Have you started a starter sippy cup?

laura3462

Just curious if anyone started a starter sippy cup for their LO? If so, when do you plan on completely eliminating the bottle? I gave LO 4oz of BM the other day in a Nuk 4 month sipper and she held it well and drank from it. I have given one to daycare to use as well occasionally. I EBF when she is not at daycare. My first used a bottle forever and was difficult to get off of. Am I starting too soon or do you think occasional use is ok? Thoughts....

tbiscuit18

Good question! I hadn't even thought about when to start this! 

dp1320

spinoff question - when can we start giving water in a sippy cup?

Emmagk

My sippy cup is arriving in the mail tomorrow! It has an interchangeable straw/ sippy spout, I'm way too excited over a sippy cup.

gutsysneakers

becole42 said:

MY BABY IS TOO YOUNG TO NEED A SIPPY CUP! ( (

Truth!

Side note: Is a straw sippy better than a regular one? Thinking of dental issues farther down the road...

lrmrtn

Wow, I'm usually so impatient but I'm so not in a rush to start the whole sippy cup, solid food thing yet. I'm good with formula in a bottle for awhile!

spinsoffresonance

We started DD1 on water in a sippy cup at 6 months at the same time as we started solids. If I remember correctly our pedi had said no more than 2oz of water per day in the beginning (but don't quote me on that). I think we'll do the same with DD2

hbird0723

We started because she's never taken a bottle well so I said forget it I'm just going to go straight to a cup why get her used to a bottle then switch it on her this late in the game. She actually drinks better from a regular cup though and I was wondering the same about water. When can we offer that? Is it when you start solids and just a little?

yogasailmomma

Straw is better but most of the ones I have tried are hard for me to even suck from, I can't imagine a baby doing it.

We have started with a Nuby cup with handles. She's obsessed with it. I usually don't even put anything in it but I think it feels great on her gums.

@DH09072012‌ our pedi said a little water when you begin solids to help with constipation. I put maybe 1/4 cup in hers just to let her practice.

She won't take a bottle but loves the sippy so it's a nice option to have if I need to leave for a short while.

Plus she looks adorable using it

ETA she is 5 months 1 week and we started the cup about a week ago.

Emmagk

MK1013 said:

Those of you that have started— any of your LO's EBF and NOT use bottles and you've started? Do they still nurse okay? DD WILL take a bottle, but she only has probably a handful of times. Just wonder if maybe on those rare occasions I should try sippy over bottle (and if it doesn't work then give bottle).

We haven't started yet but DS is EBF and isn't great at taking a bottle the few times we have tried. I'm hoping he'll be better at taking either the sippy spout or straw, if he is we'll just give up on bottles

giggler25

I've never really been able to get DD to take a bottle, save for maybe 3 times randomly in her life. Hopefully we will have more luck with the sippy cup, though I'm not really in a rush to try it...

flockofmoosen3

I bought a sippy cup for baby girl after she kept trying to drink from my water bottle (has a straw and she was successful) but didn't use it. I got the cup with the straw instead and put a little bit of water in it and she has gotten water out of it a few times but always makes a sour face then tries again, haha. I only give it to her when she tries to grab what I'm drinking. The pedi confirmed that a little water is okay.

deanna1313

@yogasailmomma‌ those cups are crazy hard to suck on! They say babies can suck 10x harder than adults.

I don't plan to start until about 7/8 months. My little guy is 4 mths now and I figure there is no rush since he takes a bottle now. I can totally see it making sense to go from breast to cup.

danabsd

We don't do traditional sippys around here. We'll go straight to straw cups when the time comes.

typeset

We EBF. I'll introduce a straw after six months. Straws are good for oral motor development. 

flockofmoosen3

typeset said:

We EBF. I'll introduce a straw after six months. Straws are good for oral motor development. 

that's what i heard about the straws. I also thought it would be easier for her to use it since she doesn't have to lift the cup over her head to sip from it.