[blparent] sippy cups

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Hi.  How old is your baby, Jodie?  I can't remember for sure.  Like Agnes 
said, usually babies are given sippies when it's time to quit the bottle.

As for playing with the sippies, your daughter will figure out that they're 
pretty good to drink out of, but not much fun to play with when the novelty 
wears off.  If the cups are truly spill proof, I'd just let her be.

There are zillions of different sippies you can try, too, if your baby is 
having trouble drinking out of one kind.  Some have hard spouts, some have 
soft nipples, some even have straws.  If she's playing with the cup, it 
might be because she can't get liquid out of it.  We had a sippy graveyard 
on our counter for a long time till we found ones that worked well.

Jo Elizabeth

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-----Original Message----- 
From: Agnes Steinhoff
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 8:12 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] sippy cups

Hey Jodie:

Considering that she is still under a year old, a sippy cup may be still a
challange for her.  My pediatrician recommended that my daughter use a sippy
at about age of one year.  They still suggest staying with a bottle up until
then.  When Ashley was about the same age as your little one, they told me
to start her on baby foods stage one, but I think they didn't even start
that until like maybe when she was about 6 months or a little bit older.
They told me to have her on formula until then.  As for the sippy cup, they
usually start introducing it to kids who are one year old and up.  Hope this
helps.

Agnes
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jodie and Kahlan" <xandir at samobile.net>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 9:21 PM
Subject: [blparent] sippy cups


> Hi. We just got sippy cups for Kahlan, but she considers them toys. She'll 
> drink from it occasionally, but mostly she plays with it. How can we teach 
> her that the cup is to drink from like her bottle, not something to play 
> with. Thank goodness it's definitely spill proof! I tested it before I 
> gave it to her. We can tell when she's drunk some, but we can't always 
> tell because it feels and sounds full. I heard her drink from it once and 
> it did feel a little bit lighter, but usually I just hear her playing with 
> it.
>
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