Changing from milk bottles to milk cups

Julianne - posted on 05/09/2009

Well, my son never took a bottle, so he has been drinking from a cup for months now. So I can't really give the best advice . . . BUT Avent has what they call a "training" cup-- it is a sippy-cup type top you put on an actual bottle. I read a lot of positive reviews of it as a transition between a full-blown sippy cup and a bottle.

Debbie - posted on 05/08/2009

I had to add strawberry syrup to my son's milk cup. At first he wasn't very happy about it, but he finally got thirsty enough that he eventually drank from the cup. Now he drinks milk from his cup & I've limited the amount of syrup I put in the cup

Dana - posted on 05/08/2009

Thanks everyone for the advise. Someone at work told me today that she bought sippy cups that have the nipplish top. I have to find those and try it. I thought I would pass it along.

Mishael - posted on 05/08/2009

I'll try it. He drinks it(most of the time) if I mix a yogurt with it(4oz yogurt & 4oz milk) and call it a shake. The dr told me yesterday that most don't start to do it until 15-18 months so maybe I'm rushing it. I just can't wait to be done with bottles!!!!!

Jennifer - posted on 05/08/2009

Try the milk at room temprature when you put it in the sippy cup. I realized that if I put cold milk in her cup she would not drink it. I put it in the microwave for 30 seconds and she took to it alot better.

Denise - posted on 05/07/2009

OMG i'm stuck too!!!... i figured it might come with age!.. just wait a little longer..or just keep offering i'm trying to do that.

Mishael - posted on 05/07/2009

Ugg it is so fristrating! He has also figured out how to make the bottles leak everywhere and thinks it is VERY funny. So now I can't even hand him a bottle because he just pours it out, we have to sit and feed it to him. Although he never really did want to hold his own bottle, but that is another issue. Someone please help!!!!!

Dana - posted on 05/06/2009

I am having the same issue to. He will drink his milk from the bottle and juice from the sippy cup. I am like you. I need advise too.