remember (i know it is difficult) that the one year old is not in charge. offer her two sources of liquid: milk or tasty juice in a sippy cup and water in a bottle. allow her to choose. when you wash the nipple on the bottle don't rinse off all of the soap. a little will just add a strange taste or you can clog the nipple a bit so she has to really strain to get anything out of it. kids are smart. she will figure it out but you may have one rough day over this first (of many to come) struggles with a strong-willed child. next? potty training in about a year. offer her plenty of her favorite foods at meals and snacks.
my 1 year old refuses to take sippy cup and wants the bottle. we tried everything from trying different types of sippy cups to offering the sippy cup when she wakes up and is hungry. overall in a day she takes approximately 1-2 oz through the sippy cup. however when we offer the bottle she takes it happily but the doc told us not to give it anymore. she's receiving milk through other means such as food and eats solids happily as well. i was just wondering if anyone has advice on what to do to so she uses the sippy cup since she is now losing weight.