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April 23, 2007 at 12:04 am #31195

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My 6 month old son is only taking – well Alimentum right now – but will be switching back to breastmilk soon and he seems so interested in eating/drinking other things but can’t right now because of food sensitivites… Does anyone know if it is safe to give a 6 m/o water out of a bottle or sippy cup occasionally? And, does anyone have any suggestions for what type of sippy cup is good, I think we would like to try one with Chase.

April 23, 2007 at 10:01 am #31207

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I think introducing a sippy cup is a good idea and IMO water is fine at that age (not a lot of water every day but a few sips out of a sippy cup are fine bc it will take him awhile to get the hang of it). We loved the NUBY cups at that age bc the nipples are soft like a bottle nipple and it seemed to be an easier transition. Good luck!

April 23, 2007 at 10:20 am #31214

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I think it’s fine too as long as it’s only a few ounces per day. My son learned first on a straw cup. It took him much longer to learn how to use a sippy.

April 23, 2007 at 3:11 pm #31246

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six months was when my Ped wanted me to start Brianna on a sippy as well. It took until she was almost 11 months to really get good at it, so I was glad I started early…it made the transition from BF to milk much easier.

April 23, 2007 at 10:27 pm #31280

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i would try it too.. but not too much. goodluck with it! shane wont go NEAR a sippy cup of any kind 🙁
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