My DD is 15 months old and has been having 2 bottles of cows milk morning and night only. I want to switch to a cup as I know drinking milk from bottles is bad for teeth and I know she can drink water from a cup with a straw very well.
I started by switching the morning bottle only and left the nighttime bottle. Last week I tried the Avent cup with soft spout, but she just took a few sips, got frustrated and then pushed the cup away. So I gave up and put the milk back in her bottle and she drank it all.
Today tried giving her milk in her cup with straw. Again took a few sips, then started to cry and throw the cup away. I didn't give her the bottle again though so she basically had no milk this morning except for a few sips.
Questions I have are:
Should I persevere and hope she does start to drink more milk from the cups?
Should I also replace her nighttime bottle with a cup?
Does it matter if she stops drinking her milk altogether? I know I can give her milk in food, but she has been taking about 10ozs of milk a day in bottle and she is unlikely to drink that much water to compensate.
Any advice much appreciated!