If you just breastfeed the easiest switch is to skip bottles entirely and go straight to cups around the 1 year mark or whenever you decide to stop nursing.
Weaning from bottle to cup milk.
It is a good time to start weaning from the bottle.
At 6 months allow your baby to hold and examine the cup and familiarize themselves with it.
A lot of families offer water in a sippy cup right away and that can make the transition tougher she says.
Pediatricians say that babies should be weaned from their bottles by age one and never later than 18 months for a variety of good reasons.
Between 8 and 10 months slowly replace their bottles with sippy cups.
Then slowly add more water until the entire bottle is water.
Start weaning by replacing one breast milk feeding a day with a bottle of infant formula for your child younger than 12 months old or with a cup of fortified cow s milk for your child 12 months or older.
By their first birthday most babies are ready to wean from the bottle.
Here are a few ways to ensure a smooth transition from bottle to cup.
Once you think your child might be ready use these strategies to help smooth the transition.
When the day comes and it definitely will to switch to a cup what s the best way to say bye bye to the bottle.
By that time it s likely that your child will lose interest and be asking for the yummy milk that comes in a cup.
As a parent you want to make weaning as stress free as possible.
During the transitional phase of weaning from a bottle to a sippy cup it s likely that your child s milk intake is less than his usual amount.
A disappointment with the bottle might just result in a renewed interest in solids so get ready with a good variety.
Around 9 to 12 months of age your baby will be able to drink well from a cup.
Your child is counting on you to help him grow learn and make the switch from a bottle to a cup.
As you wean your baby from the bottle try diluting the milk in the bottle with water.
Supplement this loss with nutritious foods especially foods rich in calcium.
In fact she recommends it.
Remember no cows milk before your child is 12 months old if you put juice in the cup your child may come to expect it.
During the weaning process only use water or milk in the cup.
If your child happily sucks on.
Those who stick with the bottle longer tend to drink more milk.
Never put juice or other fruit flavored drinks in a bottle.
Going from a bottle to a cup doesn t mean that you need to stop giving your child breast milk or formula fisher says you can give them both in a sippy cup or cup with a straw.
If i m breastfeeding my child do i wean to the bottle or to the cup.
No matter what your approach know that the american academy of pediatrics recommends weaning babies from the bottle before 18 months.
After weaning you can offer diluted juice in the cup.
And drinking too much milk causes babies to fill up and not eat as much solid food as they require says dr.
