On Feb 12, 9:01 pm, Karen G wrote:
For various reasons, we did not push cup training prior to 11 months
with our 4th baby. (With my other children we got them using the cup at
about 8 or 9 months and finished using bottles at 12 months.) She is
really resistant to using the cup. Any suggestions, things to try?

Our basic effort right now is:
1. We switched her two smallest feedings (one at a time) to a cup only.

2. We celebrate and play with the cup in order to et her to drink the
milk in it.

3. We are tried various cups without much success:
Avent (the old style spout)
Playtex (with the valve removed)
a disposable cup

I would really appreciate some help.
Karen G

We switched our son from formula in a bottle to milk in a cup
basically cold-turkey at 12 months. That probably says more bad than
good about us as parents since we should have planned ahead a bit.
However, it worked. After trying unsuccessfully to get him to take
the cup for a few days, we just decided the only fluid we were going
to offer him was milk in a cup and hoped he would get thirsty enough
to use the cup before he got dehydrated. (Trust me, we were watching
him closely and were prepared to relent the moment we thought it was
getting at all dangerous.) It worked and he accepted the cup after a
few hours. I am not saying it would work for everyone. Who knows?
It might not have worked for him on a different day but it is an
approach to try. Obviously, the child has to be just *unwilling* to
use the cup and not *unable* to do so. Good luck.