Timeline for Should we discourage our toddler from taking sippy cups to bed?
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| Nov 21, 2011 at 13:36 | comment | added | Adam Tuttle | Totally agree with this answer, just want to add that our (nearly) 3YO boy is almost completely potty trained now, and still takes a sippy of water to bed with him. (Since his mattress is on the floor, he props the cup up in the corner.) We don't feel that the cup hurt potty training at all, but we also don't feel he would suck on it out of boredom or for comfort. With the expected outliers, he has been waking up dry in the morning for several months now. Oh, and we also only put about an inch of water in the cup. There's no need for a full cup. | |
| Apr 28, 2011 at 8:56 | comment | added | Benjol | +1 for milk + teeth problems, my first thought on reading the question. And as you say, it doesn't matter whether the cup stays in his mouth or not. Same logic as for eating a sweet/candy before bedtime. | |
| Apr 15, 2011 at 20:28 | comment | added | cabbey | @Jeff I asked about that very point when our dentist asked the same question. She said little kids aren't yet ask skilled at getting all the liquid out of their mouths when they swallow a mouthful they got slowly from a sippy cup. So there would still be a bit of milk in his mouth mixed with saliva quite awhile after drinking. If they're awake and upright, it eventually gets washed down by the extra saliva, but once they're laying down / asleep that stops and the milk will sit in their mouth all night. | |
| Apr 8, 2011 at 23:42 | comment | added | HedgeMage | Then as long as you are giving him water instead of milk, it probably won't hurt a thing. :) | |
| Apr 8, 2011 at 23:39 | comment | added | Jeff Atwood | good to know, but per "due to milk sitting on them all night, and/or badly misaligned teeth due to nighttime sippy-cup chewing" I wouldn't characterize him as falling asleep with it in his mouth. | |
| Apr 8, 2011 at 23:11 | history | answered | HedgeMage | CC BY-SA 3.0 |