Most sippy cups break a baby's
bottle habit cold turkey, which could prove to be difficult for babies with sensory issues or who do not like change.
An important thing to consider is that you don't just want to replace a bottle and any
bad bottle habits that may have developed for a sippy cup with all the same bad habits.
Most sippy cups break a baby's
bottle habit cold turkey, which could prove to be difficult for babies with sensory issues or who do not like change.
So we had the «when to break
the bottle habit» issue.
Rely on a consistent bedtime routine and your baby will learn to settle down without the risks of
a bottle habit that can be hard to break.
You'll also never have to break
a bottle habit.
For babies who have a difficult time dropping
their bottle habit, try a slow phase out.
Breaking
the bottle habit can be made easier for children with strong sucking needs when parents recognize and are sensitive to those.
It helped that Ezra HAD proven that he could sleep through the night without it, then had a teething / growth spurt regression right after he weaned from nursing, so
the bottle habit wasn't super-ingrained.
The longer parents wait to start the transition, the more attached kids become to their bottles and the more difficult it can be to break
the bottle habit.
Plus, an early start will ensure that she'll be a cup pro by weaning time (it's recommended that tots break
the bottle habit at 12 months).