12 Month Old Will Not Take SIPPY CUP

What worked for my kids is when I got them the character cups like Dora the Explorer, Diego or something on that line. She may not like the feel of the mouth piece, I also tried the Nubby brand on my kids and that liked that also. I think is was because that one had the feel of a bottle nipple. In any instance dont give up trying and good luck, she will eventually come around!

my daughter hated the no spill things - we started w/ the take n toss brand (no stopper) or just a cup (i would hold for her)...now she'll use anything but it took a LONG time!

K.,

I think every child does things at their own pace, at least that has been my experience. I know this is not the same, but when my son was almost 2 1/4 we put a little potty seat in the bathroom and tried to train him, but he was not interested so we put it away. At 2 1/2 he showed interest in using the potty, so we put the potty chair back in the bathroom and he basically potty trained himself in a few days (weren't we lucky!!!!) Maybe put the sippy cup away for a week or so and then bring it back out and make it no big deal? Leave it somewhere in the kitchen that she can reach and maybe she won't feel any pressure about it and try it when she is ready. I don't know if that will work, but it's just an idea:)

N.

Use one of the hard plastic cups with a straw that has a snug fit. Sipppy cups are hard, and many kid's can't do it. It is not the same as sucking.

My children all had problems with sippy cups, I discovered how hard they actually have to suck the liquid thru!! My children all breastfeed til a year or more and rejected the bottle. First Years has the old fashion tradtional sippy with no valve. Or remove the valves from the ones you have. The liquid comes right thru!! Of course they cannot walk around with them. We also have a rule from day one that sippys all stay on the counter and they have 15 minutes to drink so they aren't nursing them all day long. You may also want to try sport bottle tops they are very easy also.
T.

My 13 month old son wouldn't take the sippy cup either so I gave him a small cup and put a straw in it and he like drinking from it.

I also had a problem with this with my son. You can try giving the sippy cup without the stopper in there (but watch carefully because some come out fast) so she understands that something good is coming from there. There are also take and toss plastic cups that I got at Kroger that don't have stoppers that filled his mouth more (not just the square to chew on which is what he was doing) and he got the hang of it. He now drinks from a regular sippy. I was also advised to put juice in there to give him some incentive but it's up to you if you want to start that already!

I totally get where you are coming from. My son is 13 months and is the same way. I've decided not to force it upon him at the moment because he's teething and he's recently learned to sleep on his own and it seems like he's more interested in learning to run and walk on his own...

I read somewhere that sometimes if they are learning too many skills at once then they get overwhelmed.

Also, I remembered recently that my in-laws joked about how they gave a bottle to my dh when he was 2 and threw it out the car window because he didn't want it. That's how they knew he was done with the bottle.

So, in short, I'm just not focusing on that issue right now and it works for us!

Good luck with your little one.

Hi K.,
Have you tried a cup with a straw? That's all my son uses. I would just take it step by step. Some kids don't go off the bottle until 18 months. Don't worry.
A.

I had a great niece who was the same way. Just keep trying and see which one she takes to the most. Put a liquid in it that she will really like; a particular juice or choc. milk, etc. It will happen! Stop giving the bottle except perhaps at night if that is the only way sleep will come. Have you tried Nubby? That one simulated the nipple on the bottle the best? My great niece finally accepted the sippy cup by 14 months.

I started by putting a nipple on the cup. (same brand that was interchangable). I used the Avent stage one and it was a super easy transistion. I am not sure if they are BPA free though. People weren't educated on BPA yet when I had bottles. :(

I would just like to say, don't sweat it. I promise you by the time she gets into school she will not need a bottle any more.
Try a cup. If she doesn't like that, really what is the big deal? Just offer what ever you have. But, only put her milk or formula in the bottle. Extra yummy stuff can come in a glass or sippy cup.
Have you tried a cup with a pic on it that she would love or pick it out herself? How about a sippy cup with a soft tip.
Good luck & like I said - don't sweat it.

So just start her with a regular cup instead of pushing the sippy cups.

My son would not take to most of the suppy cups at first. Then I tried the take and toss cups, and he would not put them down. He loved them, he still does not want to give them up for a regular cup. They are so easy to store, just be careful if they fall on the floor, they might pop open.
But totally worth it.

If you're still giving her a bottle that's probably why she doesn't want to drink from the sippy cup. If you take the bottle away completely then she'll quickly learn to drink from the cup.

Good luck!

When kids are thirsty enough they will drink from whatever you give them. Just put what you normally give your child in the bottle but put it in a sippy cup. Your little one WILL drink from it...it may take some time but they will. It's like the transition to the crib thing...they may have to cry it out for a few nights, but eventually they will get used to sleeping in their crib and falling asleep on their own! So when you take the bottle away take it away, don't go back and forth.

That's my advice!! Trust me your little one will be FINE!!!

Good luck!!
S. :)

you said you've used 6 different kinds. maybe try picking one and just keep offering it until he gets it, it might just take several tries to learn
all the different kinds might make it more confusing

Use a sippy with a straw. My kids both loved them!

Maybe she wants to do what she's seeing everyone else do - drink from the side of the cup like the big sister and mom and dad are doing.
I'd suggest water or something else nonstaining first! ;)

When I first started offering a sippy cup to my daughter, we had the best luck with the Nuby brand with the soft spout. They are similar to the bottle and babies like to chew on them which helps liquid come out. Also, all of the spill proof ones are actually kind of hard to suck on and I think they try and nothing comes out so they give up. I used to take the stopper out of the cups so they are a little more free flowing and then they realize there is something in there. Now that my daughter is 14 months we really have just started putting the spill proof stopper back in since she has the hang of it, but I think it makes it hard for beginners. Of course, this will require more supervision if you don't want puddles on the floor:)