won't take milk out of a sippy

futureJHL

We are still transitioning off of BM- currently she's getting 1/2 BM 1/2 cow's milk and is doing totally fine with that in a bottle...but try to give it to her in a sippy and she basically throws a tantrum.  I did a google search and it seems that this is more of a common problem than I thought.  She'll drink water all day out of the sippy, but not milk.  And it's getting tough to give her the bottle too.  People suggest to try a straw cup....fail.  Or just to quit the bottle cold turkey.  I don't think that she's attached to the bottle...she just thinks milk out of a sippy is horrible for some reason...Ugh, I'm at a loss.  Any other bright ideas?   My pedi said to be off the bottle by 15 months so I guess if she still won't by then, I'll just quit the bottle cold turkey...

mrsmikey

I know it's too late for this, but we were told to never put cow's milk in a bottle, to avoid this problem.  I'm not sure if you can go back and use the method we did or not, but it might be worth a shot.  We never put cow's milk in a bottle, and never put formula/BM in a sippy.  That way there is no confusion.

When we started the transition, Eli was getting 4 bottles a day.  So the first week we replaced one bottle of formula with one sippy of milk.  He really wasn't interested in the sippy of milk, but that was ok b/c he was still getting 3 bottles of formula. (don't increase the amounts in the bottle).  The next week, we switched another bottle with a sippy, so he was getting 2 and 2.  Again, he wasn't particularly fond of the sippy of milk, but he drank some, and still drank his other 2 bottles.  The 3rd week we switched another bottle, and by that time he was getting really used to the sippy and milk and was pretty much drinking them all.  Then the 4th week we went to all sippies. 

The theory is that they'll never expect formula/BM in their sippy.  And if they don't drink much milk those first couple of weeks, it's ok because they are getting some other fluids.  And then by the 4th week they'll be more used to the milk so when you completely drop the formula/BM they won't miss it.  This is the method our pedi recommended and did with her kids, and it worked wonderfully for us.  I think the key is to remain consistent and not feel like you need to give her more BM when she's not drinking her milk, because that will teach her she doesn't need to drink her milk.  Letting her go without a few oz of milk for those couple of weeks isn't going to hurt her while she gets adjusted.  Hope that helps!

sms297

Maybe try giving her Carnation Instant Breakfast with cow's milk in it. Or even chocolate milk. Not the healthiest options but maybe you can start there and then once she is drinking it start diluting it with more milk. GL!!

luckygirl0818

Have you tried giving it to her in a small juice glass or a straw sippy? ?Christian doesn't like sippies so we just bought some juice glasses and he loves using 'big boy' cups.

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akspriss

We like Mikey never put cow's milk in a bottle...it helped that he loved cow's milk...more the BM I think!!  But since you are past that point...I might try giving her straight cow's milk in the sippy and maybe keep the 1/2 and 1/2 in teh bottle and slowly take those bottles of split milk away to go to just cows milk in a sippy. We also use different sippies for milk then we do juice or water. It was funny when he tried to drink milk from the others he was sorta like wait this is for water! Good Luck!

raceyrae

Natalie is not a big cow's milk drinker to begin with.  It's been a slow process to get her to drink a decent amount each day.  Have you tried giving her the milk in a different type of sippy than you do the water?  We have two types of sippys -- one for only water and one for only milk. 

I would be tempted to just not give the bottle anymore (or do you still give BM in it?).  When I stopped BFing (didn't use bottles), Natalie still wasn't drinking that much cow's milk so her main liquid source was water from a sippy.  She was getting dairy from yogurt and cheese (which is the main reason to drink cow's milk).  I would just stop with the bottle and only give her the option of cow's milk in a sippy.  Work your way up in the amount that she'll drink and offer it more frequently to encourage her to drink it.  This is what's worked for us.  Good luck!

silvurturtle

My DD had a hard time transitioning to sippy's period, so your LO is ahead of the game!

I was finally able to get her to accept the sippy by the power of the yogurt smoothie.  I took a yo baby yogurt (which she loves) and blended 1:1 with milk then over time diluted it to no more yogurt. 

Worked beautifully and wished I had thought of it sooner but she despised the sippy and quickly learned the straw.  Oh well.