Is 4 months too early for a sippy cup?

You may try a sippy cup with your child as early as 4 months old, but it isn’t necessary to begin the switch this early. The AAP suggests offering your baby a cup around 6 months of age, around the time when they begin solid foods. Other sources say to start the switch closer to 9 or 10 months.

Can you give formula in a sippy cup?

Can you put formula in a sippy cup? Putting formula in a sippy cup is totally fine. The transition to a sippy cup can begin after your child reaches 6 months of age. Using sippy cups promotes good oral hygiene and prevents speech issues that could develop.

Why should babies not use sippy cups?

Around 12 months your child’s swallow begins to mature and the continued used of a bottle or introduction of a hard-spouted sippy cup can interfere with progression from that infant suckle to a more mature swallow pattern. This is why we recommend ditching the bottle by 12 months of age and moving to a straw cup!

What can babies drink at 6 months?

6. Good drinks for babies and kids
  • Breastmilk is best for baby and is the only food or drink that baby needs until around 6 months.
  • If baby is formula fed, baby can be offered cooled, boiled water as well as formula.
  • From around 6 months all babies can have cooled, boiled waterin a bottle or cup.