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sippy cups
So, our pedi just told us we need to work on using a cup. I swear I need a mom manual some days. Anyways I had a sippy in the closet and we are trying that but how do you know whether your baby likes it or doesn't? We are only on day 2 of this and as of right now she grabs it and puts it to her mouth but doesn't tilt it up enough to drink it, we have to help her. Plus, she is teething so half the time she just bites it. Any advice is great.
Re: sippy cups
You might try a straw cup too. We gave DS a straw cup at around 8 months, and he took to it super fast. We ditched all bottles by the time he was 8 1/2 months, because he did so well with the straw.
We started a regular sippy around 6 months or so, and he wasn't a big fan at first, it took a couple days for him to get the hang of it. We just put water in it and pretty much left it our for him all day.
We also used the straw cups. It seemed like that was easier for them to figure out instead of learning how to tip it up.
Once they were a little older we did go to regular sippy cups. I LOVE the Tommy Tippee cups that are sold at BRU. They never leak and are easy to clean.
The Nuk Learner is what Colin used. We tried several and had the best luck with that one.
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We started Austin on the super soft top ones, like the ones that are the consistency of a bottle top, but he would just chew on it. So then we switched to these:
http://www.amazon.com/Playtex-First-Sipster-Spill-Proof-Cup/dp/B0009EXN10/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318287577&sr=8-1
The top isn't hard, but isn't soft either. And I think since it had handles he kind of got the concept of tipping quicker.
They will start to leak over time though. We still have and use the original 4 that I bought, but now if he lays them on their side, it will leak out the top all over the place.
Thanks for the tips. I feel so behind, Lyra is just starting the sippy and will be 9 months on Friday. Oye! Since she is bf and rarely gets a bottle I wasn't to concerned about giving them up at age one.
The one we have is munchkin brand. I'm gonna give her a week or so on this and also go check out the selection at target and bru again. Tonight she was just biting it so milk was going everywhere.
We used the Nuk trainer as well. Since it was more of a glorified bottle we took away the bottle at 10 months and did formula in the Nuk.
We did straw cups for water. I think they were Nuby brand.....two handles, spillproof straw. He still uses one for water in his crib since it never leaks.
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