tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873093851683468203.post3115745361546716830..comments2023-07-01T06:46:16.188-05:00Comments on The Domestic Wannabe: i can do it myselfAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14111076542551700221noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873093851683468203.post-62157202385268603652011-03-14T10:20:32.416-05:002011-03-14T10:20:32.416-05:00dinners at our house are the same way! molly refu...dinners at our house are the same way! molly refuses to be fed, hates baby foods, and will NOT wear a bib. so for the time being she is shirtless and i am trying not to go crazy cleaning up the HUGE messes we have after every meal! good luck! luckily my older daughter outgrew the same habit pretty quickly, so hopefully ryann and molly will also!!!tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428526704837475407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873093851683468203.post-45279918733183430592011-03-14T10:16:39.543-05:002011-03-14T10:16:39.543-05:00When we switched over from bottle to sippy cup and...When we switched over from bottle to sippy cup and from formula to milk, we mixed half milk and half formula in the bottle until we finished with all the formula. As for switching from bottle to sippy, that wasn't that easy either. Aidan wouldn't drink formula from the sippy cup, but he would drink anything else, like juice or water. So we waited til we switched over to milk, and he started drinking from the sippy more often. we really liked the parent's choice sippy cups, and the gerber sippy cups as well. He didn't do so well with the nuby ones, the tip was so soft that when he sucked on it, the top compressed and the fluid leaked out all over him and the floor. <br /><br />You really just have to find a brand that she likes, and figure out if she would take the sippy cup without the formula as well. Good luck!Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873093851683468203.post-76277924508285062062011-03-14T09:54:33.428-05:002011-03-14T09:54:33.428-05:00I know every kid is different, but here is what I ...I know every kid is different, but here is what I did with Henry and he never noticed. <br /><br />For his bottles I just started mixing in milk with the formula. I started out with 1 oz milk/5 oz formula and just gradually increased the milk while decreasing the formula.<br /><br />As for the sippy cup he wasn't a fan AT ALL. I picked one feeding a day and only gave him the sippy cup. The other feedings I have him the bottle. He finally realized that if he wanted his milk he was going to have to take the cup. Once he got 1 feeding down, I gave him the cup at a second feeding and so on until no more bottle.<br /><br />I'm sure you will figure out what's best for Ryann.Carry Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689613679275551210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873093851683468203.post-91581651036209529272011-03-14T09:31:59.720-05:002011-03-14T09:31:59.720-05:00We pretty much went cold turkey on the bottles. I...We pretty much went cold turkey on the bottles. I introduced a straw sippy with milk for snacks and dinner around 11.5 months (we were doing regular sippys with water from about 10 months) and while he didn't love it, he tolerated it and drank a wee bit. Then daycare switched him over to the big kid menu right after his first birthday and that ment straw cups with milk, not bottles and formula. To everyones surprise he did really well.<br /><br />We still do one bottle at night before bed until we run out of formula and then that's it. His night time bottle will either have to go away or switch to water. I dont think he needs the calories, it's a comfort thing. He still loves the bottle and if he sees one will grab it and not let go (it's a fight to get him to let it go!) but as long as we keep them out of sight we have no problems.<br /><br />I can say we went thru 4 different sippys to find one he liked. Now he'll use them all but at first we could only use the silicon spout ones with no flow regulator (we have a Dr. Whiels and a Munchkin one that he loved) and he's still confused when we switch between straw sippy and spout sippy because one needs to be tilted back and the other doesn't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873093851683468203.post-77471631070714933822011-03-14T05:59:20.829-05:002011-03-14T05:59:20.829-05:00I just did this with my baby and we mixed the form...I just did this with my baby and we mixed the formula/milk at different ratios over the course of a few weeks until she was getting all milk and still from the bottle. Once she was there, I offered the soft munchkin sippy (worked best for my oldest) and she didn't like it at all. I offered it a few days in a row for her afternoon bottle when she had just woken up and wasn't too hungry and one day it just clicked - about 13 months. I would say continue to try but don't force it. Cutting down on the amount of milk she drinks may help her eat more too. My oldest did sippys during the day beginning about 14 months but wouldn't get past the night bottle until she was 2 so just keep trying.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307465852259133720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873093851683468203.post-51947446275503062212011-03-13T23:52:36.669-05:002011-03-13T23:52:36.669-05:00She has the most beautiful eyes!She has the most beautiful eyes!Tysiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09981261118751584610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873093851683468203.post-30541653686857887332011-03-13T23:32:52.590-05:002011-03-13T23:32:52.590-05:00We just had our little girl's 1-year appointme...We just had our little girl's 1-year appointment with her pediatrician on Friday...his suggestion, offer her milk out of the sippy cup or water out of the bottle. We haven't started this yet as she's still recovering from her four(!!!) shots she had to get. So we'll see!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667841778772490505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873093851683468203.post-37551658585201802372011-03-13T23:16:29.750-05:002011-03-13T23:16:29.750-05:00When I transitioned my daughter, it was also about...When I transitioned my daughter, it was also about the time she wanted to spoon herself. I started giving her bottles before bed and nap, and a "big-girl" sippy during the day.<br />Love the faces she gave. Mine have grown up with lenses in their faces; I have so many "leave me alone with that already" pictures :)<br />She's precious. Good luck with the transitioning.Th@ Br@https://www.blogger.com/profile/05237023320270938080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873093851683468203.post-41893379903483411982011-03-13T22:44:10.911-05:002011-03-13T22:44:10.911-05:00Timmy turned 13 months on the 10th and we still bo...Timmy turned 13 months on the 10th and we still bottle every now and then because Im lazy and it's fast :| I went to Walmart and bought 1 of every cup in the 6-12month range. He likes the softer nubby/munchkin ones but it took him a long time to get it. He would drool it all out too. One day it just clicked with him. Usually still when he wakes up he just screams and thrashes because even though he can use a cup its the LAST thing he wants to drink from!<br /><br />And the actual switching to milk...I just did half milk/half formula until we were out of formula and was all milk from there! <br /><br />Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121952492092966711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8873093851683468203.post-1285512663524928552011-03-13T22:39:48.064-05:002011-03-13T22:39:48.064-05:00We are in the middle of the sippy cup transition t...We are in the middle of the sippy cup transition too. We are transitioning from breastfeeding instead of from a bottle, but it is the same battle. My advice is to just keep offering it to her. Linnea still won't drink a whole lot but we have made some progress. Try a regular "big girl" cup. She won't use a sippy but loves to drink out of a regular cup. It is more of a mess, but at least we have gotten her to drink a little bit.<br /><br />Hang in there!Ellenhttp://www.theronsos.comnoreply@blogger.com