HOW TO: Transition Your Baby or Toddler from a BOTTLE to a CUP

This is the FIRST step before we can transition them, so make sure to watch the video.

In this video, you will learn:
0:38 Do breastfed toddlers need to learn cup drinking
1:11 Transition to milk first or cup first?
2:46 Sample schedule and ways to transition to the cup
5:36 But what if they don’t take the cup or milk?

How did you get your baby transitioned from bottle to cup?

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[Yoch.e]

i'm a single WFH mom and transitioning can be hard specially when i have a million things going on at home and this video made me feel that its okay to ask for help.

[adaytrip]

Dr can you please make a video on picky eaters and diet chart ..

[marydanielle]

Just had my 12 month pediatrician appointment with baby and been really stressing myself out, specially since ped wants her transitioned off the bottle by her next appointment at 15 months! Baby girl has not taken to any cup so far and now we have to start transitioning to cows milk. Now i feel more reassured knowing i can just focus on the milk for now and then the cups. Worrying about both was really stressing me out.

[kaitlinmilbourn]

Patience and consistency- I love the kindness in your words! Thank you for this video! My babe is only 9.5m but has transitioned to cows milk(pedi approved) and loves her water from a straw already.

[HERSHYaddict]

This is exactly what I needed, clear and straightforward. Thank you!

[elainegriffin]

Would love some info about safely giving water to babies/toddlers!

[sandraf]

Thank you for the tips! Is there a typical range of time that we should expect them to drink the milk from the cup? I think you mentioned your son Ryan did it in 5 days. I’ve been trying to get my 13 month old to take his afternoon bottle from a cup for a month now (using the gradual method)and no luck 😩 He’s taken maybe only two sips and then chunks the cup to the floor. Thank you for all you do!

[Zahra-yvyv]

I'm going through transitioning from bottle to sippy cup of my 3 years old and it's getting so hard 😥 when I bought cup, for first few days she drank but then start refusing and now she asks for the bottle of her younger sister because i have hidden all her bottles. Idk what to do, she refuses to even drink milk ☹️

[andymallon]

Thanks for the video. The tips on transitioning using the middle feeds make a lot of sense, but our 16 month old is now down to 2 feeds, one first thing in the morning and one before bed. He's a good eater and happy to sip water from the cup at mealtimes and snack time. Would you recommend introducing milk in a cup at one snack or meal time to familarise him with this? He's recently transitioned to cow's milk over a couple of weeks without too much hassle.

[EmmaFollansbee]

Thank you so much for your videos! My baby has no interest in water no matter the cup. Do I need to worry about about dehydration during this transition?

[jelianamelendez]

Thank you so much, what do you suggest if we use the bottle for nap time, like giving him a bottle in his crib so he can go to sleep?

[ManyuTheScholar]

Hi my baby is about to be 6 month old I have decided to shift bottle formula feeding for him to small open cup feeding. When i first feed him by holding small glass he refused to accept and started crying.after one and two feeding when he has realised he will only get milk via small glass.due to hunger, he has started sipping. Now he is pro at it and drinks very fast.😅 I personally realise as early you start that would be easier. I give him only bottle at midnight while he demands in between sleep.

[viridianacordova]

i don't know how to wean my breast fed baby he is one year old he can drink from a straw since he was 5 months old

[bethanyuhrig]

Is there a right time to start trying to transition? My baby is 10 months old and daycare wants to try to transition to cup. They say he does well with the cup with water. Is it too early?

[tongxie]

My kid keep taking the straw out of the cup and play with it. Is there any way to prevent it?

[jensmith]

I tried cup and straw to my 12months old but then she only drank 50ml than in a usual bottle 200ml. So I stopped.