Sippy Cups: Child
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Sippy Cups
Asked by V.W. from Nashville
on May 20, 2007
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What sippy cups do you use? I've tried 3 kinds and she just wants to chew on them instead of drink.
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- Eric loves the Nuby sippys, the ones without that second piece in the top, and the ones with. The ones I got were .97 cents at wal mart
- Since I am a "lazy" mom...and was tired of fussing with stoppers and flow pcs and different apperati that comes with different sippy cups and keeping them all organize...
- I tried many, many different kinds of cups. She might be having a hard time drinking from the cup because of the no-spill lid. My daughter will only drink out of the t...
Sippy Cups
Asked by K.E. from New York
on March 13, 2008
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After reading the question about stopping the playing of games with a sippy cup...that reminded me of my question: Is there a straw-based cup that doesn't leak? I've...
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- On a whim, I bought a cup with a straw of a sort made into it at Walmart for my daughter (22 months)yesterday. It was a cheap cup shaped like an animal where the stra...
- I have a set of cups from tupperware that use a regular straw. They ar not leak proof - but they are the best I have found. They only leak if totally upside down or ...
- This is not so much finding things as finding out things. My sister has a friend who is a speach therapist. she said that sippy cups were not good for children as th...
Sippy Cups
Asked by S.J. from Huntsville
on November 18, 2010
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Ok, my 6 month old takes one sippy cup at school during the day and one at night during dinner. I was wondering if I need to add more and take away more bottles? Is ...
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- Is that all the fluid s/he is getting? If so, then yes, the baby needs more. If not, and it is sippies versus bottles, then that is a different question. After up...
- Being an infant daycare provider, state law says I have to hold a child while feeding them a bottle until they are at least 6 months old, some states it's longer... ho...
- For a six month old, I am fairly certain they need a minimum of 24 oz of breastmilk or formula a day. I would imagine that your baby is not getting enough if it's twic...
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Asked by R.E. from Denver
on March 2, 2009
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Hi everyone,
My 9mo old daughter is learning how to use a sippy cup. But she seems to spill more down the front of herself then acctually drink. Right now we are N...
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- I don't know why, but I have heard it is better for their mouth development to simply use a real cup. I started doing this, holding it for them at 6 months. I only use...
- Levi loves his Stainless Steel BPA free Klean Kanteen sippy cup. http://www.modernmommygear.com/Klean_Kanteen_Kolors_12oz_Sippy_p/kksip.htm
- We LOVE the Playtex, BPA free sippy cups. They don't leak, and are very easy to clean. DD loves the characters on the cups.
Sippy Cups
Asked by L.F. from Chicago
on June 12, 2007
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We are on the brink of transitioning our 11 1/2 monthold son off of formula and on to milk. We would also like to discontinue the bottle at the same time. He has b...
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- I use the Avent 2 handle sippy cups most of the time. I have had no problems with them leaking and my 9 month old daughter seems to like them. I also give her the Fli...
- I have done the avent soft spout-and it's a pain to clean! I've heard that the playtex are great. We've used the gerber, too, and they're pretty good. I like the Nu...
- My daughter took to the Nuby soft spout cups when she was 9 months old. I then transitioned her to the Nuby soft straw cups when she was about 20 months old. I love ...
Sippy Cups
Asked by J.G. from Rockford
on May 11, 2011
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What age did you start taking away sippy cups? I know my children won't have them forever, and my oldest, 3, is already starting to like the "Big Girl Cup", just wonde...
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- I also was wondering about the sippy cup to "big boy" cup transition. Thanks for asking the question J.! Thanks to everyone else for your answers. My son is 15 months ...
- Around 18 months. My daughter went to a montessori play group and they encourage children to use regular items eg regular glasses. I started with Ikea plastic cups (...
- We still use at 3 only because I don't want anything spilling in my house on the carpeting. If in the kitchen or outside, he gets a big boy cup.
Sippy Cups
Asked by C.K. from Knoxville
on May 9, 2011
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Hi Moms,
I am SO fed up with sippy cups that leak - either through the spout or where the lid screws on to the cup. I have tried both Gerber (and Nuk which is Gerber...
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- I stopped using sippy cups and went to straw cups. They don't leak and it's easier to transition the child to regular cups because they don't fall into the habit of ha...
- You could try The First Year or Learning Curve. They both sell some that do not have valves, and I haven't had any problems with them.
- believe or not we had the best luck with parents choice (the walmart brand) starters cup
Sippy Cups
Asked by C.F. from Washington DC
on October 1, 2008
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When should I stop letting my girl use sippy cups? she also uses cups with lids and straws, but she often has spills with them (the most recent was chocolate milk all...
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- Don't be concerned! Our little guy is 4 1/2 and still using sippy cups at meals (after all, mommy and daddy deserve a peaceful meal as well) until he gets the other o...
- Christina, I have the sippy cup issue at my house, too. I have a two and a half yr old, and a three yr old who both easily drink out of cups at the table (but they...
- 4 seems far too old to be still using a sippy cup. I would stop sippy cups & cups with straws & just let her get on with it , yes she is going to spill it sometimes bu...
Sippy Cups
Asked by S.S. from Milwaukee
on December 31, 2008
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Hello I have a 11 month old son that wont drink out of anything except his bottle. I know he should have already started the sippy cup but we've tried and he thinks i...
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- Changing from bottle to sippy cups is like removing the pacifer from their lives. I found that if you do it slow and with alot of patience you will a acheive your goa...
- Some kids do have problems transitioning. I don't how many different cups you have tried, but I would try an old fashioned one. I know that tupperware used to have t...
- Just wanted you to know that it's not abnormal for your child to not be using the sippy yet. My daughter was 13 months old before she started using one. We started pre...
Sippy Cups
Asked by A.D. from Louisville
on July 8, 2008
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So I just bought a different sippy cup today and I am going to be using these from now on. I don't want to buy more then 2 this time. In the past with bottles and sipp...
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- Generally I washed them in the sink. Also wanted to note that some dish soaps seem to leave an aftertaste in sippy cups so be aware of that. I had to change dish soa...
- my daughter uses the same one all day, but after a meal or a snack I dump out what's left and rinse it well. I wash it after dinner. In my mind, there's probably a l...
- Beause I was (and still am) slack about washing dishes, I also put them in the fridge. But this does not replace a good washing! It's just a way for me to keep his dri...
