Struggling to get my little one to drink water. I’ve tried the munchkin cup, the straw and replace with a cup method, a small cup, the honey bear. Everything. Help?
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Not very well but she sure does love to try and get it all over herself.
We use a silicone straw cup and I also let her use it open but I help her hold it when open since it's not rigid. It's always on her high chair when she eats and half of her meal time is spent trying to suck all the water out.

My boy likes using our normal glasses that the family use. He wants exactly what we have. So I tightly hold the glass for him and he’ll chug mouthfuls of that

I got the little red shot cups. Or regular glass cup so I can see where the water is.

Did you get ur lo used to a straw first? Sometimes you have to teach them how it works. If not I’d try just a normal sippy cup or my daughter likes drinking out of a yeti so maybe that might work

My LG loves does great with a straw cup. I just got Take N Toss ones from Walmart. You can give them a squeeze and the water comes right up so LO can figure it out quickly.
Whatever you go with, just keep practicing and offering at every meal. Water is optional at this age so it is more about practice than hydration

i gave my daughter water on the munchkin cup with the straw but she loves drinking out of the actual water bottle while i hold it for her. have you tried that? if not try some purée on the straw to teach them how to suck on the straw

Nope. Every time I try she makes a funny face and spits of right out. We’ve tried every way possible and just no luck.

My baby loves it. He's not 100% good at drinking it yet

My son drank a little water today. But I’m not consistent with it because it’s not something I need to worry about now. He drinks 32oz of formula a day and that plenty of water. But I’m going to try to become more consistent with it just because he should learn how to drink from a supply cup or an open cup. I have the munchkin one where he bites down and water comes out. He used that one for the first time. And a small open cup with a heavy bottom.

My son gets water everytime he eats solid foods /puree . I serve him 2-3oz in his sippy cup and he drinks away

My son first learned the straw cup with breastmilk. I tried it with water and he just wasn’t motivated to drink from it but he learned REAL QUICK when the good stuff was at stake. Now he drinks water from the straw cup just fine. I have the mama bear weighted straw cups.

same here

Hopefully our babies will drink it eventually.
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