Do you want to chat about transitioning to a sippy cup??

[* Paula *]

I think that 18oz of formula is perfectly fine, you could then make up the rest with yogurts, cheeses, milk in cereal etc.

Strange that the docs said 2%.

Great news about the 2oz out of the new sippy - Keep us posted on how she gets on.

[JBsMommy]

well, today was unsuccessful. 

I did breakfast first thing this morning with a full sippy of milk, but she wasn't at all interested in drinking from it. She ate a good breakfast though. Then, she only drank 1.5 oz from the bottle immediately following bc, obviously, she was full. So I offered her the rest of the bottle around 9 as a snack, but even then she didn't finish it off.    So, I just stuck to the normal routine for the rest of the day, but I would always offer the milk in the sippy first when it was bottle time.

I am wondering if too much milk comes out of the sippy which makes her unsure about it. How long should I keep offering this one before trying a different type? I think we have been working on this one for a week now.

[~*Nicole*~]

How early should I start transitioning my DD to a sippy cup? She is 6 months old and I did let her try one a couple times but she got frustrated because she didn't know to tilt the cup and she also kept trying to bite on the tip rather than suck to get any liquid out. I have tilted it for her and she sometimes will get a little bit out and then she struggles again and ends up crying. She holds her own bottle now which is something she has wanted to do for awhile now, she seems very interested in being independent, which is the only reason I wanted to try the cup this young anyway.

[lilac83]

You could try more of a bottle style sippy cup? I believe Nuby makes some. This is what I started my DD with. I only gave it to her periodically when she turned 7 months, but once I started giving it to her on a daily basis, she took to it right away. Also, there's straw-type sippy cups that she wouldn't have to tilt back. Beware though, those get gross fast. I only use them for water now, the straw part is a pain to clean.

[~*Nicole*~]

Thanks, I wanted to try the straw kind for that reason, but was wary. I might look into the Nuby ones then.

[* Paula *]

Robin, do you have a link to what the Nuby one looks like?

[lilac83]

http://www.shop.nubysippycup.com/product.sc?categoryId=3&productId=14

Here you go!

There's also ones that look like regular sippy cups (with the handles on the sides) but still have that silicone spout.

[* Paula *]

Thanks for that 

I was not sure if you were referring to the ones that we had.  They are, and unforutnatly my DD won't touch her milk form them

[JBsMommy]

 We had some success today!!! Woo hoo! 

So, this morning I decided to go back to the straw sippy (Nuby Filp-n-Sip) since that is the one we started out on, and I knew that she knew how to get milk out of it (she just hasn't had any interest in drinking more than a few sips from it in the past).  Like you guys have mentioned, they really are a pain to clean, but she doesn't have to tip it up, which is a plus for her. She didn't want it at breakfast, but after lunch I got her to drink 1.5 oz from it!!! I started out holding it for her, but then she picked up on it and started holding it herself and even getting a few drinks without me asking her to. I was so excited! And then at dinner tonight she drank a little more from it - again, on her own.
I guess I should have just been more patient.  I'm just glad to finally see some progress! Hopefully tomorrow will go at least as well, or better!

[* Paula *]

Fantastic news 

[lilac83]

That's great JBsMommy! Little by little she'll get the hang of it!

My DD is back to taking about 3oz each meal from her sippy cup. That's what she was taking pre-switch, so I'm very pleased. Once they turn 1, how much milk are they supposed to drink in a day? I think I read somewhere they should have about 16oz, but I can't remember.

[* Paula *]

Once they turn 1 they still need about 20oz of calcium.  It is generally split between two milk feeds and the rest is made up with foods.

[JBsMommy]

Well, I thought I would update...

We had a few days that went really well. She even drank 3 oz from her sippy one morning before breakfast. But after 3 good days, she completely turned cold towards it and would just throw it and start crying! I don't know why, other than I think she is getting a tooth bc of how fussy she has been. So, I opted to give it a days rest so she didn't develop negative feelings towards her cup. This afternoon I filled her cup with water on our way out to town and gave it to her while we shopped, and miraculously she drank from it like it was no big deal!  So tomorrow morning I will try offering the milk in her sippy before meals and bottle times again.

Also, can anyone relate to this?... DD pretty much won't have ANYTHING to do with her sippy while she's sitting in her high chair. Once I sit her in it, she expects food and will either push the cup out of the way of throw it down. SO, the way I have been getting her to drink milk from it (on the 3 good days we had) was to sit in the living room floor with her. She'll either climb in my lap to drink or sit right beside me. Is this normal or just her personality? DH thinks maybe she's just like me, bc I don't drink either during my meals. ( I know, he tells me I'm weird, haha!) Just wondering if anyone could relate to that.

Robin, that's great that your DD has taken so well to her new sippy cup! Hope things continue to go well for you!

[* Paula *]

Teething can defintely be the reason why your lo refused the cup. 

LOL at not wanting to drink it in her high chair.  I think it is just her personality coming out.  She is showing you what her preferances are.  If she is quite happy to sit and drink it on the floor or on your lap, there is no harm in that at all.

Now that both your DD's are doing so well with drinking out the cup, can I send my 16 month old to you for you to teach her to drink her milk from the cup???  I am having such a hard time trying to transition her.  She will drink her water / juice no problem, but will not touch her milk.  She will rather go without than drink it from a cup 

[suzannemoore]

I need to come back to this chat, as my lo is 16 months old, and we are looking to start the transition off the bottle.  One small problem...he will not drink milk out of his sippy.  He will drink water, and juice, but NO milk.  I feel that he is so dependent on his night time bottle that the transition is going to be a nightmare!!  We have also had the NWings come back on a few nights and this makes me nervous about the transition as well.  Here is our routine during the day.  I feel that he is so behind other kids his age, as they all are eating table food, and drinking milk from a sippy and have been off their bottles for months.

7am wake-bottle 6oz
8:30 breakfast-yogurt, waffle(if I am lucky)

11:30/12 lunch
12:30 nap


3:30 snack (I offer milk in the sippy, but he will not drink it)
5:30/6 dinner
7:30 bath/bottle/bed
My lo has always been a picky eater, and he is still eating stage three baby foods.  He will not eat much table food at all, so I am very worried about the transition, but I also don't want him to be dependent of his bottle!!

Any thoughts??
Thanks