When is your little one ready to switch from bottle to baby drinking glass?

When the baby has to be given complementary foods, of course there are many things that he must learn. From the texture of the food and drinks that are given to how to use tableware. One thing that parents have to teach is to drink from a glass. Usually babies are too comfortable with the bottle, it will be difficult to use a glass. Actually, when should children be introduced to this baby drinking glass?

When do children start learning to use baby drinking glasses?

Breastfeeding not only through the mother's nipple, but also through a milk bottle. Then if you have grown up, your little one should also be introduced to a special glass instead of constantly drinking milk from a bottle.

Baby cups are designed in various shapes that make it easy to drink. Usually baby cups are equipped with a handle on the side of the glass and a lid that is tapered and has a hole. From this hole, water, milk, and fruit juice can leave and enter the baby's mouth.

However, there is a time for teaching children to drink with a baby glass, you know. Of course you have to wait for the baby to be ready first. Otherwise, the baby may choke when drinking because too much water flows into the mouth.

The important thing that you need to consider for introducing baby glasses is fine motor skills. When he can hold the bottle properly, he is ready to drink with a baby glass. There is no standard when the baby's age can drink using a glass.

However, generally children can drink with this glass at the age of 5 to 9 months. At that age, your little one has begun to be able to hold the glass and the muscles around his mouth are able to regulate how much water to drink. After switching from a baby glass, your little one can learn to use a regular cup

Reporting from the Parents page, Jonathon Maguire, MD, a child health expert at St. Michael Hospital said, "Parents who introduce drinking containers other than milk bottles more than one year of age, will find it more difficult for children to adapt".

Tips to teach babies to drink with this glass

When you introduce and train children to use baby glasses, there are a number of things that need to be considered, such as:

• Don't be pushy and start if he is interested or curious about the baby glass.
• Make sure he drinks with a baby glass in a sitting position so as not to choke.
• When he spills water or milk, don't scold the child.
• Change his wet clothes after finishing drinking practice using a baby glass.

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