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February 09, 2005

Mo's cup runneth over

Between Mo's 6th & 7th month, we started her on the cup. The very first time we gave it to her, she drank it like a natural. It's been all downhill since then!

She's almost a year old now and she absolutely, positively will NOT drink from a cup. Let me play out the daily episode for you.

Mommy: Give Mo cup (insert words of encouragement here)

Mo: Scrunch nose, groan a little, take a sip or two, throw cup on the
floor, thank.you.very.much.

Repeat. Many times.

At her 10 month well visit, the pediatrician gave us a hard time about it...as if we were purposefuly stunting her development or something. So she gave us a few tips and off we went on a full scale mission to succeed.

Mission failed. And I regret to say that much formula has been wasted.

Anyone else running into this problem? Have any suggestions? (And yes, we tried various brands of cups - as well as various types of drinks! And all cups have been tested and work!)

Posted by monkeygirl at February 9, 2005 10:33 PM

Comments

Oh, no help here. But I'd like to see what y'all find that works. :-)

Posted by: Mrs. Flinger at February 11, 2005 01:52 AM

Have you tried taking the lid off and holding the cup while she takes a drink?

Posted by: Wendy at February 11, 2005 07:42 AM

Maybe try a straw (under supervision of course!) The boys always liked straws better then the cups. Or the cups with no spillproof thing in it too. I found that at first it was hard for them to get the hang of it sinc they had to suck so hard.

Posted by: Nicole at February 12, 2005 08:35 PM

We have ditched all the "no-spill" valves from all the sippy cups and it has worked wonders. Ben still won't take as much from a cup as he will from a bottle... but it definitely improved when we made it easier to get the liquid out! Also, on nights when we are already stripping him down to let him eat anyway, I give him water or a little formula in a sippy with no lid. He LOVES this and usually manages to drink more than he spills!

Posted by: Erin at February 13, 2005 07:14 PM

ACK! No success with any type of sippy cup. I have prob spent fifty bucks on soft spout, magic sippy, no valve, better valve, my first sippy, WHATEVER!! He won't look at any of them.

Posted by: Rbelle at February 14, 2005 09:14 PM

Taking the lid off has helped. And taking the no-spill valves out has also helped. But the consequent mess made (even with close supervision) is quite disturbing!! The straw thing is something I hadn't considered, but will certainly give a try as well!

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