So I got a stern talking to from the WIC lady about how I need to start weening Aaron from the bottle.
I am pretty unsure how to even start this.. and also a little freaked out.
I've been trying to substitute the sippy cup but he won't have any part of that.
If any one has any ideas or suggestions I would love to have some advice about it :-/
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6 comments:
Well...you could be a mean mommy like me and just only give him sippy cups! When he is thirsty enough he will drink from it! Kalee is pretty stubborn (shocking, I know!), so I adopted the philosophy of "I win" early on. Because if I didn't win guess who did?!!!
Buy a couple different kinds of cups - some are easier to hold than others.
Have fun!
I suggest taking him to the store & letting him pick out his own, that way it's a special big boy cup. This is a trick that works great with toothbrushes, so I'm guessing it might work with sippy cups too.
Hum, I say , he's only a year old . Give him the bottle :)What's the rush ???
Love ya XO
The sooner you get him off the bottle the better. Wea ll know that. I have a 10 month old, my first, and I started the sippy cup at 5 months. He takes weel to it rather it juice or milk (which I put him on at 8 months). I feel the earlier the better. My only suggestions is to mkae it as fun as possible. Happy kids are hwalthy kids. They work with you better too if they har happy kids!!! Good Luck!
Well, with my guys I put something they didn't like in the bot & the good stuff in the sippy cup. It's exactly like Teresa said. Once he's thirsty enough he'll give in, but you may need some ear plugs till then. Good luck! XOXO Bec
hey love! I've been a nanny for years and while I believe you just have to figure out what works for you and Aaron..here are some things that have worked in my experience
1. only give him the sippie cup...he'll realize that if he's thirsty he's going to have to use the cup.
2. let him help you put all the bottles in a bag and let him give them to a baby while explaining that babies need bottles so he needs to use a sippie cup so the baby has something to use. You can borrow Justice-kymorah for this one if you want to try it. Allow him to physically round up all the bottles and put them in a bag/box (make a game out of it) then let HIM physically give the bag to the baby (i of course will give the bag back when hes not looking). It sounds crazy but this has worked for me with binkies and bottles. Then perhaps follow with #3
3. Allow him to pick out his own cup at the store. Hype it up the night before and make a big deal out of it.
But then only use that cup...dont cave and give him the But the moment u cave...all your hard work is gone and you'll have to start over and all his tears and crying were for nothing. That's right...tears and crying... its gonna happen but you arent hurting him in any way...he's not in any kind of pain or danger so let him cry it out because he will soon realize its not going to get him anywhere and he will settle for the cup instead of tiring himself out screaming. But be prepared for a few days of tears.
The worst thing you could do is tell him hes gonna use the cup then give him the bottle after he refuses the cup... because then he knows he can get you to give-in and he will go to all kinds of lengths to get you to give up.
Sorry this is so long..just tellin u what worked for me...if you need reinforcement I can come help ya... i should have reached professional status by now lol. Love you guys! Good luck!
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