XP Skipping sippy cups?

kjsmith9

Anyone else thinking of skipping the sippy cup when the time comes? Or any STMs that have skipped them with previous LOs? I've been trying to find some good info on it, and have only been a little successful. Babies figured out how to drink from cups before sippy cups existed, right? Anyone who has done it before, when did you start giving LO a little cup to practice with?

ChristyML

I was told by my pedi that it would be smarter to skip them. He was basically saying, "just so I don't have to wean DS off a sippy" I guess.

I'm not sure what I'll do. On one hand, it's less to buy, but on the other hand, I think sippy cups are r

rjeller32

We tried with DD1 to do just cups, but honestly, I was cleaning up more liquids than she was drinking. I cut off bottles the day she turned 1, no weaning, just cold turkey and she did great. When the cup idea just was far too messy, and my kitchen floo

ForeverEverAfter

I plan to skip sippy cups. They're basically a bottle, it doesn't help them learn to use a cup. I plan on using a training cup with a spout. Not as much mess as a cup, but liquid comes out when you tip it. I'm at home this year though, so I'm the one clea

g8trkim

DS could drink from a cup when he was very young. The reason for sippy cups is not because kids can't drink from cups. Sippy cups are practical. Toddlers are all over the place, drop things, etc. and I can't just throw a regular cup of milk in my

g8trkim

ChristyML:

I was told by my pedi that it would be smarter to skip them. He was basically saying, "just so I don't have to wean

LSU628

You could try the Tilty cups. They are the only cups my DD would use, and they model the proper way to drink from a cup. The only downside is they are impossible to stack in a cabinet.

nothing101

I have the lip tilted cup or whatever it's called, it's a fine cup.  I use sippy cups all the time, there was no weaning, my son uses a cup just fine without a lid if I want, but since he is a toddler he doesn't pay attention to where he's putting it

PatchChild

We used a lidded straw cup and a shot glass.  Straw cup if I wanted DS to actually drink a lot and shot glass to practice since it was proportional to his hand size.  

 I went with straws because they are everywhere.  Restaura