Sippy Cups?

[pixie523]

I think this came up in a random thread a while back. Anyone have a sippy cup they like? Any success with LO drinking for a cup? 

We've got Nuby no spill, but I don't think LO has figured out how to bite the spout to get the water out. 

[jjh1119]

We use the latch sippy cup. He holds onto it and drinks from it better than his bottles lol. It makes a mess. And I noticed with the vent thing on the bottom it can leak in the diaper bag. So I have to fill it when he is ready rather than have it already filled with water

[zengal]

We're using a regular glass that has an insert to control the flow when she tips it. She has it mostly figured out, but she still ends up with a wet shirt. I am hopeful the being patient will be worth it!

[pixie523]

We're having issues with the "tipping" it part. She'll drink from my open glass pretty well, but I control it, because it's glass glass and uncovered.

[nerdalert]

We've tried one Gerber sippy cup, and she will hold it up to her mouth, but doesn't suck on it enough to get anything out. I think she thinks it's just another toy. And she's used to just nursing, she doesn't drink bottles... So I feel like this transition may be a bit harder because of that.

[MsNicole06]

DD only drinks out of a sippy cup if I tip her back like I'm giving her a bottle. We have a no spill sippy cup but I can't remember the brand.

[ninergirl52]

LO drinks out of a sippy cup. He has figured out how to suck through it, just hasn't figured out how to tip it back far enough. He will also drink out of our cups. We give him water in his sippy cup whenever he is in his high chair. I really want to get him used to being in a chair or stationary when he eats and drinks.

[gldnbearz]

We have a Munchkin Latch sippy, but she hasn't coordinated tipping her head back and using the spout.

[kaimee27]

I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one with sippy cup woes! We've tried gerber, nuby, and nuk and DD just doesn't really seem to like any of them. I'm thinking time and patience are going to be key here.

[jjh1119]

Jul 28, 2015 14:59:14 GMT -5 gldnbearz said:

We have a Munchkin Latch sippy, but she hasn't coordinated tipping her head back and using the spout.

Have you noticed any leakage? We've had ours about two months and lately it just all spills out of the bottom thing.

[lovebuggies12]

I can't remember the brand right now but I hate the sippy cup I bought. Inside the lid is a rubber piece where there's a way to open two tiny slits to get the liquid out by suction. Well ds caught on immediately and tried to suck but it's impossible. I even tried it and I had to do it with so much force... that nasty pedialyte went into my mouth lol. So I might make the slits permanent. Although I'm sure they're there to keep baby from spilling juice. So I'll be following this thread for better products... What juice do you put in it anyways?

[lovebuggies12]

Oh and I agree regular cup drinking has went way better.

[spiraltheory]

Myles likes the Playtex trainer sippy, but be careful to buy the one with two handles. Some only have one. He's had way better luck with this playtex than the tommy tippy.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000096LWJ/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?qid=1438123697&sr=8-6&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70&keywords=playtex+trainer+sippy+cup&dpPl=1&dpID=51w8XXKf70L&ref=plSrch

[nerdalert]

lovebuggies12 I've just been doing water, and that's what I plan to keep doing until at least 12 months. She's not really drinking it anyway, but that was our pedi's recommendation. He said that babies don't need juice at all.

[gldnbearz]

Jul 28, 2015 16:17:24 GMT -5 jjh1119 said:

Jul 28, 2015 14:59:14 GMT -5 gldnbearz said:

We have a Munchkin Latch sippy, but she hasn't coordinated tipping her head back and using the spout.

Have you noticed any leakage? We've had ours about two months and lately it just all spills out of the bottom thing.

Ours doesn't have the vent on the bottom. Not sure if we have the same cup.

www.amazon.com/dp/B00JQSIXCE/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_t0bUvb0MQ4PBC

[jjh1119]

gldnbearz, hmm interesting that they have the same looking cup, one with and one without that stupid vent. Thanks!

[nerdalert]

Jul 28, 2015 12:27:15 GMT -5 MsNicole06 said:

DD only drinks out of a sippy cup if I tip her back like I'm giving her a bottle. We have a no spill sippy cup but I can't remember the brand.

