Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone had any tips or tricks to help get my 1 y/o DD to drink milk from a cup? She drinks everything else from a cup, juice, water, or whatever. When we did the switch from formula to milk we decided it would be a good time to switch her to a cup too. The only problem is that she just WON'T drink it from a cup, at all, peroid, lol. She only gets a bottle of milk now when she is getting sleepy and she sits on my lap and drinks it then goes for nap/bedtime, that's only 2 6 oz bottles a day.Not that I keep close track of how many ounces she drinks, just that it's much less then the formula she was drinking. She will go to sleep without it, although it's a bit of a struggle, but she needs the milk....so I'm kinda stuck. Any ideas?

Hi my son turned a year old yesterday and we are just doing sippy cups and he seems to let the milk fall out of his mouth once it goes in. I think hes still used to drinking formula. But I think that 12 ounces is good. I have read that once a baby hits a year they don't grown nearly as fast as they did at babies. A baby can tripple his weight in a year but after a year the growth rate slows a ton. So your baby will need more nutrition from food and less from liquid. I think that she will get used to getting her milk from a cup soon and get over the bottle. Just give it some time.

Thanks Besafe! I knew that her intake would slow down on liquids it just seems like a lot. She doesn't need the bottle at all really, wouldn't care less if I gave it to her or not. She just won't drink milk any other way. She does the same thing as you son and just lets it run out of her mouth lol, though this is how she drinks all of her other liquids. I try at every meal, just a little milk in a cup, but no way no how, not even if she's sitting there eating cracker after cracker. She will just throw it on the floor. So I take it away and take her out of her high chair when she is finnished eating and give her juice or water. I try not to just give in and give her juice or water when she won't drink her milk, but I can't leave her without a drink either......sigh.....kids can be frustrating :P

Two things to try. I believe its Gerber that makes a sippy cup with a very soft rubbery spout. That's how I got DS to swtich over, he couldn't handle the hard plastic spouts. Also, maybe try a straw...she might think it's so fun that she'll drink it that way. Good luck, she'll get it eventually!!

I think it's going to take time. My son wanted nothing to do with his sippy cup, but once he figured it out and got comfortable with it- which took about a month or so..he is fine! Make sure they can get enough milk through the sippy cup, some you have to suck really hard. The the others which comes out too quick.

Thank again! Kiera1595 I think I'll try out those Gerber sippy cups, anything is worth a shot. It just drives me nuts that she has no problem drinking anything from a sippy cup or normal cup except milk.... I thought it was going to be so easy to get her off the bottle because she's not really that attached to it, but it's the only way I can get any milk into her. I have thought about not giving her the bottle period and just making sure she's eating lots of other dairy untill she learns to drink milk from a cup, but I don't know how long that would last for, and I don't want her going without milk for too long, ya know?.

....she loves to drink from a straw too....just not milk :P

Yesterday I attempted giving my son milk in his sippy cup and he hardly drank anything. I put it in a bottle (I was thinking about your post), and he drank it all. I think that maybe its cause I have been using the plastic sippy cups with plastic spouts. I think they are too hard to suck from. My sons not attached to the bottle either but I guess it is easier for him.

My 13 month old refuses to drink milk from a sippy cup, but she'll only drink Juice from a sippy cup. I tried the soft nipple ones myself and she just plays with it and doesn't use it to drink out of. I buy the cheap cups that are from first years where you can supposedly lose them or throw them away cause it's so cheap. I love them, but they can get messy.

At night it's best for me to use a bottle for her late night feedings so she can just fall back asleep while drinking milk. Every child is different though and it takes time for them to adjust to drinking milk differently. Never give up hope I haven't :P

Hi I stumbled upon these boards and saw your post and I had to comment. I too have a 17 month old daughter that only drinks milk from a bottle. She only gets one bottle a day before bed. Yesterday I tried warming her milk in her sippy cup and she drank the whole thing. I think that maybe the milk was too cold for her and she just didn't like it. So I just thought I would throw that out at you. I warm her bottles up still and I guess milk just tastes different when it is warm. I personally can only drink milk if it is ice cold but to each their own :rolleyes: Hope that helps someone.

Thanks for the ideas! I sure will try warming it up mrsschlep, I don't usually warm up her bottles... I warm up her one before bed just enough to take the chill off it to help her sleep better, but I'll try warming it up in the cup, you never know with them!

Hey... my daughter is 14 months, she was 2 months early, so she's developmentally about 12 months old now. We had trouble with her dribbling her milk out of her mouth too with a sippy cup. We have stopped using them and only give her a regular cup. Of course, she can't drink it by herself, we help her. Try using small cups (like a shot glass maybe) and tip it so that the milk just touches her mouth, our baby sucks the milk. She's not into bottles anymore, and has trouble with sippy cups (they either come out too fast or too slow)

Our daughter has a physical therapist and she advised us not to give her anything BUT milk. It's important for your baby to drink enough milk. According to our nutritionalist you should not give juice in a cup at all! Babies don't need juice (they should eat real fruit!) I just think it's better for our baby to only give her milk and water. She eats a lot of fruit (i.e. apple sauce, natural style canned fruit, banana's etc) and only drinks milk and water.

