POLL: Sippy Cups

[sjshark]

I can answer that we have thought of this only because we talked about it last night lol.

I chose other. We plan on trying out a regular cup for a bit and then going on to a sippy cup. But there is not a time frame. I plan on introducing water some time this week.

On a side note. What are peoples thoughts on juice? The only thing I drink is water, coffee and the occasional (ok as often as I have a reason to) glass of wine/beer. A lot of people give their kids juice but I am totally fine letting her stick with water and only very rarely giving her juice. Like when we are out to eat or something as a treat.

[prairiegirl]

I won't be giving LO juice for awhile. I've been giving him sips of water for a long time. But until probably well into his toddler years I'll try and stay away from juice.

[mrsnorris]

Feb 2, 2015 15:59:12 GMT -5 prairiegirl said:

I won't be giving LO juice for awhile. I've been giving him sips of water for a long time. But until probably well into his toddler years I'll try and stay away from juice.

This. I won't introduce it until there's a reason but long term I'm not going to be incredibly strict. She'll have the things the rest of the family has (sans alcohol obviously) but in moderation. In my experience being super super strict about things and against social norms creates more problems in the long run.

[minervamae]

I said other. Normally, I introduce a sippy with water with solids. However I need to leave her for 9.5 hours in a couple of weeks. She hasn't been offered a bottle, so I'm considering just leaving a sippy cup for the breast milk.

We make sure they have water available all the time and sometimes give juice. We don't want it to be a treat, but don't want it to be what they drink instead of water. We all drink mostly water with milk at meals and juice as an occasional change of pace.

[cdseno]

I don't remember when I gave J a sippy cup but I haven't thought about it with Max yet. I suppose I could give him a cup with some BM or water in it.

As far as juice goes. J didn't really have any until he was 2. My sister had a horrible time getting her older kids off juice when they moved to AZ and they needed to drink more water. I'm glad I waited so long because now if he has too much it makes him sick so I can use that as a reason why he doesn't get much if anyone asks at a party or family thing.

[puffandstuff]

She has a sippy with breast milk. I reserve 2 ounces from my pumping sessions and let her practice after dinner. I'll probably introduce a straw cup in the next few weeks.

[Chrisse]

Man, I haven't even thought about this. I honestly thought we didn't have think about water for another several months. I have no idea where that idea came from, but in the very least, we'll wait until after her 6 month appointment.

[jamjoyful]

We may try water after her 6 month appt. She nurses so frequently that I haven't thought about any other liquids. Maybe if she night weans I'll reward her with juice. Kidding....but really.

[inaya]

Other: I've given her a sippy or straw cup twice and it SUCKED. The cup leaked and made such a mess we couldn't really try it. I need different cups. So she doesn't use one yet but may or may not in the near future.

My mom (who watches her when I work) says that she's being a pain about taking the bottle lately, so we talked about trying a sippy cup or straw cup instead. I won't give her water yet, though, we'll probably start water at meals with solids.

I think the straw was better than the sippy. She couldn't figure out the mechanics of tipping the sippy cup but she stuck the straw right in her mouth and tried sucking on it a little bit. That seems like it will be an easier transition for her.

[wandsandwine]

Man I feel behind now because I haven't even thought about it.

[weeklyplanner]

My LO is just getting good at holding objects, so I don't think he's ready.  

Question: Is there an advantage to straw vs. regular sippy cup?

[DVMmomma]

Holy hell. I was about to be all "I love you ladies but it is WAY to early for this, you're crazy". But my research has proven me wrong. I will begin to think about this but I think it is too early for my 5 month and change DD.

[Deleted]

DD just started grabbing for MY water bottle...even bringing the straw to her mouth....

Guess I should start thinking about this.

Anybody got an amazon link for one they like??

[laur110]

I purchased these Nuk ones!

I voted other. I bought some sippy cups, but haven't used them yet, and was going to inquire at DD's 6 month check up on Thursday. I am SO confused when it comes to solids and sippy cups! (See above link for Nuk cups I purchased, had good reviews)

[gahorseygal]

Pedi told us to start giving a sippy cup with a very small amount of water at our 4 month appt. I found it odd but we ended up giving her a sippy cup with breast milk when she was refusing a bottle. Now we offer the sippy cup at dinner with formula in it since I don't want to waste breast milk and we had bought formula when she was refusing the bottle to see if that made a difference. She doesn't really get much out of it but it's good practice and pedi said it at least gives them something to naw on while teething.

I find it pretty adorable bc we offer the sippy cup and a few 'sticks' of food at dinner (BLW - avocado, carrots, sweet potato). She will attempt to eat and then picks up her sippy cup like she needs to wash it down.

[caybeh]

I gave her a sippy cup the other day. She loved it, but couldn't quite lift it up. I gave water in it. I'm not going to give juice for awhile. DS didn't really even like juice until he was 2 ish.

[rbl]

I'll introduce a sippy when she is better at grasping and holding things in her mouth.

No juice. DH and I only drink water. DS typically drinks water. We do offer DS watered down Apple juice when he is sick to try to encourage him to drink more but he is generally happy with just plain water.

[shevacc]

Feb 2, 2015 15:45:59 GMT -5 sjshark said:

I can answer that we have thought of this only because we talked about it last night lol.

I chose other. We plan on trying out a regular cup for a bit and then going on to a sippy cup. But there is not a time frame. I plan on introducing water some time this week.

On a side note. What are peoples thoughts on juice? The only thing I drink is water, coffee and the occasional (ok as often as I have a reason to) glass of wine/beer. A lot of people give their kids juice but I am totally fine letting her stick with water and only very rarely giving her juice. Like when we are out to eat or something as a treat.

This is pretty much exactly what we did with DD and it worked well. We introduced water in an open cup at 6 months and she figured it out through trial and error. We'll do the same thing with DS. We don't regularly keep juice in the house. We both drink water or milk at dinner so that's her normal. But we don't go out of our way to avoid it as a treat when out.

[mrsnorris]

Feb 2, 2015 20:46:29 GMT -5 DVMmomma said:

Holy hell. I was about to be all "I love you ladies but it is WAY to early for this, you're crazy". But my research has proven me wrong. I will begin to think about this but I think it is too early for my 5 month and change DD.

This is me exactly. In my mind sippy cup=toddler thing. Live and learn.

[bkroxfan003]

I hadn't even thought about this but I think I'm going to try putting breastmilk in a sippy cup and see if she likes that instead of a bottle. She screams if try to give her a bottle so she's pretty much attached to me 24/7.

[mandapanda1382]

Hm, I didn't think he needed water at this point. I'll have to talk to my pedi.

I probably won't give him juice, but that's because the only thing I ever drink is water, so juice never is an option in my mind. If we are somewhere and someone offers it, I'm not against it.

[withsilverwings]

ROM has a regular cup with water - he doesn't drink a ton of it. We still need to help him with it because he grabs it by the lid and sometimes has frantic arm movements.

[puffandstuff]

Feb 2, 2015 19:07:56 GMT -5 weeklyplanner said:

My LO is just getting good at holding objects, so I don't think he's ready.  

Question: Is there an advantage to straw vs. regular sippy cup?

I don't use sippy cups for long. I came across this article when DD1 started using sippy cups. 

www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2011/06/5-things-parents-should-know-about-starting-and-stopping-sippy-cups/

[3magicbeans]

I'm a speshul snow flake - DD2 is only just turned 5 mos *today* and we haven't even thought about it.

We might go right to straw cup when she starts solids at 6 months.