how do i teach my baby to use sippy cup when she ...?

Does she hold a bottle yet?

My daughter was taken off the bottle and given a sippy cup at 6 mos. That's because we used a beginners sippy cup made by NUK and she loved it from the beginning. It has ouce markings on the sides for easy measurements and easy handles to hold onto (that are detachable, and the cup is shaped like a bottle; that's why I asked if she holders her own bottle). We started out putting her formula in there instead of water or juice.

If she is only around 6 mos, I wouldn't worry about it too much. If she is closer to a year, I'd start working with her more and more.

How old is your baby? There is little use to try teaching your child using a sippy cup before she can sit up on her own. If she is doing that and just is a rather quiet observer than a grabbing explorer. Try teaching her by holding the sippy cap for her, while she drinks. Then set the sippy cup in her reach. It's likely, you will have to hold it for her for days or even a week or two. But, eventually she will be thirsty and pick it up on her own.

How old is she? My 9 Month old daughter will only her sippy cup and bottle when she knows someone else wont do it for her.

When she wants a bottle or Sippy cup dont hold it for her..wait untill she wants enough to grap it herself. Just like hold infront of her. I have to do that with my daughter.

Also for a sippy cup you probably do need to hold it a first for her so she gets the hang of the idea! They are alot different from a bottle.

Yea, don't worry about forcing the sippy cup thing. I put a sippy cup with water in my 9 month old's playpen in case she wants to experiment holding it, but I'm not going to force it. Like someone else said, as long as she's being fed and drinking formula or breastmilk, she's good to go. Eventually, she'll give up the bottle. =)

When we taught our son to use a sippy cup, we simply took the bottle away and it was either he took to the sippy cup, or had nothing. It took one day for him to grasp the sippy cup, the next day he was almost a pro using it. I simply sat on the floor with him and showed him how to use the cup, and he caught on extremely quickly because he wanted to do what Mommy was doing.

However if your daughter is not interested in holding things, there is really nothing you can do to force her to learn. She's lacking interest in the major part to using a cup.

How old is she? I saw all the comments and people around me with 6 month olds that were holding their own bottles. I though mine should be too, so I tried putting her little hands onthe cup or bottle and she fought me every second. I quickly gave up and now, she doesn't do it herself all the time, but she can. She is 8 months and about half the time holds her own bottle and cup. She knows how to pull it away and put it back in her mouth. She just decided on her own that she wanted to and she did. Some babies are really lazy and some are overly eager. When she is ready she will do it.

she will grab it when she is ready, if she is not interested in grabbing anything she cant be ready yet, because as soon as they learn there is no stopping them

Just keep offering it. Don't put too much water in it so it isn't too heavy. Once they realise they can do it they never stop.

How old is she? I wouldn't worry about it till she's about a year old, then try. As long as she gets the milk...that's what is important.