DS won't take milk from sippy only from a bottle

OnCloud999

I started introducing whole milk a few days ago at meal times but noticed that DS would only take a sip or two and half the time would spit out the milk. He's been drinking water with meals for months and has no problems getting the water out of the sippy.

So, yesterday I thought I'd experiment and put the milk in a bottle and gave it to him after his nap and he drink the whole 7 oz. Today, I put the milk in his sippy and tried to feed him after his nap in the glider rocking him ( this is how I feed him his 3 bottles for the most part) and he only took two sips and kept pushing the sippy away. I went downstairs, and poured the milk in a bottle and offered it again and he drank the whole thing.

So now what? Any tips on how to transition him to taking milk sippy? He's got no problems taking water but won't take milk from the sippy.

Freddie'sMommy

Have you tried the Nuby Sippies?  look for the ones marked BPA free.  they are really close to a bottle.  And might help in the transition.

OnCloud999

I did try the nuby but he wouldn't take it.

babystella08

I had the same problem but after about a week and half DS started taking the milk from the sippy. I never did put it in the bottle though. I just kept offering it in the cup and if he didn't drink enough that day I gave him water or juice. I also notice he does take it from the Nuby better. I would just keep giving him the milk in the sippy. Evenutally he will get use to it and will be fine.

greta&tess

I think a lot of kids go thru this.  Keep offering milk at meals and then give BM or formula in your bottles.  I never did milk in the bottle.

Then just start dropping bottles.  He should start drinking more from the sippys.  They don't need the same amount of fluids anymore.  12 oz of milk is okay. 

There will probably be a period when you are done with bottles that he doesn't drink a lot but he will figure it out.  I let dd take her sippy of milk all over during the day at first.  That way she drank more.  Once she drank fine, I pretty much kept it at the table for meals.

AggieDee

Have you tried a straw sippy?  We first transitioned DS with a straw sippy for milk and regular sippy for water.  Then we have slowly weaned him from the straw sippy to all regular sippys.

jlb2uj

we just went through this and JUST figured out something that will work for DD, after about 3 weeks of no milk (got by with lots of cheese, yogurt, etc.), because she wouldn't drink it from a sippy, but loves her sippy for water!!  I think she just thought "milk comes from a bottle, water comes from a sippy" - and not vice versa!! 

the only thing that has worked for us after trying many suggestions is to flavor her milk slightly with strawberry syrup - now she LOVES it!  i think because the flavor is different, it's "okay" for that to be coming out of the sippy cup!  we're going to gradually decrease the amount of syrup as we go, and hopefully get to the point where she'll drink milk from her sippy soon!

good luck!