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sippie cups
So I am curious...at what age do you typically introduce a sippie cup with
water? We would like to bypass the bottle as our breastfeeding goal is 1-2 years. I am not wanting to give it to her because I think she needs water just simply as a source of fluids between feedings. Is it harmful to give her extra water as I know that she gets everything she needs from breast milk? Thank you! Melanie A little water isn't likely to hurt her, but it isn't doing any good either -- and too much can definitely hurt her, because her digestive system is still pretty immature and her stomach still pretty small, and they're just not designed to handle anything other than breastmilk. If she's thirsty, she can just nurse more often and she'll get plenty of fluid that way. The best time to introduce a cup of water is around the same time you introduce solid foods, at about 6 months old. (You can use sippy cups or just go straight to regular open cups if you prefer, although most babies aren't very successul with the latter until more like a year old.) Even then, the idea is more to start teaching her to drink out of a cup than it is to get her to drink any significant quantity of water. She probably doesn't really need to drink water until she's eating a fair amount of table foods, typically around 9-10 months although the age can vary a lot. Holly Mom to Camden, 2 yrs |
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sippie cups
"Cary Hayes" wrote in message ... I was wondering how early you can offer a sippie cup with water? My sweet pea is about 4 and a half months old and is exclusively breastfed. I gave her a sippie cup with a little bit of water today just to see what she would do with it. It is the type of cup that you have to suck on to get anything to come out of it - but it is not a bottle. She enjoyed holding it by the handles and actually got water out of it once (and made a sour face at the strange liquid!). So I am curious...at what age do you typically introduce a sippie cup with water? We would like to bypass the bottle as our breastfeeding goal is 1-2 years. I am not wanting to give it to her because I think she needs water just simply as a source of fluids between feedings. Is it harmful to give her extra water as I know that she gets everything she needs from breast milk? Thank you! Melanie Mom to the teething Olivia Madison 2/28/03 I have no recollection at all of when we did the sippy cup thing. The only thing is that it may be easier to start with the kind that has no valve, that they do not have to suck. S |
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