I hate spending $6-8 on each cup just for DS to not use it... we have the NUBY sippy cups and he'll take a sip or two from it at a time but not near enough to actually drink formula or anything from it.
He drinks out of a cup really well. I can hold my water glass to his mouth and he'll suck the water out when I get it to his lips... but he is going to need sippy cups eventually, I don't want tons of spills!
Re: Recommend your Sippy Cup.
DS likes this one. The spout is a soft rubber so it doesn't hurt his mouth and it has 2 handles so he can hold it up on his own.
DS uses the Born Free sippy really well.
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DD uses the Born Free sippy cup.
If he drinks well out of a cup, maybe you could try something like this...
Playtex & Nuby insulated straw cups for water. These are great but she will only drink water out of these.
Born Free training cup for formula. This one leaks a bit but it's the ONLY cup she'll drink milk from. I've tried and tried to find something else that doesn't leak, but she refuses to drink from anything else.