Get a Baby to Drink Milk Out of a Cup After Weaning - Determine if your child is ready to begin drinking from a cup. Once your child can sit up by himself, tries to feed himself or holds the bottle with his hands when drinking from it, he is ready to start drinking from a cup. This could happen at 6 months of age, or at 9 months.
Choose your baby's first cup. An ideal baby cup is small, light, has two handles on the sides, is easy to clean and preferably made of unbreakable plastic. Choose one in a color your child seems to prefer, or that displays a character she seems to adore. This will make it easier for her to accept the transition into using her first cup, instead of the familiar bottle.
Get a Baby to Drink Milk Out of a Cup After Weaning
Fill the cup with 1 or 2 oz. of either breast milk or formula. Start substituting one bottle feeding with drinking from the cup. Choose your child's least-favorite feeding time.
Sit by your child while you are drinking from a cup. Make this feeding time a bonding time and an opportunity for your baby to learn by example.
Offer the milk or formula to your baby. Hold the cup with both hands and slowly help her drink the contents of the cup. Be patient and encouraging during this time. Keep a towel handy and gently clean any spills or messes. With more time, your baby will start trying to hold the cup and bring it to her lips by herself. Allow her to do that, and continue to be patient and encourage her when she does it right.
Where did the time go? You just got your baby's feeding routine down, and now your baby is ready for his next milestone: drinking from a cup. According to experts such as health.nsw.gov, bottle feeding can cause problems for your baby, such as cavities, tooth infections, toothache, ear infections from drinking while lying down and mineral deficiencies from not having enough variety in the diet. Before you know it, your bottle-warming days can be a thing of the past, and your little one will be drinking from a cup. - by eHow
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