Won't Drink Milk from a Sippie Cup

Both of mine hated the sippy cup too. My advice is to cut out the bottle all together. Limit other drinks (water, juice) and only offer the milk to him. It may take a day or two but he'll get the idea that it's either the cup or going thirsty. Once they start to understand that it's the same thing inside all will be fine. Trust me it will only be a day or so...Good luck!

I had two kids that did the very same thing.I was also worried they would not get enough milk.Especially my son who is under weight.I just tried different kinds of cups and only offered milk until they started drinking it.With my Son straw cups did the trick.I made the very same mistake but I also think as long as we will give them the bottle they are not going to drink it from the cup.I know it sounds harsh but you just have to force it by not giving another option.Make sure you don't put anything else in the cup except milk until he accepts drinking the milk out of it.I was afraid my kids would get dehydrated but they won't let themselves and it was the only way.Good Luck!

I have done daycare for three years i have been in that spot the best thing i found to do is to only offer him milk in his sippy no juice or water. For a couple of days just give him the milk in the sippy. if he refuses it is ok for him not to drink anything for 24 hours. then give him one glass of juice or water then continue inly to give him the milk. throw all your bottles away and when he ask for it tell him that there are no more, and let him spend all day looking for them. he will realize that there are no more bottles. Plus do a scavenger hunt with him to find a brand new Sippy somewere. The more fun the sippy is the better. That will be his special sippy. It works i promise

When my twins were about 15 months, they also were still on the bottle for their milk. I was told that I shouldn't have done that, I should've stopped at 12 months. Anyway, mine didn't like their sippy cups either, so I would just give them there milk in the sippy cup and if they didn't drink it, I put it up. After 2 meals of not getting their milk they gave up and figured, Mom is serious about not giving us our bottle back, from that point they drank from their sippy cup. Our doctor said that not giving their milk for a few meals wouldn't hurt so that is what why I didn't give the bottle back and only offered the sippy cup. Good Luck.

The problem is he knows if he doesn't drink it you will give in and give him what he wants. The reason he drinks the juice and water from the cup is that it is new and different from the milk. If you continue to give into him he will continue to let you. My daughter did the same thing when we started to take her off the bottle. I put the sippie cup with milk on the coffee table and knew she would eventually want it bad enough. And she did before the end of the day. She got hungry enough that she gave in. After that it was easier to get her to drink out og it. Good luck!

Hi S.,

I would start with warming the milk to the same temperature that you made his formula at. And graduallu let it get to the temperature from the refridgerator.

I had the same problem with my son. I tried the Nuby cups b/c the nipple is more like a bottle, but it is made like a cup with handles on both sides. We did that for a couple weeks and then moved to the Playtex brand of sippy cup that has a "firmer" nipple, that is rubbery, and still has the handles on both sides. He did really well with that. Also, try just offering him a cup with a straw in it. I wasn't sure my son was ready for that, and at first he didn't get it, but after a while, he thought he was "big stuff" to drink from the straw. That seemed to get him more used to and confident in drinking milk from a different source than the breast or bottle.
Also, if you are breast feeding, I have heard that if you put breast milk in the cup first then they make the transition easier???? We made the transition okay without doing that, but you might try it if you are??? Hope that helps!

Hi S.,

Have you tried mixing the milk with strawberry Nesquick? It is not bad for them and usually they love it! My girls drink milk all day long but I have a couple of friends that didn't and the nesquick worked! You can also try chocolate of course.... They have a version with less sugar and no sugar added. You can also try a couple of drops of vanilla, but the milk will still be white.

You can also try a plastic cup with a lid and a straw, my girls love that and they can't tell what's inside :) I use a cheap plastic cup with a youghurt lid and I make the hole for the straw myself. Or yuo can purchase one, but it is better if it is not clear and they can't see that it is milk.

Hope it helps,

Mariana Abadie
www.MyKidsFirst.com

I've tried using sippy cups with soft silicone spouts like Nubby from Walmart. That has helped. Also I use Avent bottles or other brands that the nibble can be exchanged for a sippy spout. It still feels like a bottle. My son hated the traditional sippy cups with the non-leak valves. I took out the valves and he's much better now. We only drink in the kitchen and dinning room to avoid spills. I also realized that the bottle had become a comfort attachment like a pacifier, and we have treated it the same limiting it to the times of day he wants it the most and slowly weaning from it. I hope these suggestions help. I've truly been where you are.