A follow up entry to my previous post…
Like what I’ve said my 17-month-old baby started using a sippy cup when she was almost 9 months old. At first, I wasn’t serious about letting my baby drink from a sippy cup but since all babies like to mimic others actions, I showed her how to do it as well to let her copy myself. Just like when you train a toddler to belly dance as young as they are to let their bones and muscles become flexible.
Furthermore, I’m not going into details cos am pretty sure all mommies and professional babysitters out there know about this very well. Like I, myself, I’m aware that long time sucking can cause damage to baby’s mouth. Even my mom told me about this thing ages ago cos there’s a lot of Filipino kids who lose their teeth as young as the age of 3 yrs old. Bad teeth are not inherited, just to let you know. According to an expert… “Parents do pass on bad teeth to their children, but not in the way you think. It isn’t genetics — tooth decay is an infectious disease!”. Teeth don’t grow on different direction and don’t grow with tooth decay, they grow perfectly if they’re taken care of.
Freya 8 months and 2 weeks sipping her pink sippy cup from Dollar Tree store.
In addition to that, you don’t need to buy expensive training cup just to well trained your baby, although you have to make sure not to put anything liquid that is extremely hot. Actually, I got Freya’s 1st sippy cup at Dollar Tree where everything is a dollar. Patience was never my virtue, even now. I always lose my patience when Freya starts watering her milk on our carpeted floor. When that happens, I stop giving her milk from the sippy cup for a week. Does anyone want to rub carpet every single time? I’m pretty sure no one 
But the point is… all you need to do is to let your baby get used to anything new to her/him. And to show them what’s the use of that certain thing. It’s just a matter of getting used to it and the willingness of a parent. I know I sound repetitive but don’t get me wrong guys, I’m not trying to be an expert mom cos obviously, I’m not. It just happened that my most hated part of a person is having bad teeth. Okay lang panget paa basta maganda ipin dahil kahit ano mangyari may hahalik at hahalik sayo.
Aww cute cute talaga ni Freya! hehee cute ng sippy cup! hehe lolz wala ako ganun nung bata ah… lolz! ooh hind pala inherited ung bad teeth? hehe medyu sumusungki na 2 lower front teeth ko but yaw ko magbrace hehe
@tiff: oo tiff hindi kya wag ka hahalik sa panget ngipin or madami tooth decay hehehehe
I agree sis.. since sahm ako, kina-career ko na talaga.. ewan ko ngayon lang humaba pasensha ko, or siguro di pa sya makulit ngayon. Buti na lang din di carpet sa min, basang basa talaga pag sippy cup.. nwei did you know na up to now di pa namin sya kinikiss sa lips? we agreed that we’ll never kiss her until 3, or siguro no need to kiss on the lips/mouth.. for some,it sounds weird kaya di ko masyado pinagsasabi.. ganun din kasi practice ng mga ibang countries like finland kaya they have stronger teeth. No harm in trying kaya practice din namin yun.
@Bambie: awww ganun bah. kami naman hindi namin pinapayagan humlik sa lips ng anak namin yung ibang tao kasi alam mo na matindi germs ng mouth. Kya pinagsasabihan ko si yuna na wag magpapahalik sa lips kahit kanino kahit sa mga grandparents hehehe. Kami lang humahalik sa lips kasi alam ko malinis ipin ko. sabi nga ng iba asset ko daw ipin ko hehe. Ok lang naman siguro humalik magulang sa lips anak nila as long as walang problema ipin nila.
Hi there! THanks for leaving a reply at my blog.
You have such a cutie cute and adorable baby! I will be swinging by as often as I can here.
See you around!
All the Best.
Thank you as well. We can exchange link if you like
Naku ako lahat anak ko may problema sa ngipin!
Raye: I gave her baby vitamins na galing sa Pinas (yung uso sa atin noon!) Abaaaaa nung tumubo ngipin nya ay may stain!!!! Kahit na lagi ko punas gums nya! Kainis!
Josh: Meron sya calcium problem yata. Hindi sya bottle-fed pero wala pa sya 1 year nagkaroon problema ngipin nya and sabi dentista mahina ngipin nya (or something like that) so 18mos pa lang sya yung 4 front teeth nya pinalitan ng porcelain.
Nica: She has the most beautiful teeth pero nung naglalaro sila ni Josh nabasag ngipin nya sa harap!!! So pinalalagyan ko porcelain sa dentista nya pero mid-treatment sinabi sa akin na “silver” ilalalgay nila kasi malaki daw yung crack at hindi kakapit ang porcelain so ni-refund nila bayad ko at silver nilagay JUSKO asar na asar akoooooooooooo! Everytime nakikita ko silver teeth Nica (grillz hahahaha) nanggigigil ako hahahaha
@noreen: ay alam ko yan vitamins na nakaka-stain daw tiki-tiki ba? yan ang vitamins ni yuna nong baby pa sya kasi matanda na yung pedia nya kaya old school yung vitamins hehe. nakaka-stain sya kung hindi mo pinainom ng tubig agad yung baby para pang linis dun sa natirang tiki-tiki sa bibig nya. Sticky honey kasi yung tiki-tiki na kulay duhat. parang dark purple. Nong buntis ako kay Yuna may binibigay sakin na extra vitamins yung OB para daw sa teeth para pag tumubo strong. Kya tuloy ang laki ni yuna nong lumabas kasi ang dami kong vitamins na iniinom. ang laki ko non grabe. Yung baby bottles kasi mataas ang percentage na number 1 nakakasira ng ipin. Yung friend ko dito na bisaya din. yung dalawang anak nya sira ipin as in sirang sira. Aminado naman sya na yung baby bottle ang nakakasira kasi pano naman 3 yrs old na anak nya nadede parin sa bote. de daw nya mahindi-an kasi naawa naman daw pag-umiiyak. Pasalamat naman ako maayos ipin anak ko kasi totoo sabi mo ang mahal pa-dentist dito. kasi may surgical na kasama pa.
@bambie
@scart ako din hindi ko masyado hinahalikan lips ng mga anak ko lagi cheeks saka AYOKO hinahalikan sila ng ibang tao!
ehhehe. di na ko makarelate nyan heheh. anyway pareho kayong mga sweet moms. loving as in! hi ate noreen! ang laki na ni Freya! musta nga palang weather dyan Scart?
This is a nice blog entry especially to those who have babies
Hehe. It’s cool how babies learn when you demonstrate it to them so they’ll follow it 
At least when I become a mother in the future i’ll know what to do 
My kid sails through sippy cups because we leave them and my dog eats them. I never even thought of the dollar store, thanks!