Cups

controlledchaos617

My DD is almost 11 months old and is only taking formula right now from bottles and water in a straw cup sometimes.  I am wondering if there is a type of cup that she should be using like as an “expert  cup”, if that makes sense.  Like is there a transition of cups that she should go through…like use this cup first then go to this cup, and so on until the last type of cup before normal “adult” cups/glasses?   I am so confused by all the types of cups they have for babies/kids, I would like to make sure she is using the right kind. 

I want to start putting formula in a cup to get her off bottles and the straw cup we use only holds 7oz, and she takes 3- 8oz bottles a day, so I want to find a bigger one as well, and then soon I can transition her to whole cows milk in a cup.   TIA!! I hope that all made sense!

agibby

We use the sippy cups with handles on the sides and DD has figured out how to tip it and drink water from it.

PixelPosy

If she is using a straw cup and that works you can stick with that. I second the kind with handles, that works best with my LO for the tip back spout kind too. I like our Nuby brand sippy best because the spout has to have some pressure applied to release the drink, less mess.

iwantnoworld

I saw this at BRU the other day and thought it was pretty cool.  I don't really know how it works, but it's supposed to be like they're drinking out of a regular cup, but without the completely open top.

https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13193084

My son is 10 months and drinks out of a straw, and I'm cool with that until he has better hand coordination. 

dunlapbriggs

iwantnoworld said:

I saw this at BRU the other day and thought it was pretty cool.  I don't really know how it works, but it's supposed to be like they're drinking out of a regular cup, but without the completely open top.

https://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13193084

My son is 10 months and drinks out of a straw, and I'm cool with that until he has better hand coordination. 

This looks similar to what we Have: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-AVENT-Natural-Drinking-1-Pack/dp/B006GYLL8Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377102534&sr=8-1&keywords=avent+learning+cup

It only allows liquid to come out when the top is pushed down, but they still have to drink as though its a regular cup. We have some dribbles, but thats a normal part of learning.