I tried doing this, and LO looked at me like I had three heads. Lol

[jjh1119]

lovebuggies12 no juice here at all. Probably ever? (Maybe the exception of Apple, orange or prune if needed) water only

[kfaye]

I just started giving lo some water from her nuk sippy cup but she's more interested in chewing on it than actually drinking out of it!

Question for bf'ing mom's, how much water are you giving lo during the day?? I haven't given her any but was wondering if that could be part of her constipation issue..she has good wet diapers during the day and i know breast milk has a lot of water in it so I didn't think about it

[jjh1119]

kfaye, I don't breastfeed but Liam only gets water on really really hot days. just about 4 ounces or so the day. Formula/Breastmilk is really all they need but sometimes I can just tell he is only thirsty. So beach days, 90* days, high humidity days and that's about it.

[nerdalert]

kfaye I'm breastfeeding, and despite my attempts to teach LO to drink from a sippy, she has never really gotten anything out of it. So the only thing she has ever drank is breast milk. If we're outside in the heat I just make sure I'm drinking lots of water. My LO has never been constipated, so I don't have any advice for that other than that it seems like she poops more often after eating a lot of oatmeal cereal.

[zengal]

Jul 29, 2015 12:53:49 GMT -5 kfaye said:

I just started giving lo some water from her nuk sippy cup but she's more interested in chewing on it than actually drinking out of it!

Question for bf'ing mom's, how much water are you giving lo during the day?? I haven't given her any but was wondering if that could be part of her constipation issue..she has good wet diapers during the day and i know breast milk has a lot of water in it so I didn't think about it

We are only using the cup for practice, not because she needs the hydration. I was of the understanding that it isn't necessary while her primary source of nutrition is liquid. If we were outside sweating a lot I'd be more diligent about making sure she got extra, but for now it's sort of whatever she gets down.

[heatherbee]

I can't find the link online, but I have been using a training cup that has a straw instead of a regular sippy cup that needs to be tipped. I am special education teacher and all the speech therapists highly recommended using straw cups right away because it helps develop oral motor strength that helps kiddos learn to talk. DD does great with it and it doesn't get as messy

[pixie523]

Our LO has access to her cup during meals, and on hot days when she's outside in her stroller it comes with her. But honestly she mostly throws it or chews on it.

[ccam]

We skipped over sippys and went right to straw cups with DD. The take and toss straw cups (and sippys) don't make them work for the water. They don't have to pinch the straw or anything. We struggled with this with DS and ended up with take and toss cups. The take and toss are messy but it helps them learn. For less mess, we like the OXO straw cups.

[nerdalert]

ccam, I think I need to try something that doesn't make her work to get anything out. I might try the take and toss ones next and see what happens...

[littleapplemom]

We have the Nuby with the slits in the spout. He can drink from it but he'd much rather slam the spout on his tray and make the water spill all over. :/ He's a smart one this kid!! Doesn't help that DH taught him to turn his bottle over and squirt water. He can use a straw but I've only let him use ours, didn't think of getting a sippy with a straw!

I did find a spoutless sippy at BRU that works just like a cup (Ours is Mickey). It has a lip with a silicone lip inside so nothing can spill out. We've only tried it once and he was just having a bad day, wasn't into it. Maybe I'll try again tonight!

www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13193081&cp=2255957.2273443.2255981.49756276.49789926&parentPage=family

ETS: I lied....we have the Playtex Training Time ones, not Nuby.

[ccam]

Jul 30, 2015 7:08:15 GMT -5 nerdalert said:

ccam, I think I need to try something that doesn't make her work to get anything out. I might try the take and toss ones next and see what happens...

nerdalert, DD lost interest really fast with any cup that made her work for it and then it became a toy. The take and toss are a little fast so we really have to watch her with it but she caught on quickly.

[briannea]

My pedi recommended skipping sippy cups and going straight to a straw cup. I already had some sippy cups but she really just plays with it. When she gets some water out, it just dribbles out of her mouth. I haven't had much luck with straw cups either because she just wants to turn them upside down