I'm needing some advice on when to start my 5month old baby girl with a sippy cup. At her last WIC appt, they told me to introduce the sippy cup at least by 6mos. They said that the baby prob wont be able to hold it or know what to do w/ it but to let them practice. I was told to put breastmilk or formula in the sippy. When I asked if that was kind of early, they said that if I wait too long that it could make it tough to wean her from the bottle later. When did you start giving your little one a sippy to practice with? Did you start w/ the soft tipped or hard tipped ones? Thanks!
I started with the soft tip. (Make sure the sippy is in the right age range for her). You can start as early as 6 months, but I didn't start until around 8 months. (This is also when I started letting him eat finger foods). After he got the hang of it I started cutting out bottles. By the time he was 1 he wa ready to have all of his bottles thrown out.
At six months I introduced mine. I used one of these: It has handles and has a nipple like spout. He liked it a lot. (Nuk brand)
Quoting Dragonmamas:At six months I introduced mine. I used one of these: It has handles and has a nipple like spout. He liked it a lot. (Nuk brand)
What is your baby's favorite food right now?
- sarahbeth2852
on Jul. 31, 2012 at 4:39 AM