I never thought it would be so difficult. My dear son is almost impossible, he is 11 months today and we are suppose to have him off the bottle by 12 mos. Well its not going well, he will refuse the cup or throw it cause nothing comes out. He will use the kind that you don't have to suck but if you hand him that he will get the contents everywhere. But if you give him the kind with the valves so it won't leak, he won't attempt after he figures out nothing is coming out. The only thing I can think of is he is lazy, cause he wouldn't breastfeed, he wouldn't latch on and lost interest and got irrate. So we went to formula and the bottle, because my milk gradually quit coming when I tried to pump. Anyone else have this problem, we have tried a multitude of different cups and he refuses them all!! I don't know what to do, I don't wan't him to stay on the bottle, but I don't know how to teach him to suck. We didn't have any problem w/ my nieces.

I had trouble breastfeeding my little girl also. Anyways, have you tried the sippy cups with the soft spout. They are called Nuby. My little girl loves them and she has been off the bottle since she was six months old. She is 8 months now. Anyways we tried the other cups and she wouldn't do it and as soon as we gave her that cup she didn't go back to the bottle. Took us a day to break her. Bascially the are soft like the nipple on a bottle but shaped like a sippy cup spout. She is doing really well. She still won't take the other types. I am not to worried about that i know kids way older then you son that still use the soft nipple on the sippy cup. They don't have those valve to deals with, but the don't leak. They really are wonderful. I get them at Wal-Mart. They make them in 10oz with out handles and then in 7oz and they have the handles. Try those if you haven't. I wish you luck with this.

I agree with brwneyez...the soft spout sippy cups was the 1st cup that my son would use because the hard plastic threw him. They work very well. And my 1st didn't nurse well either.

Another thing...it's never too early to teach them to drink from a regular cup. My son was drinking by himself from regular cups at 8 months. It's not convenient for car rides, but at home it's pretty cool. It sounds funny, but give him some juice or formula in a shot glass. It's the perfect size for their little hands. It will take a bit of a mess, but they catch on really quick, and then you can move up to bigger cups.

Good luck, and don't feel like you HAVE to have him "broken" from the bottle by the day he turns 1. At the 1 year visit they normally recommend that you try to get them off the bottle by 15 months. And always remember that all of our little angels are different. :) Goodluck!

Oh and you could also try the cups that have a straw! Kids like to use those too!

I see this recommendation was just mentioned, but I Was also going to suggest the cup with straws. I care for a boy who is 15 months. And he did not like sippy cups either. He wouldn't tilt them back. He would just hold them upright and suck and get nothing. So then he would get mad. The kids cups with lids and then straws in them he can hold upright, suck, and get milk or juice from just fine.

When not in use though make sure you close thetop so the lid is no longer exposed. Otherwise you might have quite the mess. The liquid seems to climb up and then out the straw after a while.

Thanks ladies, I actually did go to Walmart last night before seeing the replys to look for some more sippy cup options ( I think I am gonna own atleast 2 of every kind, lol) But I picked up 2 of the 10 oz nuby. Cause it said good transition from the bottle and had the soft sippy! I tried once last night when we got home and washed them and he didn't like it, but I am gonna keep giving it to him, and hopefully he will catch on. He does hold it down and try to get something, I kept trying to get him to hold it up! He got so mad, temper temper! lol I also got one of the sport bottle by nubby with the sippy is round and in the center simular to the bottle, but he wouldn't do much with that one either. I have tried to give him a straw in a regular glass of water but he won't suck? UGH!!!!!!!!!!! Cause I thought the same thing about not holding it up, but I know he will make a huge mess with the ones w/ straws, but if he would drink from them I would let him. He will drink from a regular glass if you hold it for him!!! I am gonna just keep giving them to him maybe he will pick it up eventually.

HEY TERESA!!!! Despite your recent struggles, its good to hear that you and Kaleb are doing good. ;) I didnt think about it, but I guess breastfeeding does play a part in babies switching to the cup. I bought Janicia a cup a round four months because she was sitting in a high chair experimenting with foods by then. I used the no drip cup with the rubber spout. At first, she didnt want it in her mouth at all, then she discovered that the rubber felt good against her gums and started gnawing on it, making a hilarious "squeekie, squeekie" noise. After I realized she wasnt going to suck the juice out on her own, I took the lid off, dipped it in the juice and then put it back on. ;) She caught on reeeeeeeeeeeeeally quick. LOL My only problem from there was getting her to hold it on her own, which took all of two weeks. Babies do get used to being pampered, I've discovered. LOL But it's fun experimenting with different things and seeing how they react.

See how it works if you put a little juice or milk onto the spout and then give it to him. If that doesnt work, dont give up because he'll come around eventually.

