Hello all,

how to use sippy cups? which type are best for kids? my baby is 10 months old and refuses to take juices or water from bottle. she is on BM. i heard we shouldn't sterilise them , hw can we clean them often? hw can we prepare formula in it as it doesn't have measurements. I am mixing fruit juices in her cereal . she is interested in cut fruits and the juices we drink.
Shelly replied. Firstly at 10mo of age they should NOT be eating pieces of fruit. ONLY the pureed baby fruits. As they could choke easily. Secondly YOU should NOT give them the juices you drink as it is to acidic. Give them the gerber baby juices. Breast milk is of course the best thing for your baby, but you should start introducing small portions of Vitamin D milk, if you do not they will not accept the milk once they reach one year of age. Try only 1.5-2oz a day to get them used to it. Put that in a sippy cup. as to measuring it? You can buy sippy cups with the measurments on it, or you can pour in a bottle to measure, then pour into the sippy cup. As to sterilization, YES all items given to an infant should be steralized. As their immunse system is not fully developed and the germs could cause them to get sick more often. To steralize, you may wash in dish washer (Just rinse with water again b4 you give it to your child). Or you may hand wash the item and then put a pan of water on and bring it to a boil and drop the clean item into the boiling water and let sit for 3 minutes.
Hope this helps!