For those that got rid of bottle cold turkey

TriciaandSean · December 2011

We are on day 2 of no bottle, and it seems like he will never like his sippy. We have a variety and our straw cups seem to work the best, but he still hates them. He arches his back and screams when he sees it. He normally won't even attempt to take sips from it. Yesterday he took about 10 ounces all day and today he took only about 3. He definitely knows how to use it, but the thought of it pisses him off.

We are still having wet diapers, but I'm just wondering how long it took your little one to be fine with the transition. Any advice is appreciated as well.

Kara5109 · December 2011

It probably took about a week before she was drinking her regular amount again. I wouldn't be worried as long as he's drinking water and having enough wet diapers, which you said he was. He will give in.

D.Smith · December 2011

we used the sippy cups with the soft nipples, dont give up he will get used to them.

d&a914 · December 2011

We started sippies long before I stopped the bottle cold turkey, so she was use to it. But when i cut out her bottle, she increased her sippy intake gradually for a few days. Now she is a pro. She's been off the bottle since Nov. 22!

SaranJonathan · December 2011

We went cold turkey at 15 months. A good week of pouting even with water. And shes never drank milk again. But likes cheese and yogurt. If shes having an off day I give her a gummy calcium supplement.

TriciaandSean · December 2011

d&a914:
We started sippies long before I stopped the bottle cold turkey, so she was use to it. But when i cut out her bottle, she increased her sippy intake gradually for a few days. Now she is a pro. She's been off the bottle since Nov. 22!

He's been given and taking a sippy cup for a while, long before we got rid of the bottle, only for water though, and he never drank a ton from it and definitely never preferred it. I think he's just being stubborn.

TriciaandSean · December 2011

SaranJonathan:
We went cold turkey at 15 months. A good week of pouting even with water. And shes never drank milk again. But likes cheese and yogurt. If shes having an off day I give her a gummy calcium supplement.

What did your doctor say about this? Will she drink water and other liquids at least in her sippy?

d&a914 · December 2011

Oh, well... DD only had water for a while, and she got sick one week and I had to start giving her a little pedialyte. She really liked that, so she drank it really well. Then we took away the bottle a couple weeks later. I guess she just likes milk. Sorry if I'm not much help! Just stick with it, and I'm sure he will get the hang of it soon! Good luck!

Ruby_Soho · December 2011

We had 2 full days of no milk at all. On the third day he gave in a guzzled it from the sippy. He uses a variety of sippies too, no worries. He was 12 months when we did cold turkey. Made sure to up yoghurt and cheese intake for the few days.

suziqnc · December 2011

When I started K on WCM, I always offered it in a sippy, but still gave her formula in the bottle. I didn't that for a week or so, and then started upping the amount of WCM and decreasing the formula. We were totally off the bottle and formula in about 2 weeks, if that.

We actually had the best luck with a cheapo hard sippy cup from Walmart. The fancy, more expensive ones seemed to be much harder for her to get milk out of.

Kingston54 · December 2011

Took about two weeks and then he never missed it!

eb1113 · December 2011

We're on day 9 of no bottle. She's not up to her normal amount yet, but she is making great progress with how much she drinks. She'll guzzle water no problem, she just isn't crazy about milk being in the sippy.

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