JMO though.

Thanks Flash1079. She eats Lots of fruit, we give her fruit juice maybe once a day, I never worry about it because she never drinks more then maybe 3 ozs at a time, unless it's milk from a bottle. She was also 2 months early :). She can drink from either a sippy cup or a regular cup by herself. Well the regular cup can be messy, so we save that for at home with water ;). She doesn't need the bottle at all, but she doesnt drink milk from anything else so I keep giving it to her.

I have this same problem with my 20mo old. Throughout the day he drinks everything from his sippys, but when it comes time for bed or a nap he will not accept anything but his bottle. Also, he only drinks from the sippys with the soft spout, called "Nuby Soft Sippers" thank goodness they are cheap only $1.50 each! I have tried everything I can think of to get him off of his bottle, but to no avail and now that I have had my new DS, 9 days old, he keeps trying to take his bottle. I wish I could give you some advice, but I guess that I am posting to see if I too could get some advice on it. Best of luck to you, and try the soft sippys to see if maybe they could help you.

For the past 4 days I have cut out all bottles except one before bedtime. I have been giving her nothing but milk at meal and snack times. Still she won't drink it, she takes one sip and realizes it's milk and she won't drink anymore. It's the same from all types of sippy/big girl cups. I'm lost for what to do now. I know she should be off her bottle and I know she would give it up without a fight, but then how will I get her to drink any milk??? I'd like to keep up what I'm doing now and maybe she would get used to it, but I don't want to deprive her of milk either. This way she drinks less of other liquids too, I only give her water when we are out and milk at home, but it's not working. Anyone have any more idea's?

I am going through the exact same thing! My daughter will drink water from her sippy cup - but the moment she tastes milk coming from a sippy cup - she pushes it aside. If the milk is in a bottle, however, she's happy to slurp it all down. I don't think she misses the milk that much - (we just stopped giving her a bottle earlier this week) - but I worry that she won't get enough calcium. If you find something that works for you - let me know. I'm at a loss. Thanks.

Try using a cup with a lid and straw! My DD didnt want the cup either but I tried choco syrup and straw syrup and she'll drink it. Sounds bad I know but she wouldnt drink milk all day and kids need at least 24 oz a day if your lucky!!

I'm a firm believer of kids need milk. Not juice at all the poster with the baby two months early is so right. Milk should only be what they are drinking and some water after 12months. But asking a 12month old baby to drink from a cup just shocks me. I come from old fashion dr's and they are in aggreement. If the kids wnat to stop let them. My 1st son was off of a bottle at 18months. My 2nd was drinking formula still just before his 3rd bday because the dr. said it had so much more than just plain milk and it was so much cheaper. But he did drink milk and water as well. They drank from a cup and 2nd still wanted the bottle at 2yrs old. When we didnt have it though he was fine. But i didnt force him to stop it.

My 3rd child is a girl and she is 2 yrs and 9months old and will only use a bottle and then she has her moments and wants a cup. She loves her milk though.

I have a 9month old dd as well and well of course she is on a bottle as well. I wont force them to do it at all and I know some might say it is laziness on my part but it is absolutely NOT. I chose to let them decide. There is no reason I should let them be insecured by forcing them at 12 months to stop the security of that bottle. If that is the least of my problems then i'm doing good.

You have to be sure that htey are ready and if they arent make sure you are ready to except that. Some just need a push and others dont want it. Listen to them.

I was giving my kids orange juice for some time with water in it. I realized tha tthey were drkinking get this......almost a 1/2 gallon a day! yep so i said no more I dont buy anything but water(we have well water and the softener is bad) and milk and that isit. I had to explain to them that I dont have it in the house and they say ok but if someone brings it over the kids want it. if we go out they want it. I dont mind them drinking some while we are out but atleast they arent getting it all day long. And when we are out my dd2 1/2 will drink from what every is around. I dont make it a point to bring bottles unless for baby only and that is it.

good luck

My opinion is that milk from a bottle is a comfort for a young child - it fulfils a different need from juice or water. I live in Holland and here it is recommended that a child of 12 months drinks no more than 10fl oz of milk a day so your daughter is getting more than enough. I went through this with my 5 year old and am also going through it with my 18mth old - but this time I am much more relaxed as I now know from experience that it will pass and he will, when ready, drink cold milk from a beaker. My youngest son is going through so many developmental stages at this time his one thing to hold on to is his bottle of milk before he goes to bed - and I don't see, in the bigger picture, that that is really an issue. Just make sure that as soon as she hints at being ready to change - change, don't let it become a habit for habit's sake.