My 7-month-old drinks from a STRAW?!

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[@mssimonemitchell5874]

Thank you I’ve been tryna get my 10 month old to drink out of a cup for months he’s exclusively breast fead and refuses to try anything but this is genius

[@SaraHinata]

Put breast milk in the straw

[@Catonster]

Did it work? 😊

[@dianaayellow]

i handed my 7.5 month old daughter the cup and she started drinking as if she knew it lol a few weeks later the i clogged the sippy cup with orange juice and i had her switch to a regular glass and a regular straw she did just fine i guess i was luckyyyyy

[@nicolewallace5052]

I put applesauce on yhe straw and a drink I know he likes and that's hoe he learned how to drink out of a straw

[@Luidaa]

Just as an idea: a baby doesent need a straw to drink out of a cup. My baby (7Months) drinks out of W glass without a straw, no problem :)

[@Sweetspotsoprano]

She raw asf for that Let me get my notebook writing ✍🏽 things I should know as a good mom ❤

[@noneofyourbuizness]

Straws allow more air to get inside your stomach

[@CatLoverR01]

raw af????? what does that even mean⁉️⁉️🤔🤔

[@Lavender_Roseee]

@@CatLoverR01means she’s cool for that in layman’s terms lol. Raw is just another way of saying it was dope.

[@matrepharaoh8260]

@@CatLoverR01🙄

[@hippychick420]

​@Lavender_Roseee lmao then just say that. People making up new terms and shit expecting everyone to just know what they're talking about.

[@penni6432]

The issue here is that infants this young do not know when to stop sucking on the straw and often choke. Using the straw to give little ones liquid is fine because the adult measures the amount they give. Just know that choking can and does happen.

[@muqaddaszaheer]

Well infants this young usually aren't left unattended

[@penni6432]

Wish that were true.@@muqaddaszaheer

[@karaa7595]

Way too young to give a straw imo.

[@chloeannmarie5655]

@@penni6432it is true. They USUALLY aren’t left alone too long. The minority that do leave their infants unsupervised are quite unusual.

[@penni6432]

We really will never know. @@chloeannmarie5655

[@janetmecham1059]

Her baby is so precious! 😍🥹

[@bradswanson7919]

You can teach them to drink from a cup from the time they’re sitting without straws. Start with a tiny bit of water in the bottom of a little Dixie cup.

[@moavdi756]

WARNING: My Pediatrician warned me years ago NOT to allow kids to use hard straws (soft paper straws OK after toddler age). REASON: They are mobile, accidentally fall, and the straw goes right through the roof of the mouth! 😮 Primarily the thin hard straws of those carton drinks.

[@TiffanyChantee]

True. I’m glad both of her straw was flexible and bendy

[@JulietCastella]

Never in my mind letting my toddler drinking while walking or playing. Sit and drink is a must. I hope every parents have this sense.

[@simonegodwin7449]

Agreed it can pierce brain membrane leading to a bleed or meningitis

[@chrisabshire82]

the sippy cup is a soft squishy straw and the one she is holding won't be mobile . the baby is sitting and can't even hold it or would use it alone

[@roxane444]

Yup it did happened to me

[@ngreat4390]

😂😂 joke's on you ma'am. That baby was born ready for that straw

[@yootoob2]

😂😂 Right! She wants all the milk! 😂 Cute self

[@favouronwuka2156]

Exactly what I said. Babies automatically know how to suck

[@walk_alone710]

Exactly

[@amony9117]

My 6 and half baby taught herself how to drink out of a straw. I had strawberry milkshake in front of her when I looked down she was drinking it. That was the first time she’d seen a straw.

[@lilethm.alvarez7330]

Similar experience with both of my kids. I did not have to teach them.

[@TiffanyChantee]

If you keep it around some babies will figure it out but most babies bite on things especially due to teething. I taught to use a straw so she never used a sippy cup but she learned how to use an open cup on her own without having any accidents.

[@amony9117]

@@TiffanyChantee the funniest thing was this was the first time me having take away and she knew what she was doing.

[@mementomori2809]

she was gonna get that milkshake one way or another 🤣 good thing it wasn’t the messy way

[@Interwebs663]

Wait I thought babies can’t have water till 12 months? (Not judging, I was just told that by my pediatrician, all love

[@christinawoolvin5064]

I love her little feet kicking waiting for the first sip, so cute!!❤

[@malenamajors6678]

Grandparent been doing this for years! Love to see it!❤

[@user-ix3yy9dd2p]

Exactly…. It’s nothing new

[@quadeshiabatts8835]

Literally what I was thinking. lol

[@Michelle-dm3nl]

This and the honey bear straw bottle works wonders for training babies to drink from a straw. I taught my son at 6 months a straw and open cup since he wouldnt take a bottle. It's good for their oral development as well!

