sippy cups

We stop bottles when my son turns 1 and didn't turn back. Basically, we gave him no choice but to use sippy cups. We hid everything and enforce.

My son started using a sippy for a little water when he was 5 months(it was July and he was thirsty!)

Each child is different, but I remember giving both of my daughters sippy cups at mealtimes (while they were in their highchairs) at around 6 months. This was just to get them used to the idea of a sippy cup. Eventually they both just got so used to them, that they both were comfortable enough to give up the bottle by 11 months. But neither of my girls had an oral fixation, they never wanted pacifiers, and they never needed bottles to go to sleep. A child that has a pacifier or is more tightly connected to a bottle will need more time to let go. I'd say once the baby can hold his/her own bottle, giving a sippy cup to get used to the feel etc can't hurt and you should just give it a try.

15 months the bottles were in the trash and there was no turning back. Make sure when you do it you make a clean braek and don't have both as it will be confusing and may make your baby refuse to use the sippy if he knows the bottle is right around the corner available.

I started weening at a year old. Take one bottle away a week is what I did, and replace it with a sippy cup. The night bottle and the morning bottle were the hardest to give up for my daughter. During the day I would have sippy cups out, and they just get used to drinking them. They finally get so used to them that they don't miss when they are gone, and we finally got to that point with the morning bottle 2 months ago. She happily accepts the sippy cup in bed with us now, and we still have our cuddle time in the morning.

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I think it varies on each child and development or just when parents feel its ready. I know with our older son we began around 6 months, he still took the bottle at that time but we only gave him milk in the bottle. We reserved the sippy cup for juices and water only (only because I'm so picky and dont like to clean up milk from a sippy cup.) There are many sippy cups on the market - look for something that fits your kiddos needs.

LisaMommy is a discussion leader in Paradise Valley/Scottsdale area for arizonamoms.com. Her children are ages 5 months and 3.

I weaned my daughter from her bottle and to a sippy cup at 12 months. An easy way to do it is to only offer water in the bottle and offer juices and milk to your little one in a sippy cup. It was a good tip someone gave to me when my daughter was in the process of converting to the sippy cup and it worked well for us! :) Good Luck!!

-Tabitha

At 6 months I started giving him water and juice in the sippy cup just to try. Now, at 8 months he still doesn't really use it himself, but I hold it for him, he takes a few sips and the cup keeps him occupied for a little while.

If we're going to be out and about for a while and it isn't going to be time for a bottle anytime soon, I'll usually bring the sippy cup with water just because it's so hot!

I plan to wean him off the bottles at a year. Not rushing.
Hope that helps.

With both my daughters, I started giving them sippy cups with water when they were around 9 mos. When they turned 1, they stopped using the bottle completely and only used a sippy cup.

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With all three of my children, I started offering the sippy cup when they were around 9 months old, and then I removed the bottle as an alternative by the time they were about 13 months old. I don't recall any of them having an extreme problem with this timing but I do know it was a process, especially for my oldest who is only 13 months older than her brother. It did take some reenforcement once her little brother came along, but since he breast fed initially and she did not see him with the bottle for six months, it really was not an issue.

With our son, it was at about 6 months that he started using a sippy cup and he was just over a year when I took away his bottle altogether.

I'd like to know when you stop using sippy cups and use only regular glasses. Our son uses glasses but I must admit that the sippy cups are so much more convenient!

My first son started regular milk in the sippy cup at 11 months...he never went back to a bottle, he refused it and formula. My second son, however, is 15 months and he is having the hardest time. He refuses any sippy cup,but he did take himself off formula at exactly one year old. The point in time that you should take them off the bottle though is a year old.

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I gave both my kids sippys at 6 months old when they started eating solids. They did really well, but neither of them ever did take a bottle. The hardest part was weaning them off mommy!

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With my oldest daughter, I took the bottle away at a year and she got use to the sippy cup. Didn't have much choice. As for my 7 1/2 month old, I am giving her the sippy cup when she eats her baby food with juice in it. We shall see how long it takes...I wish you luck!

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