Transitioning to Cup from Bottle

I remember trying to get my daughter to switch to the cup between 10-11 months, and it was pretty tough at first. She would get really upset and cry and all that, and I'd end up giving her the bottle again because that's what she wanted. Plus, I was always so worried about her not getting enough formula if she didn't drink from the cup. What I ended up doing was getting the platex cups with handles (they have soft tips), and then I first replaced her bottle in the morning with a cup because that's when she was the hungriest and most likely to drink it, and it usually worked; if it didn't I just didn't worry about it, but I didn't give her the bottle (I ended up packing the bottles away so I wouldn't even be tempted). After a day or two, she realized I wasn't going to give in and give her the bottle, so she drank out of the cup, then after that was working for a few days, I replaced her midday bottle with a cup, then eventually her midmorning one and afternoon one, and finally the bedtime one, as that is generally the hardest one to give up. This is what worked for us; it was definitely tough at first; you've gotta be willing to put up with a little crying and frustration, but it does work. Hope that helps!

Hello,

with my son, i switched him completly right away, and tossed the bottles in the garbage so i wouldn't be tempted to change back. I also told my son a story that other babies need the bottles now that you are a big boy. In a matter of days he didn't care anymore. Good luck

Look for cups that have soft silicone mouth pieces on them.. the hard one may be hurting his mouth. He's gone from a soft nipple to soft nipples on bottles, a soft cup will help him.

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My daughter was the same way, I found the Playtex cups with handles. They are small and easy to hold, the sipper spout is very soft and flexible. Once she got it in her mouth she realized it felt good and was easy to drink from. I let her keep her bottle at bed time, but after a week she only wanted the cup. Now she is 21 months and will drink out of any cup. Good luck.

If I give my daughter a sippy cup she tries to drink every last bit out of the cup at one sitting and then wants more. She still has a bottle for nap time and when I put her down at night. My oldest didn't give up her bottle until we gave it to Santa at 2 years of age. Claire my baby likes to drink out of a cup with a straw so I found these ones with a leak proof lid at the grocery store but I make sure she only uses it when she's in her hi-chair. With her nook we just hid it and she forgot about it all together. She recently found it and doesn't know what to do with it.

Hi, I had a harder time with my daughter going to a sippy cup from her bottle. I did it at the same time you are. What I would do was take her bottle away except for in the AM and before nap and before bed time and keep it out of sight but thoughout the day I would let her carry her sippy cup around so she would see it alot. At first she wouldn't even look at it and wouldn't drink anything, but eventually little by little she drank more from it. The key was to be consistent with the bottle. Only giving it in the morning and before bed times and then the sippy cup was everything inbetween. Each child is so different but I hope this helps.

Hi - I don't have exact experience with this, but my instinct would be to just toss the bottles and go with only cups, especially since he drinks juice from the cup just fine. He may not take as much milk as you'd like him to at first, but he won't starve himself and eventually he'll start taking the full amount. Good luck!