Hey Charisma, Haven't seen you on in awhile! How is Janica doing? I have been giving him a cup since probably 6 months, but he never will do anything with the ones that the liquid doesn't come out easily. And you are right, he is pampered and I lift it for him, normally cause if I give it to him he makes the biggest mess cause he wants to turn it upside down and drip it out and play in it. he doesn't like any other sippy cup. I really want him to start using the ones that don't leak, but he is very stubborn. LOL I am going to just keep offering it to him, my husband wants me to only offer it and he said he will take it if he gets hungry enough. But I don't think thats true cause I thought last week would be a good time to switch him since he had gotten sick and could only have clear liquids and NO FORMULA, stomach virus. But he still didn't take some of those cups, he would still only take it from the easy kind. I also thought when I gave him his formula back maybe he would except the cup since he would want he formula so bad, but no, he is very stubborn.

Other than this we are doing GREAT. Kaleb was 11 months on the 23rd, its so hard to believe. Janica will be 1 soon, hasn't time flown. Also don't know if you noticed, but I am expecting again, should be due in Jan when Kaleb is 19 months.

I think you are very lucky your son 1) tkaes the bottle and 2) will attempt to drink from a sippy. I do understand the stubborness I have a 9 month old son and my 8 1/2 yr old son are alot alike on this one. Mine would not take the bottle(at about 4 months old), done breast feeding (not producing enough), wont take a sippy (we have tried everything), wont drink from a straw (unless you dip the straw get fluid in there and put it to his mouth and take your finger off the other end). Now the only way I can/could get liquids into my son/s was/is by a spoon, a couple drops at a time. My boys are big eater so they get most of their liquid through jar food. My hubby told me to keep offering the cup he will take it if he is getting nothing else. Ok so I went and offered the cup without food, he missed 2 feeding in a row and was willing to miss a 3rd feeding when I said enough of that. So I took him to the dr last week, the dr says "only feed 2 jars of food per feeding he will take the sippy or bottle his natural insticts will kick in". That was so fun, he went from a happy baby to a monster baby. After 3 long painful days I when back to feeding my son 4 jars per feeding and spoon feed or straw feeding him liquids.

In my opinion, I would just let the child have the bottle, and keep offering the sippy cup. I understand wanting to get you child of the bottle, but you can always do that later when they get a bit older, I wish my son would take a sippy cup or the bottle but since that isnt going to happen we struggle with the spoon.

Good luck

My son who is 71/2 months old also does not like to drink from the sippy cup. He just keeps biting on it but does not lift it. I am also having a tough time getting him to sleep thru the night. He wakes up anytime between 2-4 and wants a bottle. I dont know what to do. I give him the pacifier but he refuses to take it and cries loud. Any suggestions will be a great help. Thanks!

Does he have a bottle right before bed? Try giving him some cearel before bed, or late it will help him stay full and hopefully not wake up.

Today i have given him cereal at 5pm so lets see how he sleeps tonight..any more suggestions will be great help. I am ready to try out anything.

Today i have given him cereal at 5pm so lets see how he sleeps tonight..any more suggestions will be great help. I am ready to try out anything.

I don't know how comfortable you are with having him cry...but. I think it's a two step thing. If it were me I would go into his room when he wakes up and hold/rock him and settle him down. But not give him the bottle. Then lay him back in bed and leave. When he cries let him cry for 5-10 minutes go back in and comfort and leave. And then keep repeating. If he's a pure bottle feeder he should be able to go through the night without being hungry, he's most likely doing it because he's gotten used to it and it's a comfort thing. He wakes up, wants to get back to sleep, wants you and knows that if he cries your gonna come in and hold him and help him fall back asleep. If you don't give in and give him the bottle he will learn the new behavior that mommy doesn't give me the bottle in the middle of the night anymore. Then after he doesn't get the bottle anymore, teach him that mommy doesn't always hold and rock you to get you back to sleep. I am a fan of rubbing my sons back while he lies in bed, but he doesn't get out of bed (unless there's an obvious problem, which is easier to tell now that he is 2) But at 7 months your son is old enough to learn to put himself back to sleep and to understand a new routine for the middle of the night. It takes some work (and a few nights of hell) but they will get it. Good luck

Today i have given him cereal at 5pm so lets see how he sleeps tonight..any more suggestions will be great help. I am ready to try out anything.

I would give him cearel like an hour before he normally goes down for the night. goodluck.

My baby, if you want to call him that, will NOT take a sippy cup! Hes 18 months. I had my other 2 boys off a bottle before they were 12 months. I think my problem with this is Dad. He baby's him. We have another one coming in November, so maybe Dad will stop! Im trying to tell him that the baby should NOT have a bottle. When you try to give my son a sippy cup he throws it. I bought him the ones with the straw and he tilts it like a bottle, and although they say leak proof, they aren't and its all down his shirt! :rolleyes: When we drop him off to daycare, he will take a sippy cup there, but not here. Also, he ALWAYS wants to during out of one of our cups, but when he puts it up to his mouth he practically drowns himself! It all pours all over him, but he wants to drink out of a cup so bad that when he drinks milk before bed, he puts his bottle in a cup! Hes silly, but I think I want to try the soft nipple sippy cups..I NEED SOMEHTING :dizzy: