Skipping Bottles - Straight to Sippy Cups (repost - 3-6)

daniellejeanne35 · August 2010

My pedi and I discussed that when I go back to work (sometime between 6 & 12 months) I'm going to be switching to EP.She suggested that I could skip bottles and go straight to the sippy cup.She gets a bottle maybe once a week (if that) now. Dr suggested we try to start introducing the sippy cup now with some bmilk or water, just to let her play/practice. Anyone else thinking about skipping bottles?

honeybee111 · August 2010

I pretty much skipped bottles and went to a cup. DD started refusing the bottle at 3 months after taking it previously once a week no problem. We fought her for almost 2 months and spent a lot of money on bottles and nipples. I tried different temperatures, different people, different times of the day....nothing worked. Finally, I figured since she was 5 months, I might as well start the cup early. Got the ok from the pedi and she LOVED it. She's 6.5 months now and drinks very well and can hold it herself.

amber_tynan · August 2010

My niece refused bottles so she went straight to a sippy. B doesn't take bottles either and we introduced a sippy at 6 months and he's great with it. I'd suggest skipping the bottle!

fluffybuns · August 2010

DD took a bottle for a few weeks, and then pretty much refused to use one ever. I started giving her a sippy cup around 5 months. It still took her awhile to get the hang of it, but we skipped bottles pretty much.