Not drinking milk out of straw cup

Yes, I’m having the same situation with my 14 month old.

Same! My guy only wants milk from a bottle. 😑

@Mercedes @Kristina could you share any methods that you tried already. I tried different bottles, sippy cups and open glass too. She doesn’t want any of those for milk.

With my first son it took about 4 months to wean him off the bottle there was a lot of trials on figuring out what kind of cup or sippy cup until we found the one he actually and till this day he only drinks milk out of that specific cup. You can try different shapes of cups or pattern or even changing the material of the straw or get a sturdy straw or flimsy one. Try warming the milk or giving it cold see what they prefer drinking out. I do notice that my daughter likes drinking out of a flimsy straw rather than a hard sturdy straw.

Thank you @Patrycia @Alyssa for the tips. Question! How much milk did you start with initially and if they did not finish it what did you do? Did you offer a bottle and try again later?

At the beginning I offered the same amount of milk as I would from a bottle and if they won’t finish it then next time I offer less milk my 2 year old son drinks 8-10 oz all day and my 1 year old daughter will drink 2-4oz she’s still adjusting to regular milk because I still ebf. And I don’t really offer them milk their the ones who tell me if they want milk or “milky” in their own words or signs. you can teach your little one to communicate in sign language to say milk or teach them a specific word so they know how to ask for it. it makes it so much easier, rather then stressing about it. I also let them have the bottle for at least an hour to make sure their done with it because they be taking a couple sips here and there if they don’t finish the milk right away

I offered about 4 oz. If he was straight up refusing the cup I’d give him the bottle. He drinks about 10-15 oz of milk per day, typically one bottle before each nap (he has a morning and afternoon nap) and before bed at night. Sometimes I don’t give him one in the afternoon tho, if he naps later because I feel he doesn’t eat his dinner as well.

Is it ok if they do not drink as much milk everyday? Instead if she doesn’t finish her milk should I give some other food? Coz her routine is wake up milk bf lunch nap milk dinner milk sleep for the night. If she doesn’t drink milk should I just give her early bf or something like that?

I’ve started giving my LO her straw cup with milk every time she is at her high chair and I’m giving it to her while we talk about nap time, I have the straw cup available. She isn’t drinking the same amount as she was from the bottle but she’s drinking more and more each day. She still get one bottle before bed at night but I’m working myself up to transitioning that one too.

I wouldn’t stress, she’s old enough to skip the milk if she’s eating balanced meals regularly. She’ll eventually get past it regardless, it’s just a sensory/comfort thing. I’m sure if she still likes milk she’ll drink it later on. My kids never drank it past that age, they just preferred water/tea/juice.

My son transitioned to the Dr Browns straw cup for milk and it comes out slower so he’s more receptive to drinking it that way! I would give those a try! They also have handles which makes it easier!

Mine will drink water out of absolutely anything. But milk is only a bottle. I can use a cup I know he uses well for water and he throws it. I kinda gave up trying at this point

@Shweta milk should not be a food or bf replacement. They shouldn’t drink more than 24oz of milk in a day. We only do 3 5-6oz bottles and that’s just comfort before naps and bed.

@Aleisha oh yeah definitely I give her only 18 oz milk a day

@Lorren yup just ordered that to try

@Tiff thank you! That makes me feel a little less worried

My son did the same thing during the first few days of transition. Here’s what we tried: - Giving him the sippy cup with milk and held him like we were bottle feeding him - Refused straight cows milk so started doing half water/half cow milk. Still no, added two scoops of formula (we found out later milk gives him water butt so now we just do formula with water and a splash of whichever milk we’re testing) - Tried room temp and slightly warmed. He liked slightly warm to start but now doesn’t matter. - Did not want anything to do with cups that didn’t have straws. The dr. Brown bottles with the weighted straws is his fav for milk and water now! - Oh and Miss. Rachel…. My girl my girl my girl… Turned that on, gave him his sippy cup with milk and plopped him on the chair and he was off drinking on his own happily watching his show.

Since learning how to use a straw, my son has gotten picky about the temperature of his milk. He was fine with cold milk in a bottle but if cold milk comes through a straw, he spits it out. Try warming the milk just a little

@Hope thank you!! My daughter is the other way around with Miss Rachel. She gets so involved that she won’t eat or do anything infact when she’s watching haha lol

@Sarah thank you! yeah trying that too