Moving On From A Bottle To A Cup Doesn'T Mean That You Need To Stop Giving Your Child Breastmilk Or Formula If You Don'T Want To. Sometimes, Offering Water In A Cup Straight Away Can Make The Transition Tougher, So Some Parents Like To Give Their Little One Milk In A Cup First To Encourage Them To Start Drinking From One Before They Transition To Drinking Water.
•Think About The Timing Of The Transition: It'S Important To Remember That Your Baby’S Bottle Is A Source Of Comfort For Them. That Means Trying To Wean Them Off When They'Re Feeling Unwell Or Going Through A Routine Change (Like Going To A New Childminder) Might Not Go To Plan.
•Let Them Copy You: Try Popping Your Little One In Their Highchair At Mealtime And Offer Them Some Breastmilk Or Formula In A Cup. That Way, They Will Get Used To Sitting At The Table To Drink, And They’Ll Start To Mimic How You Drink From A Glass.
•Transition From Milk To Water Gradually: Try Diluting Their Milk A Little More Each Time To Help Them Get Used To Drinking Water. To Cut Their Bottles Out Gradually, Start By Swapping The Midday Bottle First, Then Morning, Then Evening – Waiting A Few Days Or A Week In Between Each Stage. Make Your Little One Aware Of The Change By Telling Them That, Although They’Re Used To Their Bottle, They’Re Growing Up And Now Have A Shiny New Cup With Water In – How Exciting!
•Out With The Old, In With The New: Keep Their Old Bottles Out Of Sight And Instead, Put Their Colorful New Cups On Display.