Can you give a 4 month old baby milk from a feeder cup?

[Rosebud05]

This might be a stupid question, but here goes. My bf-ed ds (3.5 months) is not great with a bottle (fusses, takes in air, gets wind, cries, refuses bottle). A few times I've taken the teat bit off and given him the milk from the open top of the bottle, which he seems fine with. I've also tried one of those first stage Tommee Tippee ohes which has been more successful than a bottle.
Is this okay?

[Rosebud05]

P.S. This is only a 'now and then' thing - a couple of times a week.

[cassell]

I can't see any reason why not - as long as he is taking the milk that is the main thing and it will save you weaning him off a bottle on to a cup in due course!

[BertieBotts]

Yes, it's fine The only problem being it won't fit in all sterilisers - but then some people say you don't need to sterilise at all if you wash things properly. I haven't bothered sterilising when I have given expressed milk because I just put it into the bottle immediately before feeding it.

[Rosebud05]

Thanks, ladies. I've heard of doidy cups and will do some research.

[CMOTdibbler]

It's no problem at all, and if you are breastfeeding, can interfere with that much less.

Doidy cups are really good for this as they are easier to drink from, and last. DS still likes a Doidy at 3, even though he is perfectly capable of drinking from normal glasses