Sippy Cups

jvolpe

So,I feel like I have bought like 30 sippy cups already. The ones I thought LO would do well on, supposedly in daycare he plays with the top (nipple like spout) by pushing it down and the milk trickles out of it, so they give him the cup with the hard spout. But, that one has 2 handles and when he drinks it, he likes to grab the two handles and throw it up and down, and if in highchair - it bangs on the highchair. Tried the straw one, he just chews on the straw - doesn't suck from it.

 

 I guess I am at a loss for which type of cup to start transitioning him on so we are consistant in the kind. How are you all doing with the sippy cup transition or in general with them?

sorchaine

I have bought so many different types trying to find ones that worked. I had a ton of Avent bottles that I really had hoped we could use for sippy cups by changing the tops, but of course my son doesn't like those. The ones I have had the best luck with h

orangecurls

I agree with the PP, it just takes time. Try to transition to a straw cup because it is supposedly better for oral motor development. I drank from a straw cup to model the behavior and let my LO drink from my cup or a very similar cup. Good luck.

namara5532

We tried different sippy cups, but he wanted to go straight to a traditional straw.  He was BF, so we were lucky enough to not need to get him off a bottle.  I will say though that now that he's older he will actually take some of the spill-proo

aboynamedbarry

With the straw its hard because its a different kind of sucking... I dipped the end of the straw in yogurt she was eating one day and she started getting the hang of it that way. After just a couple tries like that she could do it and hasn't forgotten how

jvolpe

Thanks ladies, those are great tips. I will have to just do the trial and error with him.

orangecurls

You may also want to try juice boxes, you can squeeze a little to help them get the hang of it.