Its my turn to need help - beaker advice

[lilisuze]

DS won't have milk from anything but a lidded beaker. No way no how.

He will happily have juice/water in a cup so at mealtimes now I try to give a cup and not a beaker.

But how do i transition from the beaker? He made such a good switch from breast to bottle, and bottle to beaker, I am at a loss how to handle this.

He has 5oz in the morning, and 8oz at night before bed. And sometimes a strawberry shake (tiny bit of strawb powder!) in the afternoons for a treat.

Any ideas?

Lilixx

[*Liz*]

Do you mean an open cup??

[lilisuze]

yes, like a proper big boy! Last 2 days he has had a little milk with his breakfast in an open cup, but only had a sip and then gone "bleugh, yakky!"

[*Liz*]

He probably just likes his beaker of milk TBH, and it would be hard for him to manage that type of volume out of an open cup independently. That is a big drink and he would need to be quite proficient before he could do it..

I would probably just leave it in his beaker until he feels ready to switch - he is learning the skill anyway through using it for water.

I have found with J that if I leave stuff until he is ready then it is very easy. Encouraging doesn't work so well  .

I would probably leave it for a few week so he forgets the issue and then try again with a little 'oh your cup is mucky lets use this one' type of thing.

That is what I did with dumping bottles and it was over in one day at 20 mths  .

[lilisuze]

thanks liz....its only that all my friends have their kids so advanced, i feel like DS is getting left behind a bit, He still has nappies, still sleeps in a cot, and still has a beaker. Just thought before the baby came, i should start tackling things. Although, you are right, its actually easier for me and him in a sippy anyways!

Lilixx

[*Liz*]

((hugs)) I kwym there 

My DS is still in a cot, still in nappies (he was trained, got constipated and then started holding so is back in nappies for now)' and still has a beaker.

The thing is there is no rush to make them grow up really, they will wind up doing that whether we like it or now anyway.

I would perhaps think about the cot first and then the nappies, and leave the beaker until he is ready. I agree those are things you might want to do before a new baby arrives otherwise I guess he will be 3 before you want to tackle them again. The first 4-6 mths after the new baby you will kind of have enough to do without adding toddler battles to the mix  . Although my age gap was a smaller and DD has reflux and MSPI, so I am probably not the average really.
 

[jakobsmommy]

have you tried a doidy cup? its tilted so they can see inside, DS2 went BF till 10m to doidy cup for milk as he hated the silicone/ plastic feel in his mouth and gagged

DS1 went from bottle to straw at about 15m, he got a thomas the tank engine cup with a straw attached and he wanted to use it, then we got him a curly straw and it went from there.

btw, i would imagine some of your friends may be omitting the whole truth, (i wont say lying) one of my good friends whose perfect babies slept through from birth recently slipped out that she bottle fed 2 x a night with her 2nd until she was 2.5....yes she slept 6-7am but she failed to mention the feeds ....dont worry, do it in both of your own times x

[*Liz*]

Don't you hate it when people do that 

[lilisuze]

yup! It makes me mad. Slight success, 2oz from a cup with his cereal this morning. Did not say 'yakky'! A little bit spilled but otherwise good. Tbh i am trying to cut him down. Not really sure its not purely mpi, and not m and a little bit spi!