Weaning: Only breast to only sippy?

Iamsmalls · February 2012

DS has been strictly breast feeding (he's 10 months now). Whenever I have to leave him I leave him bottles of pumped breast milk but he only takes an ounce or two and pretty much just waits it out until I get back. I'm wanting to be completely done nursing at 12 months and have thought about going to straight sippy cup usage with cows milk. I offer a sippy with water in it but he can't figure out how to tip it up. If I tip it for him he will take a few sips but isn't really a big fan. Did anyone go from only breastfeeding to sippy cup? Can you give me any help? Thanks.

CupcakeKaper · February 2012

This is us exactly. And it took a while before K figured out what to do with the sippy. We've been offering it to her for a few months and she only got the hang of it about a week ago. At first she'd flip out if I gave it to her because it wasn't what she wanted, so DH started giving it to he instead and she got the hang of it slowly. She still isn't great at it, but she's doing better. Also...she has a hard time tipping it up, even with the cup with handles. I give her a pillow and let her lay down with it like a bottle just until she gets it figured out. It's not a quick process for us by any means, but I figure she'll get it soon enough... especially as I continue to wean and it's the only option she has.

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peakboo5 · February 2012

We had really good luck with the straw sippy cups or just a straw in a cup. We didn't have to even really teach him how to drink out of the straw. He loves them and the fact that you don't need to tip them up to drink out of them.

This is the kind we use and they have held up well: https://www.amazon.com/Munchkin-Mighty-Spill-Proof-Straw/dp/B001D7JOCY/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1329751848&sr=8-3