[@ginapineda5622]

This baby is so cute ,she can’t wait to drink from the straw,she’s so adorable❤❤❤❤

[@Mommy2Gav05]

Yep. That's how I taught all 5 of my kids to drink from a straw.

[@bigbangb3tty365]

We do.

[@taylarmcfadden]

My mom did this with my sister and my sister drinks out of any cup now. We ofc have to hold the regular cups for her but she likes taking tiny regular sips.

[@amydk274]

Wow these little cuties are just born so advanced these days. Goodness gracious me!!!! How cool!!!!😊

[@jeane9873]

She's so cute how excited about drinking a bit of water she gets ❤❤❤ i wish i was too 😂

[@nadiamondtanzerin3634]

And then there is me, gave my kids a shot glass to practicing drinking 😂

[@udontevenwannaknowbruv]

That’s actually how we did it at the daycare I worked at! ❤ Except we used small espresso glasses, perfect size for baby hands. Babies of only 10 months old could drink out of it, just took some practice and a lot of spare clothes at hand lol. Because the first few times they will grab it and violently dunk the whole thing into their own face and all over their shirt but eventually they will understand. You just have to make sure to start with a tiny bit of water (so they won’t be completely soaked when they spill it) and have patience. It’s excellent for their motor skills! Then when they were about 1,5 years old we would start giving them a small measuring jug so they could fill their own cup with water. 😊

[@BaByGuUrL221]

Kinda like my story on how I got my 10 1/2 month old to start walking. I used her daddy’s 12 pack of beer box and she’d push it along. People kept asking what walker I bought and I had to admit I’m using her daddy’s beer trash as a walker 🤣

[@nadiamondtanzerin3634]

@@BaByGuUrL221 🤣🤣

[@eighttolovethewanagelfamst6174]

​@@BaByGuUrL221😂😂😂 You're a real one for telling everyone this. Lol I love it. 😂😂😂😂

[@yomama5304]

That's cuz you are an OG!

[@nossytajose4213]

I just gave my bby a water to drink using a straw and she just drank like a pro.

[@rockitrocksit]

I feel like all babies know how to drink out of a straw, you just suck like you’re sucking your nipple

[@ave3468]

@@rockitrocksitthat’s what I was thinking. Is it not natural instinct? They have bottles which aren’t exactly the same but I feel like they’d get the hang of it without having to be taught.

[@familyof1052]

They do all know if they are young enough to still have the sucking reflex. This baby would have done it just the same on the sippy cup first. You guys are right. If she sucks hard enough to get it out of the end of a straw with a finger still covering it then she would have on the sippy cup that would be easier. No trick to it lol

[@nossytajose4213]

@@Sally-nj5wn Yea I breastfed. It was a miracle I guess

[@creativesparks2164]

@@rockitrocksit Exactly what I said!!!!

[@moopoo18]

Exactly how I taught my daughter 4 years ago

[@hippiechic65]

And exactly how I taught my daughter, 34 years ago 😊

[@S_ME818]

Thats actually so smart ❤❤

[@brittneyyyann]

My baby learned how to drink from a straw at 4 months completely accidentally. His vitamin d is given in a 1ml dropper, one day he was able to suck it out like a straw and kept doing it everyday from then on. Tried giving him a straw and he immediately knew what to do!

[@rae9882]

I don't know why this is a trend..rushing babies to stop being babies...

[@Michelle-dm3nl]

@@rae9882 its not a trend. I taught my baby very young because he refused bottles and I needed to go back to work. It allowed us to feed him when I wasn't there. Readiness starts from 6 months depeneding on the baby!

[@lauren8627]

​@@rae9882Yeah I don't get it either. My son had milk until 10 months, then small amounts of water. Too much water throws off their electrolyte balance. I breastfed my babies, but obviously same goes for expressed BM or formula. I actually hate straws for infants. It STILL teaches low tongue posture, and not a proper swallow. It may not create a tongue thrust swallow pattern, but ut sure doesn't correct it. I don't understand why feeding therapists/SLP's are so hot on straws. As a dental hygienist I don't tend to encourage straws too much, because those sweet acidic liquids people want to "shoot" to the back of the throat don't only cause erosion and decay, they also cause high triglycerides, reflux and diabetes!!!

