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Speaking of sippy cups

bermybabe68bermybabe68 member
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How has your child taken to it? Do you do a soft spout, hard spout, straw or just a regular cup (sorry, I don't know how to poll)? Also, how many ounces of water does your LO drink a day?
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Re: Speaking of sippy cups

  • bermybabe68bermybabe68 member
    edited July 2014
    DD was using a soft spout for a while. I find she plays with it mostly though. I just bought a straw cup and she loves it. She still plays with it but I think she's getting more water with the straw than the soft spout. Pedi recommended at least 4oz per day but we're lucky to get 2oz in her. This worries me because of the hot weather. I'm thinking of upping her milk to make up for it so she doesn't dehydrate, but then worry it'll cut into her solids. Ahh decisions decisions.
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  • amy11401amy11401 member
    DS has a couple of softish spouts with handles and a couple of hard spouts without handles.  I offer them to him at meal times with water.  He does not do well with them.  He thinks they are toys.  He will take some sips with me holding it.  He basically gets a couple of sips per meal.....so not very much.  I am thinking of trying to switch over to a straw cup.
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  • redfallonredfallon member
    Emily only plays with a spout cup. She drinks great out of a regular cup with a regular straw, so I got her a straw sippy cup. She plays with it, too, more than drinking out of the straw. It has a rubber straw and she bites it. We have a plain travel cup with a hard straw that she drinks out of much better.

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  • michelle7482michelle7482 member
    We do all kinds of spouts. She does anywhere from 4-6 oz a day. She chokes when she drinks from a straw so I'm sticking with spouts for the time being.

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  • jackdaniels13jackdaniels13 member
    We use the NUK soft spout sippy cup with handles on it and she does really well with that.  I've tried the hard ones and they are hard for her.  We do a couple oz of water at lunch and dinner.

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  • BurrberrymumBurrberrymum member
    We use the munchkin straw cups that have the little weight at the end of the straw. She does well with it, she knows it's to drink out of and doesn't play with it like a toy. I only offer her water on hot days or if we're out and about. Sometimes with her snack. She drinks maybe an oz a day unless it's really hot and we're outside she'll usually drink about 2oz.
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  • cputman200cputman200 member
    We use the take and toss 7 oz sippy cup. It has a hard spout. I fill it about half full and offer it when she eats. She drinks from it well and likes to play with it at the end of her meals.
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  • MeganbrynMeganbryn member
    We use a straw one. She didn't use to do well with the other ones but I haven't tried them in a while. She loves water! I offer it with her meals and if she has a snack in the afternoon.
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  • bermybabe68bermybabe68 member
    @Burrberrymum‌ that's the one we have! I love it.
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    bermybabe68 said:

    @Burrberrymum‌ that's the one we have! I love it.

    We love it also! I bought the last one at Walmart and wanted a few more but haven't seen them since! So I'm on the hunt for something similar..

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  • ravenclaw1ravenclaw1 member
    We use the Take & Toss straw cups, or she just drinks from mine. I'm not sure how much she actually gets- it varies from day to day and depending on what we're doing
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  • Af1004Af1004 member
    We've used several different ones but she likes the take and toss best.
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  • barnwifebarnwife member
    We use sippy cups out and about. We use whatever we have (I've gotten most at garage sales). At home, we go straight to an open cup. 

    We use plastic 2 oz. shot glasses and put water in. No, he can't manage on his own yet. 
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  • thedashthedash member
    Take and toss straw cups and she loves them! I'd say about 2 oz most days but if we are out in the heat it could be 4. Her brother has a hard spout Playtex cup that she is dying to get her hands on but I only let him have it for juice with Miralax for his chronic constipation so she's not allowed to try it!
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  • lilqt3929lilqt3929 member
    We have a soft spout Nuk sippy cup. She will take sips from it but also loves to chew on the spout. I offer water at her meal times and she drinks around 1-2 oz of water a day but like others have said I offer her water more often on warmer days and she may drink another ounce or two. We do have a straw cup that I've tried with her but unfortunately it is not spill proof so LO ended up soaked. I do need to look into getting a little more variety of cups for her to try.
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