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melly918
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Sippy, straw, cup challenges (melly918)
melly918
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DD rarely takes in fluids during the day when I am away at work. I'm still BFing her when I am home and we give her pumped BM, whole milk, and water as drinking options. The problem is nothing seems to work for her. We've tried the Munchkin sippy with the two handles, the Nuby straw sippy cup, and even assisting her with drinking straight out of the cup. We have let her try drinking from the sippy and straw herself and with assistance with us, but she will drink a minuscule amount, most of it dribbles out of her mouth, she pushes the cup away or just bangs it around or drops it on the floor. DH's has tried the bottles again (admittedly it's a slow flow nipple) and she doesn't finish more than 3 or 4 ounces at a time. We are at a loss with this. I have to make it up by nursing her a couple times between the time I return home from work and her bedtime, then she will wake up between 1-3 times a night to nurse. Any suggestions??
DS born 2009
BFP#2 ~ 8/2/11, EDD 4/11/12, D&C 9/12/11 at 9w5d
BFP#3 ~ 4/15/12, EDD 12/21/12 ~ DD born 12/22/12
BFP#2 ~ 8/2/11, EDD 4/11/12, D&C 9/12/11 at 9w5d
BFP#3 ~ 4/15/12, EDD 12/21/12 ~ DD born 12/22/12
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Re: Sippy, straw, cup challenges (melly918)
We are having similar problems with the sippy cup. 80-90% of the time he pushes it away and wants nothing to do with it. If we give it to him, he just drops it on the floor. He just this past week started to get the idea of sipping through the straw on the Nuby cup, but I have to hold it for him and squeeze a bit into his mouth to start off. And half the time he takes in too much and chokes a bit, the dribbles half of it out of his mouth. It's frustrating. So I have accepted that even though his first birthday is around the corner, we are probably going to keep bottles around for the next few months as we keep working with the sippy.
Currently, DS gets 4 4oz bottles of milk (mostly BM with about 1oz of WCM in each bottle starting last week) and nurses twice a day. I have no idea how long it will take to transition him to taking that much fluid from a sippy cup.
You mentioned going back to bottles and being concerned that DD only takes 3-4 oz at a time. Is it BM? If so, that seems about right.
BFP#1 11/12/11 ~ No heartbeat 12/12/11 ~ D&C 12/19/11
BFP#2 3/25/12 ~ Heartbeat 141 4/16/12 ~ No heartbeat 4/25/12 ~ D&C 04/30/12
BFP#3 7/16/12 ~ EDD 3/26/13 ~ It's a BOY ~ DOB 2/26/13
BFP#1 10 wk missed mc
BFP#2 DS born at 40+2 on 8/14/12 BFP#3 DD Born at 39+3 on 5/13/14
Keep trying, it will take time, but she'll figure it out soon. I have to remind myself that some days, she just won't be as thirsty as others, just like adults. I'll give her the cup after she's had a meal but still in the chair, sometimes when she's playing on the floor I'll leave it nearby so she can grab it, and I give it to her while in the bath. IMO, I think those are the times she would seem the most thirsty. I know that's when I need a drink.
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BFP#1 3/8/12; diagnosed w/ Anencephaly at 12w6d; D&C 5/9/12
BFP#2 7/18/12; A/S 10/26/12 It's a Girl! EDD 3/29/13
Phoebe Jordan Born 3/20/13
BFP#2 ~ 8/2/11, EDD 4/11/12, D&C 9/12/11 at 9w5d
BFP#3 ~ 4/15/12, EDD 12/21/12 ~ DD born 12/22/12