I want The Baby to be off the bottle by her first birthday, but I don't know how to go about it!! She pretty much rejects the sippy cup, even without the spill proof attachment in it. She's 9 months old. Is it too early???
I want The Baby to be off the bottle by her first birthday, but I don't know how to go about it!! She pretty much rejects the sippy cup, even without the spill proof attachment in it. She's 9 months old. Is it too early???




Babies adjust to those kind of things at different ages. I say yes, 9 months is too early for any baby.......But, if you want her off of it by, say a year, keep on with what you are doing now. She will learn to accept it earlier and by the time she is a year it should be no problem.![]()
Get those Nuby cups they are great to start off with!
I started giving my son a sippy cup around 10 mnths. I'd give it to him throughout the day. He hated it at first. But, got used to it over time. Consistency is key. It won't happen overnight. You can also google Parents magazine. Or other mommy sites. They're pretty helpful. Best of luck!
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I don't think it's too early, my little one took a cup earlier than that. Some sippy cups are real bitches to drink out of. Nuby makes one that is squishy on top and it's almost impossible to get anything out of it. Try to drink from them yourself to see if they are difficult or not. Also, some kids like specific shaped tops on their sippy cups, some are more adaptable. Experiment and keep offering and you will find what works for you and your little one.
Best of Luck!




I am pretty sure mine was younger than 9 months when she started drinking from a cup, of course she still had the breast milk as well, straight from the fountain. I dont think they are ready to give up the bottle or boobie before 12 months, but can definately start learning what a cup is from 6 months on.
Do you know any older kids that she could spend a day with who could show how big kids use the sippy cup??
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Hunter's been taking a cup since he was about 7 months or so. We started out with the Nuby ones, but he likes to throw his cups---so squishy tops aren't so good for cups that collide with the floor regularly. Heh. I've gotten him a couple of the expensive $5 insulated cups. They're pretty cool, just a bitch to clean the little pop up straw thingies.
Best ones I've found believe it or not, are at Walmart. They're 97 cents each and totally durable. Hunter has one in every color. They don't have side handles though, so they're not good for a "first" sippy cup.
I don't think it's too early to start her on the cup at 9 months. One thing you can try is pretend you're drinking from it. They get curious and of course they want to share what you have. The colors appeal to them as well at that age.
Just gradually attempt to train her with it. If she rejects it one day, wait a couple of days and try again. It'll happen, but unfortunately it's going to happen when she decides it will.. LOL
With Hunter, it helped a lot that he's got an older Sister. He's always wanting to do anything that she does.
Good luck!





Have you tried putting only water in the bottle and the good stuff in the sippy cup?
I'm definitely of the "baby led" way of parenting, so I think this isn't really an age specific thing. Babies need to suck for stress relief and for falling asleep. Some give it up sooner than others, but I am going to continue to give a bottle until Peanut doesn't want it anymore. Right now, she won't drink more than a few sips from a cup, and there is no way she is going to get all her milk doing that. She throws her sippy all the time, so I just take the cap off and let her drink from it how anyone would normally drink from a cup. I just hold it for her, and don't let her grab it and spill it.
If I were you I would just let her get used to the sippy lid and try to offer liquids in the cup without the lid and with your supervision. See what she wants to do and encourage that. She may not be ready to give up a bottle and that's okay too. She still needs the breastmilk or formula (I don't know which you are using now) until she's 12 months and I think the bottle (or breast) is the most effective way to deliver that.





I feed my son milk and water from the bottle and juice from the sippy cup. I introduced the cup at 7 months (corrected age as he is a preemie) and he did fine with it.
Maybe you could try what I did and what LSM also suggested. Instead of giving her milk in the sippy cup try offering her favorite juice for now, until she takes to it.
Wow Layla was always trying to do whatever we did , she used silver ware early on and everything ....
I guess like what every one is saying , dont rush it , let it happen ......we are all different and no one goes to 1st grade with a bottle in their lunch pack xoox Dont stress
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i agree that a nuby cup is wonderfful! the familiarity of a bottle with the nozzle of a sippy cup.![]()
She won't let herself go hungry/thirsty...she'll figure out the cup is where it's at, if you simply keep the bottles away. This can be harder on you than her, you must stay strong and consistant.
^That can be kind of a dangerous thing to do. I tried to "starve" my daughter into nursing instead of using a bottle and she just would not do it. A missed feeding or two isn't really going to hurt but you have to be extremely careful about dehydration. Babies know where to get their nourishment and if you just abruptly change something like that for a 9 month old who doesn't have a lot of experience with the cup, it can be really traumatic, or even impossible for them to figure out.





Yeah, you can't really force it. We're not in cup-stage yet, we're still in spoon-feeding. She's not good at eating off a spoon yet but she loves cereal, custard and warm applesauce and she knows those things don't go in the bottle. So essentially, she likes custard more then she hates the spoon. She sits at the dinner table with us so she sees the rest of us using silverware and it seems to help.
Maybe the whole family should start drinking out of sippy cups! I'm joking...kinda. It's worth a shot though. I agree with reserving the cup for her favorite juice. That way she's still getting the nutrition of the milk but she has to get used to the cup if she wants her little treat. Juice is good motivation to a little one.
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Thanks, everyone, for your helpful insight!!
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