My 8 month old has been breastfed exculsively, but I'm returning to work in a couple weeks. I've been trying to teach him to drink from a bottle to help prepare him but, as expected, he's a bit resistent and tends to play with it. He's also been learning to drink water from a soft spout sippy with a bit more success. So my question is: can he go straight to the sippy? I know my older son became a bottle addict, so now I'm thinking it would sure be nice to not have to transition my baby to the bottle and then to the cup in a few more months. Is there any reason not to try and teach an 8 month old to use a cup exclusively? Has any one else done this and found they can drink enough that way this young? Thanks for your help, I looked through my baby book and this website but haven't seen a similar question.
When I weaned my LO at around that same age - maybe even younger, we went straight to the sippy cup because she would not take a bottle. Then we were soooo glad that we did! It was so nice to not have to go through weaning from the bottle and then she also learned how to drink from a regular cup really early too.
yes it's fine, we went straight to a straw sippy & it's been great!
perfectly normal and possible. go for it. skip the bottle
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My older som loved the bottle, my middle hated it. So instead of fighting him I went straight to a regular (not sippy) cup. Slowley at first until he learned how much to tip to not get too much (maybe 2-3 days) he was much happier and no one says that they need to be on a bottle!!
My kids skipped right over the bottles and went to a sippy. Experiment with different types until you find one that both of you like.
I nursed for two years, without using bottles. I also was not dependent on sippy cups around the house, I only took them with me when we had to go long distances on the bus.
My daughter's grandpa taught her to drink from a cup at 2 months, no joke. He gave her sips of from his glass. I was irritated at the time because she was exclusively breastfed, but I was also amazed at what he taught me. Babies had to drink before sippy cups and bottles, which haven't been around for very long:)
Of course she didn't master the cup on her own until about 9-10 months. Most of the time before that I would let her take sips of my water from my cup at mealtimes until she had enough coordination to hold the cup and drink at the same time. It only took a few weeks for her to master a cup without spilling.(big tip don't put more than an inch of fluid in the cup)
I say do whatever works for you, but if you can skip the bottle and sippy, I would go for it:)
I never gave my last two babies a bottle. All three were breast fed but the last two went straight to sippy cup. Both children drink a lot and have had no problem with this transition.
Good luck!
Im not in your situation.. but I'd say if your baby is taking well to the sippy cup, why not?! :) It will save you some heartache and keep your baby happy! I have some friends who had their kids drinking everything from a sippy cup at 6 months.. and had no problems :) Good luck!
why not.
But whether or not your baby will "master" drinking from it in only 2 weeks... will vary.
Main thing is that she get appropriate intake.
My oldest weaned himself from breastfeeding at 9 months. I went straight to the sippy cup. He did great! =)
you sure can. I know lots of breastfed babies that went from breast to either sippy cup or straw cup. My niece skipped bottle, sippy, and straws, and went straight to a regular cup w/ some assistance.
I fed my eldest till 5 1/2 months and she refused to drink from a bottle. I weaned her straight onto a soft spout beaker instead. I just sterilised the beakers in the normal way. Some beakers have measurements on the side, so you can see how much they have drunk and can make them up easily. You could even use the pre-made cartons and pour them in, then there is no hassle with having to make the milk up, especially if out.
Hope it all goes okay!
