My son is bottle fed, would this be a good cup for him to learn with? I'd like to avoid sippy cups.
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I wouldnt recommend these b/c you can only fit like 1 or 2 oz of fluid in them, otherwise they tip over and make a huge mess
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It is as an excellent cup. My 10 month old is BF and bottle fed and he quickly started using it with my assistance. He holds it himself and can drink from it but can be a little messy without assistance since he is still developing his fine motor skills. I know all babies develop at different rates. For us it worked. I am really pleased with the cup. Hope that helps. Good luck.
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I bought these to help transition my toddler to cups and all it ended up being was a toy. I recommend using Reflo cups instead.
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I agree with A Carloss. We didn't use these with our daughter until 8 mos maybe, when we started giving water in addition to breast milk. But the great thing about them is they are soft top so it's an easy transition from bottle. As for maximum age, my daughter is 2 years 1 month and we're still using them. We've added a sippy cup that has a straw too, but she's not ready for full on cups yet.
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My baby is only 5 mos so we are doing a nuk brand sippy soon. I think Nuby makes a sippy tho with a nipple like top.
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No. The holes are large. Large enough that it didn't really slow the flow down and my son will spill it when trying to take a sip. I only filled it with 1/2 -3/4 inch of milk. Because of this we didn't use it very often. He uses a regular cup at school now and uses this cup only on occasion. I wouldn't recommend it. I did buy the Sassy training cup and liked it. It can sit on its side with out spilling.
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Child has to suck to get it out, but not super hard like some sippy cups we've had. However, after having ours for about six months, the no spill valve has broken and it pours out. I could just replace it with another valve, but I probably won't bother since I don't let him walk around the house with it to spill it anyway. We only use ours for water because I'm not fond of things that need a bottle brush to reach inside, I never feel like it gets it clean enough anyway. I suppose you could put it in the dishwasher however, which would be easy enough. Overall, I like this sippy cup a lot and would recommend it as one of the better, if not the best sippy cup we've ever used. Child has to suck to get it out, but not super hard like some sippy cups we've had. However, after having ours for about six months, the no spill valve has broken and it pours out. I could just replace it with another valve, but I probably won't bother since I don't let him walk around the house with it to spill it anyway. We only use ours for water because I'm not fond of things that need a bottle brush to reach inside, I never feel like it gets it clean enough anyway. I suppose you could put it in the dishwasher however, which would be easy enough. Overall, I like this sippy... » Read More Child has to suck to get it out, but not super hard like some sippy cups we've had. However, after having ours for about six months, the no spill valve has broken and it pours out. I could just replace it with another valve, but I probably won't bother since I don't let him walk around the house with it to spill it anyway. We only use ours for water because I'm not fond of things that need a bottle brush to reach inside, I never feel like it gets it clean enough anyway. I suppose you could put it in the dishwasher however, which would be easy enough. Overall, I like this sippy cup a lot and would recommend it as one of the better, if not the best sippy cup we've ever used. « Show Less
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My son didn't learn to drink from a cup till he was 2 years old. But these are defiantly the best cups for learning. GL
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My son learned to drink from the straw (he skipped the sippy feature all together) when he started solids at 6 months old. It took him a couple days, but he figured it out.
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I think it's more of a trainner my son started using it at 12 months and it's still his favorite cup - he's 19 months now.
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It wasn't for my kid. I had much more success with The First Years Take & Toss straw sippy cups. Since they're made of a a plastic that you can squeeze, you can squeeze the liquid up to the top of the straw so that my kids could get the idea of the straw. Then you squeeze a little bit less each time so they have to suck a little more. Both of my kids were drinking through a straw within 24 hours using this method.
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I had tried couple sippy cups.The size I would recommend is no larger than the regular size of the 8 Oz feeding bottle.(note: only the sippy cup without the handle).Hope this answer would help!!
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Sure you can but its tough to clean the straw on this cup. I loved this cup at first but then ended up prefering the take and toss sippy cups because they are way easier to clean and they practice drinking from a cup. (and WAY cheaper too)
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Yes I think so, my son has been using them since he atleast turned 3? He will be 4 in November and has done great with them. We have spills every now and then but not to many I think the grip around the cup really helps
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Yes, it is kinda different because you actually have to suck on the cup to get the liquid out. A child should b able to do this. My 12 month old can drink out of this cup, but he turned it upside down and it spilled out. I don't know if I didn't put it together right or if I got a faulty cup.
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That is the top if the sippy, the straw is actually inside the cup (though it can be removed). My daughter started using this sippy at 6 months. I let her play with it a bit before adding any liquid so she could get used to it. She would not drink out if bottles, but she loves this sippy!
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I would not get this bib for learning to drink from a cup. They don't have the plastic backing so your baby will end up soaked. Great bib, though, for eating and light drooling.
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I bought these cups for my baby when he started breaking the little glass shot glasses. He's been using the same one since he was about 7 months old. It is steel so the edge isn't soft but it doesn't seem to bother my son at all who is able to hold the cup completely on his own and drink from it. It does leave a little red line on his face where the cup touches but so did the little glass cups that had a smooth edge. I think he just presses the cup to much onto his face when he takes a drink. I like the fact that I can pour milk or water in the cup and know exactly how much is in the cup.
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The plastic portion is very sturdy however a child could possibly tear the rubber spout off if gnawed on long enough, then you may have a chocking hazard. Don't mistaken this for a sippy cup.