Sippy Cups: Older Child
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Sippy Cups
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 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 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...
Sippy Cups Explained
Asked by S.J. from New York
on February 16, 2010
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Ok, I'm really confused about sippy cups. I went to Babies R Us and was pretty much overwhelmed with the sippy cup choices. My 15 month is now with a straw sippy cup...
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- I skipped the sippy cups completely. I gave my kid a regular cup to drink out of, of course she tipped it to far and she was soaked lol. After changing and moping up t...
- My daughter has been able to drink from a cup that someone else hold since she was 9 months old, but we haven't really given her her own regular cup until just recentl...
- Sippy cups are bad bad bad for a childs teeth. Do NOT use one. The straws are better but the child tends to suck instead of drink and any sweet liquid just sits in the...
Take and Toss Sippy Cups
Asked by V.T. from Dallas
on March 24, 2010
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We are going to be doing a lot of traveling this summer and I was wondering if anyone knows of a Take and Toss Sippy Cup that has a flow valve. My daughter will only ...
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- I used them for my daughter when we went on trips and they worked good. They do leak a bit though. But it is so nice not to worry about cleaning them everyday when you...
- I've been using the take and toss kind for more than two years now (the same ones). If my kid really chucks it, the lid may come off, but I don't generally have any so...
- Oh how I hate those cups!!! LOL. They leak bad....they are ok when teaching how to use a regular cup but as far as not wanting a mess while traveling...dont buy them! ...
Water in Sippy Cups
Asked by L.E. from Columbia
on May 12, 2010
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Question for all you fellow moms out there... I should know the answer to this, but I honestly just don't remember from my oldest two children. (That is what happens ...
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- Unless they have problems with constipation, I'd say cut out the juice and give them water instead! My daughter never has juice except when she's constipated.
- I totally relate to you comment "That is what happens when you have more kids after 40!" I gave birth to baby #5 at 37 and have forgotten a few things here and there ...
- I've been giving my daughter water in her sippy cup since she was 6 months old. Why not give them water instead of juice? When my son was over a year old, I gave him...
Easy Sippy Cups
Asked by C.T. from San Francisco
on January 3, 2009
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My older daughter (now 4) never learned how to drink from a sippy cup, instead going straight to a straw rather easily (she could just do it one day!) My younger daug...
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- Try using a camelbak sippy straw water bottle. They're intended for adults, but my daughter has loved ours since she was 6 months old. They're now BPA-free, so no wo...
- I couldn't find a soft sippy cup that didn't leak so I started using the Take and Toss cups with handels. Not only are they cheap but they don't leak and last just as...
- Mrs. C.... I kind of had the same problem... my son just turned 3 in Dec. and I took him off the bottle at 1, tried to give him every sippy cup on the market, nothin...
Sippy Cups Advice
Asked by J.F. from Augusta
on January 1, 2008
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I need sippy cup advice!! My son will be 11 months old tomorrow. We have been working with a sippy cup for about 4 1/2 months! He just plays with it. I am not sure if...
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- Hi! My little boy did not take to his sippy cup until right around his 1st birthday. I took a weekend and got rid of his bottles and only gave him sippy cups. Our p...
- I had a time myself w/ finding the right sippy cup. After 3 months of using the nubby brand I finally treid to suck on it myself and could hardly get anything thru it....
- The Nuby cups are horrible!! They either leak because when you put the top back on the ring and then that on the lid, the top would move and it wasn't sealed right. ...
Sippy Cups Banned!
Asked by S.L. from Boise
on August 1, 2008
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I'm getting to an awkward stage with my son. I was comfortable with the baby and toddler stages, but now, at age 4 1/2, I feel like I need to start transitioning him ...
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- My daughter who is only two 1/2 seems to do fine with a water bottle that has the spout that pops up. There are a lot of great water bottles out there if you just loo...
- my kids are about the same age and i had the same worries. we switched to cups with straws. walmart has some really inexpensive ones with tight straws that are still...
- The easiest way is start with meal times. My daughter who is 19 months is aready drinking from a cup at dinner. I just fill it a tiny bit and gradually increse the a...
When Did You Start a Sippy Cup?
Asked by C.M. from Dallas
on June 25, 2007
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I was just wondering at what age you started a sippy cup with your baby? And which cups are the best?
Thanks everyone!
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- At 7 months it did not go well at all and tried again at 12 months and did much better w/the nuby sippy cup(straw) Good Luck M.
- I tried my daughter around 9 months and she wouldn't even attempt to use it so I waited and tried again at 12 months and it went much better. My favorite that I used ...
- I started both my boys at 6 months, they were both completely off the bottle by 8!
