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A 28-year old female asked:

When is it appropriate to introduce a sippy cup to an infant?

3 doctor answers • 9 doctors weighed in

A 45-year old asked:

How do I help my baby drink from a sippy cup? He's over a yr old now.

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A 27-year old female asked:

When i should transition my baby from drinking with sippy cup to ordinary cup?

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A 22-year old female asked:

What age can I start giving my bottle fed baby some water in a sippy cup in addition to his formula? And how much can I give him?

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A 22-year old male asked:

At what age should you completely transition from bottle to sippy cup?

4 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

At what age should toddlers transition from bottle feeding to a sippy cup?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

Do i need to sterilize my baby sippy cup he s one year old , i use steam sterilizer to sterilize bottles?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 36-year old male asked:

My 2yr old found a week old sippy cup of milk and drank half of it- like 3 oz before coming and telling me he didn't like this milk. What shd I do?

2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 48-year old asked:

I'm having trouble getting my 9-month-old to drink from a sippy cup. Any helpful ideas?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 35-year old female asked about a female:

Is it critical or urgent to wean my 18 month old off the bottle to a sippy cup? What are the dangers?

3 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old female asked:

My 3 year old found and drank from an old sippy cup of his with water that was 1-4 weeks old. Should I be concerned? when would he show symptoms?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A member asked:

Can sippy cups cause cavities in children? I've read that bottles can cause cavities in children, especially if they drink before bed, but i'd like to know if sippy cups can do the same thing. Is it better to avoid using them?

3 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old asked:

What is worse for the teeth, sippy cup or bottle?

3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 19-year old female asked:

When should I switch my baby from the bottle to the sippy cup?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 28-year old female asked:

6 month old choked/gagged on water from sippy cup, coughed once or twice, any reason to worry about secondary drowning becAuse of this?

2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old female asked:

My toddler drank from A sippy cup with two day old unrefrigerated apple juice. He gulp back quite a bit before I saw. Will he get ill ?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 32-year old female asked:

My 2yr old son is always thirsty and drinks his sippy cup sraight down sometimes non stop then wants more. Why could that be?

3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old asked:

My son just had cleft palate repair done. When can I put him on a sippy cup?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 43-year old asked:

My son just had cleft palate repair done and I wanted to know how long until I can use a sippy cup?

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A female asked:

My baby is 11 months.He is breastfed and does not take a bottle. I would like to wean him onto either formula or cow's milk. Bottle or sippy cup?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 42-year old female asked:

My 2 yr old drank of another childs sippy cup right after the child drank from it. What are the chances of her catching bacterial meningitis? Does it live long once outside the body? its rare,1 and 10 carriers, what if this kid is a carrier? Worry?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 32-year old asked:

My 19 month old will not drink milk from a sippy cup? He will drink water or juice from a sippy cup. What should I do?

3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 31-year old female asked:

Do you have any suggestions for helping a 10.5 month old transition from breast to bottle or sippy cup? I'm fearful he isn't getting enough milk.

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

My baby is 1year old and still drink milk different time at night during sleep w bottles,i tried sippy cup during day but most intake occure at night?

3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old female asked:

My baby hasn't pooped in 8 days and I am wondering what is going on? He is 5 1/2 months and just started solids. He loves sweet potatoes, but since he has been getting backed up, I have been giving him water in a sippy cup and pears for his meal. He is br

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

Is it a must to put my baby on a bottle, can she drink a sippy cup. 5 months old. Breastfed, and she doesn't want the bottle or dummy? She will still drink breast mornings and evenings?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old female asked:

Nov. My baby drank from another babies sippy cup. Last week that vaby was diagnosed with imune deficiancy disorder. Sickness unknown. If that baby is HIV pos. Could mine get affected? Both babies were teething, and that onemight have a soar in mouth

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old female asked about a female:

16 month old has an upper lip tie that tethers his lip to in between his front 2 teeth, causing a gap. trouble with sippy cups. Clip it?

3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

Hi. I can be very paranoid. I have a baby who drank from another babies sippy cup. There was no sign of blood on the teat. But both babies are teething. If that baby could have been HIV positive. Could my baby get infected from that?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 48-year old asked:

Is it okay to use supple cups at 15?

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