can someone remind me how to transition our 1yr old ds from a bottle to a sippy cup? he will drink milk out of a bottle and water out of a sippy cup, but refuses to drink milk out of a...
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sippy. he just turned 1. thanks.
posted January 16th, 2009 at 12:50pm in
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- cold turkey 1-16-2009 12:50pm
- so just remove the bottle completely and only put milk in the sippy? won't he get dehydrated? 1-16-2009 12:51pm
- dont put water in the sippy??? 1-16-2009 12:51pm
- he won't drink much, then, and i worry about dehydration. 1-16-2009 12:51pm
- Don't worry about it. just keep giving the milk. He will eventually drink it when hes thirsty enough. 1-16-2009 12:53pm
- ok, thanks. both my husband and i get dehydrated really easily - but i also think about things way too much. 1-16-2009 12:53pm
- Just keep an eye on the diapers. I worry about that stuff too but they will get it sooner or later. 1-16-2009 12:54pm
- ok. thanks very much! 1-16-2009 12:55pm
- either cold turkey and eventually he'll get it, or switch daytime milk to sippy and then work on morning/nights (takes longer) 1-16-2009 12:51pm
- probably won't help but i never did, just reduced milk to 2 bottles (morning & night) which dd drinks is 2 min, rest of the day with sippy. dr was fine with it b/c the whole teeth /...(more) 1-16-2009 12:53pm
palate problem only is an issue when they have a bottle constantly
- Make a milk shake i mix half drinable yogart with half milk try it 1-16-2009 12:54pm
- and will yours also drink straight milk? 1-16-2009 12:55pm
- no thats why I make her a shake 1-16-2009 12:57pm
- i see. thanks for the suggestion. i think i'd rather avoid another in-between step, though! 1-16-2009 12:58pm
- I just went through this- I highly recommend the tall nuby cups with a straw. Db will still feel like it is a bottle. Just offer the cup with milk first (i warmed mine a bit) and db will...(more) 1-16-2009 1:00pm
learn to drink from the straw
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