Transitioning From Bottle to Sippy Cup....

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I have a one year old now I am doing the same transition with. I am using a two handled cup that has a soft spout on it and not using the stopper. There are only 3 small holes in the spout. For now I put the milk in the cup and give him sips of it at meals and snacks when he is in his chair. He hates it and sometimes cries but I just keep putting the cup and milk into his mouth.

Eventually it is water only in the bottle and milk and juice in the cup as in make it a desirable item but for now you need to maintain the bottle of milk if that is her only source. No bottles at mealtime only cups and make having a bottle not as pleasant an experience - ie sits by herserlf to have it not held and cuddled.

Because of that you might have some success having the child on your lap while you give sips from the cup - may take it just to get the cuddles.

If she has a bottle first thing in the morning , just before bed that is enough (16-20 is all she needs for a day so two bottles and rest on her cereal). That means it is cups only all day long from now on. Since it isn't summer there is less chance of dehydration anyways so you can hold out.

I do have one cup that I used for my daughter that is special needs that you put the bottle nipple onto and that was to teach her to hold the cup for herself. It has mini mouse on it so assuming it was a disney product but it is also 15 years old now.