We Are Bottle Free!

amanda31H

 

It's been about a week, so I waited to post until I was sure! LOL

It's pretty awesome, although now I need to stock up on more sippy cups ASAP!

katsblaze

Woo hoo! That is great news. I can't wait to be bottle free too.  We are going to try to start the transition soon!

AlishaMay

Woo-hoo!!!!  Congrats! 

Not sure if you have a Sam's Club membership, or know someone who does, but last week I picked up a two pack of Nuby Sippys (without handles) that came with 2 matching snack traps with silicone lids for $7.87.  

ddub09

Ahhh, I can't wait for this day! Right now they chew on their sippy cups, but I'm hoping they start to make a connection eventually!

amanda31H

I saw those!  They also had a 4 pack of the Nuby Straw Cups that I use for $7.47.

I was going to grab them, but it was early on in the Nuby Straw Cup success, so I didn't want to jinx myself!  I'm going today or tomorrow to grab more.

babydontforget

Can you tell me how you transitioned? Slowly? Cold turkey?

My boys just slam their sippies around. I noticed today, though, that Luke picked up his bottle and started trying to tip it up and drink out of it like a sippy. But then that didn't work and he just moved on. I'm wondering if I ought to try to give them one "bottle" a day in a sippy. (They're on four bottles a day.)

 

amanda31H

babydontforget:

Can you tell me how you transitioned? Slowly? Cold turkey?

My boys just slam their sippies around. I noticed today, though, that Luke picked up his bottle and started trying to tip it up and drink out of it like a sippy. But then that didn't work and he just moved on. I'm wondering if I ought to try to give them one "bottle" a day in a sippy. (They're on four bottles a day.)

 

The girls never even saw a sippy cup until 10 months- so don't worry!  I used to recline their highchairs and give them water in a sippy with meals.  I used to have to hold the bottom of the cup and tilt it for them.

I did this until around 11 months, and they would not tilt the cup on their own. My friend visited with her 14 month old and she had a straw sippy cup- a Camleback kind.  So she left one for the girls to try because they got the hang of it right away.  So I bought the Nuby straw cups at Target and started giving them a sippy of water throughout the day.  This past weekend I gave the girls their milk in a sippy first thing in the morning and there was no issue, I tried it for night, no issue.  So I didn't give them a bottle at all after that.

I'll be honest, I wasn't in a big rush to make the move.  To me it was kind of sad thinking about it...like their last "baby" thing that I didn't want to give up!  I also think One Year isn't some magic number...I was willing to work with the girls and let them have it a bit longer if they wanted.  But when I saw how quickly they took to it, I decided to make the switch before they got too attached to the bottle. 

amanda31H

dup

leviandlandensmom

Woo-hoo!

jbl126

I remember when we were finally bottle free.  It was so nice taking them off my counter.  I forgot how much space we had again. 

Congrats!  It is a great feeling.

newmama0208

jbl126:

I remember when we were finally bottle free.  It was so nice taking them off my counter.  I forgot how much space we had again. 

Congrats!  It is a great feeling.

Ditto!!