Straw or sippy?

[starburst]

At DS's 6 month appointment yesterday, the pediatrician said we can start giving him a couple of ounces of water a day. Would you use a straw or sippy cup? Any suggestions for a good one to use for the transition?  Right now he is BF and gets an occasional bottle.

[dixeedeluxe]

Sippies are easier to clean! My littles would only use straws, though. It feels like it was so long ago so I don't have a current recommendation.

[greencrayon]

It really depends on the kid! Sippies are probably easier, and you don't have to wash a straw. My kid never understood she has to tilt back the cup, so we had to use straws, lol.

[Yankees21]

It took my DS awhile to get a handle on the idea of using a straw cup. We used sippys at first, like Nubys with a handle. www.target.com/p/nuby-cup-2pk-clik-it-handle-8oz-sippy-cups-assorted-colors/-/A-14777494#prodSlot=medium_1_4&term=nuby+sippy+cup

[sju1982]

DS still doesn't comprehend tilting his head back to use a sippy cup. The cups needs to be full for him to get anything. We've had much better luck with straw cups.

[estrellita]

E also doesn't understand how to tip the sippy back and he caught on to the straw cups pretty quickly so that's what we use.

[sookie]

I wanted to skip the sippy so we went straight to straw cups. We used this kind so that if she saw it being tilted back at daycare by another kid she could also tilt. www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=35407786&camp=PLAPPCG-_-PID18583158:BRUS&cagpspn=plab_18583158&eESource=CAPLA_DF:35407786:TRUS

It was really easy to clean.

[Cioccolato]

DD does so much better with a straw. She loves to drink from it.

[fayeelle]

We went straight to sippy cups

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[VillainV]

C didn't "get" straw cups until closer to 1 year. Even then, he will drink out of a cup with a straw, but not a "straw cup" (the leak-free kind tend to require a LOT of suction, and even I have trouble drinking from them).

If your LO will take them, try Munchkin 360 Miracle Cups. The drinking action is more like an open cup, and they are (mostly) leak-free, unless your kiddo throws them (like mine does).

[hbomdiggity]

Dec 30, 2015 16:18:32 GMT -5 VillainV said:

If your LO will take them, try Munchkin 360 Miracle Cups. The drinking action is more like an open cup, and they are (mostly) leak-free, unless your kiddo throws them (like mine does).

DS is also 6 mos and this was my first purchase. He doesn't quite get it, but I just plan on continuing to offer.

[soozy87]

We tried both and it took him until he was over to a year to "get" straws. He got sippy cups right away and is still using them at 2.

[turtlegirl]

I think this is another one of those depends on the kid type of thing.

Both my boys didn't really get the whole "tilt the cup back" concept with sippy cups for a while. It was hard for them to tilt their heads back in the high chair, I think. So we started with straw cups and they caught on fairly quickly.

[starburst]

I guess I'll buy one of each and see which one he figures out! Thanks!

[patches31709]

Dec 30, 2015 16:51:31 GMT -5 starburst said:

I guess I'll buy one of each and see which one he figures out! Thanks!

This is what I did. I just keep offering both. She seems to get putting the straw in her mouth, but I'm not sure she's sucking enough to get anything. The sippy just feels good on her gums I think.

[hetty]

Dec 30, 2015 16:18:32 GMT -5 VillainV said:

If your LO will take them, try Munchkin 360 Miracle Cups. The drinking action is more like an open cup, and they are (mostly) leak-free, unless your kiddo throws them (like mine does).

Yes. These are the only cups we use anymore. Bonus - no tiny pieces to lose and it's easier to clean than most sippies.

[mae141]

We did straw cups. I didn't want to have to remember to bring a sippy everywhere, and most restaurants have straws. My mom and I trained DD while waiting for our food one day when she was about 7 months. We'd plug one end of the straw, and let go when we felt her sucking on it so she could learn that sucking meant she got water.

[shelbyann]

Straw. The few times we tried, DD did not understand sippy cups at all. Obviously from the responses this is very kid dependent!

[Deleted]

We use sippy cups but I love the new 360 spill proof ones!

[Brie]

Multiple OTs and speech therapists have strongly recommended starting with a straw cup and skipping sippy cups altogether.

[brooklyn]

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[undecidedowl]

Straw cups are supposed to be better for speech and mouth development so we use those.

We used these ones. You can squeeze the cup a bit to make some water come out to help them realize what to do with it.
www.amazon.com/Playtex-Gripper-TrainingTime-Trainer-Colors/dp/B004E2H3PA

[WillabyWallabyWu]

Dec 30, 2015 17:00:55 GMT -5 hetty said:

Dec 30, 2015 16:18:32 GMT -5 VillainV said:

If your LO will take them, try Munchkin 360 Miracle Cups. The drinking action is more like an open cup, and they are (mostly) leak-free, unless your kiddo throws them (like mine does).

Yes. These are the only cups we use anymore. Bonus - no tiny pieces to lose and it's easier to clean than most sippies.

Yes! We use the sassy brand of this cup style and we love them. DS got a foogoo for Christmas and he hates using it because he likes his sassy cups better.