https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 23:11:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-introduce-the-sippy-cup#post-20365 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:21:33 +0000 brownie 20365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We introduced the sippy at 3.5 months when we introduced juice for bowel movements. We have made sure to offer him many different brands and cups in general. He can drink from a glass we hold to his lips, a soft sippy, a straw cup and he loves his kids camelbak. We drink out of camelbaks a lot so he learned from us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-introduce-the-sippy-cup#post-8758 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:12:55 +0000 Maysprout 8758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter is 5 months and freaking loves cups. I dont really want her to fill up on water so I dont give it to her much and she hasnt figured out how to use it herself but she likes drinking from cups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-introduce-the-sippy-cup#post-7215 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:33:42 +0000 Mrs. Bee 7215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we introduced it at 6 months, but the straw cup was much easier for charlie to master at that young age. once he was older, he preferred the traditional sippy cups over the straw cups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-introduce-the-sippy-cup#post-7116 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:34:40 +0000 ohapostrophe 7116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started at six months when we started solids. We skipped the sippy though and went to a straw cup... I've heard it's better for speech development (not that a sippy is bad), and Finn liked it better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-introduce-the-sippy-cup#post-7092 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:11:00 +0000 Red 7092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We introduced it with solids around 6 mos. She's still using them @ 11 mos but I think we'll transition to a regular cup (maybe with a straw) soon.....although I'm kinda lazy to start cause I'm dreading the mess, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-introduce-the-sippy-cup#post-7052 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:29:26 +0000 looch 7052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still haven't done it, at 10 months. We'll probably skip the entire sippy cup thing anyway, I hate seeing toddlers with those things attached to their mouths, and do an open cup. I also don't want to be a slave to a certain brand with a certain type of straw that you can only find at one Walmart in a 100 mile radius and have to deal with the meltdowns that ensue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-introduce-the-sippy-cup#post-7022 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:37:23 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 7022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had sippy cups around the house for a long time and Mavrick would hold them but didn't drink from them until 9 months. (late bloomer) I found the soft spout sippy cups helped transitioning him from bottle to cup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-introduce-the-sippy-cup#post-6992 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:10:33 +0000 chopsuey 6992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My pediatrician told me to introduce a sippy cup at around 4.5 months. She said my baby probably wouldn't drink out of it, but it was good to let her hold it and fling water around. -.-<br /> My LO's 7 months old now, and I just hold a cup to her mouth. Will probably re-introduce the sippy cup soon though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-introduce-the-sippy-cup#post-6985 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:07:57 +0000 Andrea 6985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every child is different of course but I think about 6 months is good since that is when a lot of people start solids. We were bottle feeding at 6 months and then put water in the sippy for her at about 7 or 8 months? It took her a while to get into the sippy and so you might have to experiment with different ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-introduce-the-sippy-cup#post-6975 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:55:36 +0000 sandsandmore 6975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son's adjusted age (he was born 3 months early) was 6 months when I gave it to him, so it's worth trying. I knew he was ready for it because he studies us when we drink out of a cup. He immediately took to it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-to-introduce-the-sippy-cup#post-6969 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:49:19 +0000 williamsh2 6969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hi All - </p> <p>I was wondering if anyone introduced a sippy cup to a 5 month old? We started oatmeal cereal the other day and a couple people have mentioned that they also then introduced a sippy cup. </p>