has anyone had success with cup drinking for a 6 month old?

Gemma Simone · Jan 12th, 2010, 08:59 AM

My LO has never taken a bottle (not for want of trying!) and now we've moved onto trying a sippy cup at meal times in the hope that she might get used to that. But to be honest, after a month and a half of putting it in her mouth during meal times and giving it to her to play with, she still doesn't take anything from it. However, when I take the lid off shes suddenly interested. Its a very wet process doing it this way. Does / did anyone else do cup drinking with their baby at this age? When did your baby get the hang of it so that they actually got some fluid this way?

Lisa1302 · Jan 12th, 2010, 09:22 AM

what kind have you been trying?
Izzy could never use a valved non drip one, she just couldnt suck it hard enough. She loves the tomee tippee cups that are free flow, and also she now has an explora one, which although it is non spill - it is very easy to drink from.

She learnt to hold it and drink from it at about 6 months, and although I know she can do it...she is too playful and usually throws it on the floor, so I tend to hold it on the bottom and she holds the sides!

Gemma Simone · Jan 12th, 2010, 09:26 AM

Chloe has the tommee tippee free flow one too. she may get 1 or 2 ml from it, basically whatever i can drip into her mouth, but she doesn't suck on it. i think shes got it in her head that drink only comes from boobies! anything else is just playing!

trace123 · Jan 12th, 2010, 10:04 AM

ive started to try my little one on the tommee tippee flow one, as he will not take any milk from a bottle he has had 2oz from ttf only when he is in a good mood hope it gets easier as i go back to work in april.

Lucy_lu_84 · Jan 12th, 2010, 13:39 PM

My LO jsut chews the spout on sippy cups...so we don't bother and jsut hold it and let him drink from a beaker with no lid

TigerLady · Jan 12th, 2010, 14:48 PM

My LO is the same as the OP -- can't seem to work out how to get a sippy cup to work (of any kind, valve or no), but LOVES to drink from them with the lid off.

You are right... it is very wet and very slow learning. I have to help him a lot. But he does it soooooooo well and prefers it this way, so I'm good with that.

I'm going to be ordering a doidy cup soon and see if he has better luck learning with that.

kelly2903 · Jan 12th, 2010, 14:49 PM

i used mam cups with lilly and she took to them right away x

loz · Jan 12th, 2010, 15:04 PM

harrison has never had a bottle and now he is 6 month i wont be giving him one, i have given him a sippy cup with boiled water in it and he loves it, i have not tried the valve ones yet just a simple flip up one from asda which was 99p, started off tipping it in his mouth then he started stucking a little bit, once he has the hang of the sucking prop and can hold a cup i will give him a non spill one

Lucy_lu_84 · Jan 12th, 2010, 15:34 PM

TL We ordered the diody and it arrived yesterday! Only tried it once but so far so good

wishingonastar · Jan 12th, 2010, 15:50 PM

my LO can't get hang of sippy cups with valves in...a woman at baby group swears by her doidy cup so i'm defo getting this to try! especially as i need LO to be able to drink independently by the time i go back to work

Jan 12th, 2010, 08:59 AM	#1
Gemma Simone Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Reading, Berkshire Posts: 821	has anyone had success with cup drinking for a 6 month old? My LO has never taken a bottle (not for want of trying!) and now we've moved onto trying a sippy cup at meal times in the hope that she might get used to that. But to be honest, after a month and a half of putting it in her mouth during meal times and giving it to her to play with, she still doesn't take anything from it. However, when I take the lid off shes suddenly interested. Its a very wet process doing it this way. Does / did anyone else do cup drinking with their baby at this age? When did your baby get the hang of it so that they actually got some fluid this way?

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Jan 12th, 2010, 09:22 AM	#2
Lisa1302 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 2,384	what kind have you been trying? Izzy could never use a valved non drip one, she just couldnt suck it hard enough. She loves the tomee tippee cups that are free flow, and also she now has an explora one, which although it is non spill - it is very easy to drink from. She learnt to hold it and drink from it at about 6 months, and although I know she can do it...she is too playful and usually throws it on the floor, so I tend to hold it on the bottom and she holds the sides!

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Jan 12th, 2010, 09:26 AM	#3
Gemma Simone Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Reading, Berkshire Posts: 821	Chloe has the tommee tippee free flow one too. she may get 1 or 2 ml from it, basically whatever i can drip into her mouth, but she doesn't suck on it. i think shes got it in her head that drink only comes from boobies! anything else is just playing!

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Jan 12th, 2010, 10:04 AM	#4
trace123 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: stoke on trent Posts: 373	ive started to try my little one on the tommee tippee flow one, as he will not take any milk from a bottle he has had 2oz from ttf only when he is in a good mood hope it gets easier as i go back to work in april.

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Jan 12th, 2010, 13:39 PM	#5
Lucy_lu_84 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rugby Posts: 3,630	My LO jsut chews the spout on sippy cups...so we don't bother and jsut hold it and let him drink from a beaker with no lid

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Jan 12th, 2010, 14:48 PM	#6
TigerLady Mum (Mom) BnB Spammer Elite Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a Cave Posts: 24,275	My LO is the same as the OP -- can't seem to work out how to get a sippy cup to work (of any kind, valve or no), but LOVES to drink from them with the lid off. You are right... it is very wet and very slow learning. I have to help him a lot. But he does it soooooooo well and prefers it this way, so I'm good with that. I'm going to be ordering a doidy cup soon and see if he has better luck learning with that.

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Jan 12th, 2010, 14:49 PM	#7
kelly2903 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: west yorkshire uk Posts: 3,474	i used mam cups with lilly and she took to them right away x

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Jan 12th, 2010, 15:04 PM	#8
loz Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: manchester Posts: 4,770	harrison has never had a bottle and now he is 6 month i wont be giving him one, i have given him a sippy cup with boiled water in it and he loves it, i have not tried the valve ones yet just a simple flip up one from asda which was 99p, started off tipping it in his mouth then he started stucking a little bit, once he has the hang of the sucking prop and can hold a cup i will give him a non spill one

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Jan 12th, 2010, 15:34 PM	#9
Lucy_lu_84 Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Rugby Posts: 3,630	TL We ordered the diody and it arrived yesterday! Only tried it once but so far so good

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Jan 12th, 2010, 15:50 PM	#10
wishingonastar Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England Posts: 8,012	my LO can't get hang of sippy cups with valves in...a woman at baby group swears by her doidy cup so i'm defo getting this to try! especially as i need LO to be able to drink independently by the time i go back to work

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