Bottles/cup for One Year Old?

Hi D.,
Everyone does the transition different. I had a thing with warm liquids in the sippy cup. Just my weirdness, so my rule of thumb was milk, which I didn't warm, would leave out for a few mins. maybe, would be in a cup. Bedtime, if I gave a warm milk before bed, would still be in the bottle. Juice and water, I never warmed, went in the sippy. Everyone has their own rule of thumb, and this was mine. I hope it amuses you!!!!
Teri,
mom of 4, 10 y/o son, 8 y/o, 5 y/o & 4 y/o daughters.

Hi D.!
That is great that you want to transition your child to a sippy cup--the sooner the better!
I am a pediatrician and I tell my patients 16-24 ounces of milk is normal for a 1 year old child. Most kids actually drink less milk than they used to when they transition to sippy cup.
I have a 14 month old and this is how I did it with my son...I gave him expressed breast milk or formula in the sippy cup at 10 or 11 months so he could get used to it. When he turned 1 I just put whole milk in the cup and gave it to him with each meal and one of his snacks. He ends up drinking about 4- 6 ounces (sometimes more) with each meal. The days he doesn't drink so much, I introduce it when he is playing so he can take a few sips.
If you are working and have different care givers this can be tricky as I experienced. My son ended up getting a bottle in the afternoon when he was with grandpa or the sitter for a little while. A little frustrating so it is better if you can get rid of bottles all together or the baby might expect it!
Hope this helps!

Hi D.,
MY Pediatrician recommends 16-20 oz of milk a day. I have 13 mos old twin boys. One can't have milk yet and the other drinks just a little from his sippy cup. I would definitely forget about the bottle and start using the sippy cup for milk. Some children don't like drinking milk from a sippy cup just water/juice so start now so you can go through the transition. Your daughter may have no problem with the milk in a sippy cup - but if she does you can slowly wean the bottle and keep introducing the milk in the cup.
Good Luck
J.

20 oz of milk is recommended for a one year old...but you can always double check with your pediatrician

In my opinion I would go straight to the sippy cup. Bottles after 1 year aren't necessary as typical babies have the motor skills to use a cup as well as not needing to suck.

As far as how much, I would say 4 oz at each meal. My kids rejected milk (I don't like it either) so I had to be creative. The main need with milk at this age is fat for brain development. Also vitamin D, and calcium, i.e. sunshine & other dairy foods, is vital. HTH.

She is old enough to switch from a bottle to a cup and from formula to milk. Stop counting ounces, if you give her a cup of milk at each meal and maybe one just before bed she will get enough milk. Some days she will want more and some days she will want less. But don't worry, it all evens out in the end.

I can't give advice about the milk (my son is only 9 months), but I have had fantastic results with the Born Free sippy cups. If your daughter is already drinking water out of a cup, then I would definitely ditch the bottle now. Even if she goes on a mini drinking strike at first, she'll figure it out and be much better off! My son only uses the sippy cup now, and our doc says it's much better for him in the long run.

The Nuby sippy cups are great, too!

HI D.
When my Daughters were that age (now they are 6 1/2 and 3 1/2) I used the Gerber 10 oz cups that change color when they are warm or cold. I bought 2 of them and they got to pick which color they wanted in the am or pm. They weren't too sure of the milk so I took 1/2 milk and 1/2 the yogert drinks that Gerber made and mixed it together. As the days went on on used less of the yogert and more milk until the sippy cup had 100% milk in it. 20 oz is plenty of whole milk for a 1 year old. Good luck
D. in Saddle Brook

transfer to the cup or a cup with a straw. and yes, that's way too much milk.
if she's needs a little in a bottle at night then i gues that works

It's been my experience that as soon as you can wean that bottle do so. It is better for speech and teeth. Since your daughter is already accepting a sippy big girl cup after the transition of mixing the milk into the formula I would go for a no spill sippy cup. I did so with my two youngest children and it worked like a charm. good luck
L.

I would try to get rid of the bottles as soon as you can, it makes it easier in the future. I would also try to skip sippy cups all together and try the straw kind. They are better for there teeth. My daughter used sippy cups(born free) for a few months and transtioned to straw cups with no problem, she does really well with all the munchkin brand cups. She is 13 months old. As for milk, she drank the same amount as your daughter and now she only get one cup with milk around 10 with a snack and than milk before bed( 9 ounces)...i omitted the afternoon milk becuase it made her constipated. She also eats cheese to help booost the calcium intake. I hope this helps!!!

Hi D.,

Your pediatrician will advise how much milk to give your daughter. Most doctors base it on size and weight and how much fat they need to intake.
It can't hurt to try introducing the milk in a sippy cup. My son nevr even missed his bottle. You will never know until you try. Each child is different. Good Luck!

Hi D.,
At a year, the baby's primary source of nutrition changes from their milk to their food. At this age, I'd give milk in a cup with meals as a beverage. Some babies might still get a bottle or two a day, but if they're drinking 4 oz of milk with a meal, they don't need 2 or 3 eight ounce bottles. This is the age when milk becomes a beverage rather than a feeding. Remember that in the 24 oz of dairy per day, this includes yogurt, cheese, etc.

I would transition to a cup!! As they get older they aren't as compliant! It may take some trial and error to find a cup your LO will take. I have always started with a soft spout cup. Makes the process a bit smoother. As for the amount of milk they still need a good amount. I am sure your doctor could give you a number as to ounces. Good luck!!

Hi D.,
Definitely try the cup and see how it goes. I'm in the process of trying to get my 16 mos old to take his milk from a sippy cup - but he's so used to getting water in a cup that he makes the funniest faces when he gets milk instead! We just went 2 days straight with only a few sips of milk from the cup, so I resorted to giving him chocolate milk just to get some dairy into him. Now I'll just have to wean him off the chocolate... we'll see how that goes! Best of luck to you!