me. Anyways, I hope this works, it worked for me!! Good Luck!!1

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My daughter has always been strong willed about doing things her way so I have found it easier to make her think something is her idea. when we started sippy cups I filled like 3 up with water and strategically placed them around the room for her and eventually she got curios and picked them up and drank from them.

Stay away from sippy cups if you can help it. They are more for you than for your child. My husband is an Occupational Therapist and says they aren't really developmentally appropriate. I do use them at times though (but never with the stopper in, I wanted it to train them for a real cup/not a bottle). Anyway, that being said, I had to get all 3 kids on a straw fast (for my sake). I would put my finger on one end and hold the fluid in the straw. Then place the other end in their mouth and slowly release. Once they got the idea what it was for, then I wouldn't release and they would begin to suck for it. It was always a snap. Once they started sucking on it, then you can just give it to them and place it in their mouth. They will get the hang of it. If she doesn't like milk, though, try it with juice first. I had my kids sucking from a straw way before turning 1 so yours can do it too. As for the milk...add an ounce at a time into their formula/breastmilk. 1-2 ounces every few days or week and they will eventually transition over. Sometimes, they would get to a certain level and I would have to continue that for awhile, because they would notice the next stage too much and refuse. So if that happens, just go back to the previous mix for a little while longer. Then add 1 ounce at a time. All 3 of my kids love milk. All 3 had breastmilk and formula as infants. Don't forget to use whole milk. Have fun!

I took the straw and blew in my children's face and taught them how to blow. Then I taught them hwo to suck the air in. After a while I showed them with a glass of milk how the milk came up the straw. As far as sippy cups, Walmart has these $.99 ones that have a plastic sippy, like a bottle. They worked great for me. And for the milk thing, try different kinds, whole, 2 %, skim, even add a little chocolate if doc permits. My pediatrician told me that as long as there wasn't too much chocolate, it was ok. Good Luck!!!!!