[@norab2617]

Yes! My mom taught my boys around the same age with the same technique! Works like a charm!

[@sahelidhar4752]

They're providing solutions to problems we didn't even know we had until now.

[@samanthapersson6212]

Having the right sippy cup is everything too! That munchkin one is the best starter

[@janelleblount128]

I just went out to coffee every day and he really wanted what I had.

[@clara_9577]

😂😂😂

[@sallyidol6281]

Been there done that 😂😂😂😂

[@ishratjereen536]

Aww... The sweet little doll 😍😍😍 I love babies ❤❤

[@jenniferdegrote3298]

She's adorable 🩷🩷🩷

[@foreverJMJ93]

My mom taught my son the same way out of a cup at the Chinese buffet before covid 😂😂😂

[@adrianascott5422]

Also using the baby food squize pouches work. Mine skipped right over sippy cups because she was already used to the straw effect.

[@user-wd2nc6yk1i]

Yes!! This!!

[@krisrobinson7999]

same

[@familyoffour247]

I've been offering my girl the pouches for months and she still doesn't want to suck on it lol. She will only eat them if I put it in a spoon. No luck with straw training but definitely trying this trick!

[@user-ld2qx5yw3h]

This has nothing to do with the purpose of the video, but that is the cutest little bald baby ever. 😂

[@emmiivee]

Aww what a cute and smart baby!! 🥹🥹

[@angel-vz7ii]

Wow - mothers EVERYWHERE could never have figured this out by themselves. 😮

[@stephaniec0625]

I had no idea people really didn't know how to do this. Beautiful baby ❤

[@beez_treez]

lol yeah I’m 30 taken care of many babies and have one of my own. Never thought of this

[@lucyprice6237]

Very cool mom!! You did good!!

[@petal979]

I had no idea you had to teah a bay this, mine were doing it at 6 months by themselves

[@h.a6151]

Plot twist: The baby already knew how to drink from the straw.

[@rissascott803]

So cute! Great job

[@ritanostrand3075]

What's the hurry ? Watching our healthy little ones reach milestones on their own times is such a joy

[@HalfNHalf.]

It’s not about “hurry.” Most milestones need some assistance.

[@ritanostrand3075]

..HalfNHalf.. C'mon...what healthy 7 month old needs to learn how to drink from a straw? 🤔

[@kaitlinparsons6556]

It's actually a more useful skill that they will carry on throughout their adult life. That's why it's recommended over regular sippy cups. Not that there's anything wrong with a standard sippy, but straw cups are a more useful, long-lasting skill.

[@HalfNHalf.]

@@ritanostrand3075 I don’t understand why you’re so up in arms about babies drinking from straws lol It’s really not a big deal when they learn it but I can tell you it’s not something they learn on their own. It’s a completely different mouth movement from breastfeeding or drinking from a bottle so it is important to teach them and it doesn’t matter how early or late you teach them.

[@eminemilly]

​@@HalfNHalf.Really ? my 6 month drank from the munchkin weighted straw at 6 months when I offered. And those weird 36o cups too but I read they're not as good as a soft straw. She wouldn't accept a bottle or binky tho lol she's 2 now

[@abbymayen4734]

I always do this at restaurants I started feeding my 2nd baby at 4 months and I stopped carrying around so much. For my first born I was too protective and scared over every little thing. I didn’t feed my first born food until 6 months and carried around a huge diaper bag. Now that I have my second child and is 6 month rn I started thinking “most things that moms now a day “need” don’t exist and I’ve saved hundreds of dollars compared to my first child. I hoarded lots of things that I honestly didn’t end up using. The simpler the better the less stressful. Biggest advice, keep it down to the basic bare minimum and you’ll realize how much you don’t need.

[@catherinemccright1256]

I literally don't bring anything with me with my kids so I just leave diapers and wipes in the car and it changed your outfit. If I need it I go get it

[@abbymayen4734]

@@catherinemccright1256such a great idea!

[@sarge7526]

Awwww❤❤❤❤ she is just too cute and adorable I just love babies❤❤❤❤

[@user-lg3vu8si2s]

Awww. That’s amazing, and adorable

[@sugarspice7768]

Babies are not designed to use a straw, drink from a cup, or sip. It should absolutely not replace sucking from the breast or a bottle. Obviously breast would be prefer, but bottle can work. The sucking develops their oral muscles. It will effect the structure of their face and their speech later on. Please educate yourself on babies & child development. It is always best to stay with what comes most natural for the baby. ❤

[@Jennifer-gr7hn]

and oxygenation at night while sleeping!

