sippy cups..

nugget0411

are you just trying as many types until LO gets it? i've tried a couple and he just chews on the ends...not getting the sucking concept. we've had success a few times but mostly just bites it. 

i'm wondering if a soft spouted nipple would work? then it's less like a chew toy than a bottle 

CourtneyRenee9109

We've only used the soft spouted nipple and he loves it.

It has two handles and although he's only been using it a week, he's already doing it by himself!

The brand we got is Nuby and I think we just picked it up at Walmart!

HTH & GL!

LeahRW

We've got one by Nuby with a soft spout and two handles.  He enjoys playing with it, and he likes to drink out of it if someone else is holding it.  He's pretty solid on clamping his mouth down over the spout, but he can't figure out how to tilt it on his own, so he just jams his mouth down on it and grunts angrily because he isn't getting water. 

It's pretty funny, actually.

MommaA117

we did one and she likes it. I probably don't give it to her often enough though.

Mrs.Purdue

We did the soft Nuby one too, but she wasn't understanding how to tilt her head back and lift it up at the same time, so we switched to a playtex straw cup (there's a previous thread today about sippy cup stages and someone posted a picture of the same straw cup that we use).  she got that immediately, so that's what we've been sticking with. 

rainstar752

We got DD to figure it out by removing the filter thing that slows the flow.  It will make the liquid come out fast though, so there might be a little coughing when they first try... but once DD realized the cup was for drinking, I put the filter back on and now she knows to suck hard enough to get it out.

jamlsull

Like pp said, DD will hold it but can't lift it & tilt her head enough to get anything out.  If I tilt it for her though she'll drink some & will do that with a cup too.  I took the filter thing out so if she gets it close it'll come right out-which also leads to her tipping it over & watcing the water pour onto her highchair table!  The problem is I fill it basically all the way up so she can get some out by only tipping it a little, however then its heavier & harder for her to tip.  We'll figure it out though I guess!

I have 1 with a straw that she just chewed on, but I only gave it to her a couple of times.  Maybe I should keep trying with that one too-but she just didn't get that water was supposed to come out of that one at all!