A question for other moms that exclusively breastfed

[mommyof3co]

This is really for moms that nursed only, no bottles, I'm just wondering about something. Me and my DH were talking the other day and we were remembering back when our older 2 were younger, when we gave them sippy cups of anything (I'm really talking toddlers, like 1-3 I guess..even sometimes now at their ages 4 and 6 though we have noticed), they would just suck it all down in one sitting. Whether it was water, juice, milk anything. They've gotten better now most of the time and with meals will sip on something, but at times I'll give them something and it's gone 2sec later. My oldest was ottlefed from 1mo on. Casen was breastfed but with bottles too. Well Hayden is the opposite, no bottles, no nothing besides actually breastfeeding until over a year. We did offer sippys of water with meals once he started solids though. Well even now at 21mo he never just sucks down a cup of something. He drinks things with meals or he will sip on something between meals but we never just hand him a sippy of milk and he sucks it right down. I'm wondering if it has anything to do with how they were fed. Like you hand a baby a bottle as their food and they drink it right down, and then that carries onto toddlerhood...kwim? Where as Hayden only was ever offered the drinks besides actual breast, with meals and now he drinks what I would say properly. Now it really doesn't matter either way, it's not a debate about how you feed or anything, I'm just curious if anyone has found the same? I guess it could be a question for both sides...just how does your toddler do now with drinks like that and how were they fed? Just curious...I wonder about weird things I think haha

 

[Jemima]

Poppy is not a toddler yet but she just sips on her cup at mealtimes, never guzzles it down. I occasionally offer her some water in the day if it is warm and she looks thirsty but she has never drank a whole cup of water. I'd say the most she has had is around 15 gulps in one sitting. So, you obviously think that bf babies are less guzzly when it comes to drinking out of cups? Could be I guess!

 

[marley2580]

Kaya can make a cup of water/juice last all day.

 

[Blob]

Yea also Tabs isnt a toddler but she just sips, if she's really thirsty she kinda gulps, but nevveer drinks much.

 

[ajarvis]

Julian can and will guzzle down a whole sippy cup or glass of something if he's thirsty, but he doesn't do it everytime and will sip it and make it last as well - sometimes not even finish it.

 

[mommyof3co]

Yeah I'm just wondering if it seems to be the case? Not that it really matters either way I was just thinking about it and wondered if it was that way with other babies as well or just how mine happened to be.

 

[Samantha675]

Brenn is a sipper as well.

 

[Mervs Mum]

Hebe's had bottles in the past but not for quite sometime. She's a sipper or a throw-it-around-the-roomer.....

 

[XKatX]

Oliver is a look at it and me like I'm crazy, then throw it around the roomer!!! Never has taken to anything other than gaviscon. Odd really, as it tastes like crap!!

 

[mommyof3co]

LOL a "throw-it-around-the-roomer"


Hmmm maybe I should have posted this in the weaning section, or just general baby/toddler section..and titled it different...I wonder if my theory pans out haha.

Thanks for answering ladies

 

[freckleonear]

Aaron never had a bottle. He is usually a sipper, although occasionally when he is very thirsty he will gulp down most of a beaker.