[@Biepsi]

That's the reason why my son drinks from a glass since 6 months old. Messy, but worth it. He's now close to 2 y/o and can drink from anything without spilling.

[@pjj.5649]

You don't have to teach a baby to suck. If mom had just given him a smaller sippy cup, he would have sucked on the straw and got the liquid out. Drinking from an open cup, no lid, is more difficult because the baby has to have lip closure around the edge of the cup. The best way to teach drinking from an open cup is use a small dental cup. Put about an inch of liquid inside. The child will clamp their lips around the edge, tilt the cup up and suck the liquid as it rolls forward to their mouth. Only one inch of juice or sweet liquid no more. After the first try they will lift the cup and ask for more. I use this method as a pediatric occupational therapist and it worked every time. 💕

[@joshuabulger3156]

she is adorable 🥰

[@noneya8186]

Wow mama! Great work!

[@hristinabucinovska]

😂😂😂 ohh hun that’s human instinct but I do love the effort ❤

[@Asianlove4ever]

So cute. I love the little noises they make 🥹

[@deldrenerobia8132]

Sooo adorable ❤❤

[@LeoPlayzMM2]

My brother eats the straws on his sippy cup😭😂

[@user-mw4hi1rv9v]

It’s funny how people think that what they learned is actually a new surprise I am 50 that is exactly how I taught my children to drink out of a straw

[@JasminCarlson-pl2so]

It's a new surprise for her and those she is sharing the video for. Just because it's not a new surprise to you doesn't mean it isnt a new surprise.

[@Bubby448]

My son was drinking from a straw at 4 months old. Before that I put a straw in his bottle. He sat up in a high chair and drank it. We were all amazed. We couldn’t believe he could sit up so well. He did everything way to early. He talked & walked all over the place by 8 months. He had 6 teeth at 4 months. I was kinda bummed he did everything so early.

[@Ellilvia]

Oh. Hows he like now?

[@2blessd2b_stressed]

That gasp at the end almost sounded like an “ohhh so that’s what I do!”

[@MobiusCoin]

Okay but that baby is soooo cute!!! ❤

[@samu6874]

We skipped the whole zippy cup, straw, bottle teaching and just tought them to use a glas at 9 months. We used the little ones for shots. Its great cause they dont break easy and its not much water.

[@PaperParade]

Im not a mom but I have a lot of experience with children and I would never let them drink from a straw before a certain age because it’s a very easy choking hazard. Wouldn’t be hard to imagine one wrong move and it gets shoved to the back of their throat. Maybe just get a normal sippy cup?

[@familyoffour247]

The cup she switched the baby to has a soft silicone straw. My daughter is 11 months and pretty much all straw sippy cups for babies under 12mos have soft, short silicone straws. It's safe

[@heatherlynn4652]

It's clearly a soft straw meant for little one. The pearl clutching on the internet is getting out if hand

[@rimbadawi8187]

Baby straw cup has a soft short silicon straw. I always teach my kids to drink from baby straw cups from 6 months old. Regular cups and straw cups are the best and even the best for vocabulary ( you can search about it)

[@marianadouglas4358]

Omg this is brilliant!!!

[@IndigoBlue12]

She's adorable ❤

[@jhutch1681]

Babies at this age still need the action of nursing (vs sipping) for their development.

[@ericalarsen9175]

From what I understand, straws are not great for their oral development.

[@HannabethB]

Wow, you’re awesome for sharing this! Thanks so much!!!

[@AckunaFritatta]

She's adorable

[@miraa2k16]

Be careful not to give your child too much water at one time, they need only baby food, juice, and formula until theyre atleast a year old

[@btheo3816]

Thank you for mentioning this. I had to scroll far to find it

[@redactedredacted6205]

This comment pairs well with the post… both pro tips are for complete idiots

[@miraa2k16]

@@btheo3816 ur welcome 🤗 I'm glad u saw!

[@SweetExtace]

Juice... what?

[@MrsLeBlanc14]

No. No juice. Water is fine in moderation.

[@mapleleaf3803]

Dont give babies less than a year old water!! 😭

[@DemiLoveNailArt]

Why not?

[@MissDanDona]

​@DemiLoveNailArt Actually it's from 6 months and older. Their kidneys are still developing and their body can't process plain water before 6 months. It can affect the concentration of nutrients in their body and can even be fatal.

[@DemiLoveNailArt]

@@MissDanDona okay thank you I’m not a mom so was just wondering

[@keyd9846]

​@@DemiLoveNailArtbecause it throws off their electrolytes

[@user-cn9xz7dr8q]

I was hoping someone said it😢

[@coralia123]

THANK YOU!! I have a 21 months old daughter and a 20 days old baby boy but I didn’t know that when I had my first, definitely going to do it with my baby boy when he gets to that age. 😁

[@maryuhh89]

Her little feet wiggling ❤❤❤❤

[@iamgremliana_69]

Why can't people let babies be babies

[@ashleywebster8827]

what do you mean by this lol

[@iamgremliana_69]

@@ashleywebster8827 let them grow instead of forcing them to grow up fast

[@onelastname]

​@@iamgremliana_69dude what? Do I let him cook for himself too? What a dumbass comment

[@mariii5230]

how else are they supposed to learn lol

[@iamgremliana_69]

@@mariii5230 well don't rush it do it when there older and don't need a bottle

[@twinboyz2004]

Good job moms now let’s Teach her how not too wear lashes 😅

[@Mizukie_327]

Huh wdym

[@twinboyz2004]

Terrible 🤦🏾‍♂️ I definitely hope you don’t have a daughter

[@emilyellis129]

@@Mizukie_327 he’s saying she (mother) should not be wearing lashes around a baby because it’s a bad influence due to the reason false lashes were made. not saying i agree at all but that’s what this ja is saying

[@Mizukie_327]

@@emilyellis129 oh k ty

[@kait8314]

Aww do you want to wear them instead?

[@1fairmaiden]

Genius Mom!

[@MaurLiz]

WOW!!! PHENOMENAL!!! I loved the quick switcherooo!! She was drinking out of her sippie cup straw, no problem!! 😃 ❤❤

[@cleosworld9096]

Omg genius girl I live u for this

[@ambera7992]

The best sippy cup ever ❤❤

[@judilynn9569]

So Cute!

[@satomz]

Oh wow, that's actually really diligent of you. I literally put off teaching my 3 year old until couple months ago when I forgot I never taught him but he just started sucking on the straw like he knew how all along. My husband asked me when he learned to drink from a straw and I was like "Just now."

[@Sega_Anna_Poni]

So smart 😂👏👏

[@gigigoddess3352]

What a cutie!

[@pamelaellis2291]

Did this back in the 60s with our kids. Works pretty well.

[@alexuwu4987]

i have those same sippy cups!! they are my FAVORITE!!

[@notsorry3631]

Omg that's GENIUS

[@immimfromnailsworth2753]

Such a serious Mum and Baby!

[@TimiSterr]

Yup, worked with mine. Once they understand liquid can come out of it, they understand what you want them to do

[@greeneyesrawesome]

This is how I taught my daughter too! So easy

[@papaya477]

Mine just started stealing my drinks🤣

[@Itsyourgurlautusss]

My 8month old had the same cup and at 5months I did the same strategy and it also worked! By the way your baby is beautiful

[@mrs.hannahjinujidaniel934]

Thank you for this!

[@chrissyhayes8762]

Awe, adorable

[@riahpapaya8091]

I’ve known this trick for years. Even before I became a parent. It’s good you shared it

[@DebiB62]

Great technique!!

[@Bianca-br9lh]

I’ve been on this all week, definitely going to try

[@bettyclark8249]

That is exactly how I taught my 5 little ones. 😂❤

[@nurawad4781]

Wooo!! thank you sis!! 🤩

[@sarahmwvcm]

Nice! Good job, Mom😊

[@asiamarie3899]

😮 I wish I knew that when teaching my youngest!!

[@ashlynn7375]

That's so cute good job mom ✨

[@denisecoward5522]

🥹😍🥹😍🥹😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰💗🙏🏾so precious

[@invisiblespirit5476]

This is how I taught mine, too. And it was out of necessity when I forgot to bring a sippy cup to a restaurant. Haha

[@jennifercarrrillo7224]

Thank you so much I am keep showing my 18 months to drink more he got it a little bit already 🥰💖💖

[@amandawilliams2266]

Clever mamma ❤

[@Watchlady196]

Wow that’s amazing!!👍❤

[@deskofbexxi9245]

Thank you so much. It worked perfectly

[@lilystarr226]

My inner child heals a tiny bit more every time I see an adult caring for little ones 🥹

[@carolinemorgan94]

This mother is a genius

[@zzevonplant]

I love these weird tricks, they're life savers. My, now 4-year-old, I used weird tricks I saw on KZbin to potty train her early. It was awesome, worked like a charm. Other parents we know are still dealing with diapers & pull ups at 3-4. Thanks to clever KZbin moms, not me!! 😂🎉