Talktools Honey Bear Drinking Cup with 2 Flexible Straws - Includes Instructions - Spill-proof Lid by TalkTools

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My daughter Seren (now 13 months) was breastfed, never had a bottle, and when it came time for her to drink, I went straight to a straw – which she still uses today. I bulk buy disposable straws and carry them everywhere. She only drinks water or milk, so I can easily dunk a straw into my water or a water bottle. A small reminder: learning to drink from a cup is a skill, and like all other skills, this will take time and practice to develop. Stay calm, supportive, and patient as your baby learns. What age should a child drink from an open cup?

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Try using a very skinny straw to encourage baby to keep their lips sealed tight around the straw (such as a coffee stirrer).

The goal in the 6- to 12-month age range is to practice the skills of cup drinking—not to replace the breast or bottle. Starting open cup practice early (ideally around 6 months of age) allows your baby plenty of low-pressure time to hone cup skills before transitioning off bottles or breastfeeds. If you’ve missed this window and your baby is now 12 months or older, all is not lost! Your 12+-month-old still has time to learn this skill! Which cup should I use for my baby? Your little one accomplishes a lot in one short year, and that includes graduating from a baby bottle to a training cup. As the name suggests, training cups are essentially cups that help your baby learn how to drink out of a real cup without spilling the contents all over themselves and everything around them.

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The best time to start introducing your baby to a cup is during mealtime! You should offer your baby little sips of water with breakfast, lunch and dinner. You can start this process around 6 months of age. Here is the way we guide parents on HOW to do this transition at each age: We totally agree!!! Enzo has been drinking from a special cup for weeks now. It’s still a mess but this week he has shown great improvement. He will definitely gain weight now!!!! Personolized Honey Dipper with Lavander, Honey Favors, Wood Resin Honey Dipper, Wedding Engraved Gift, Honey Spoon, Baby Shower, Family Gift I heard about sippy cups being bad and knew he was on a binky and didn’t want to add insult to injury.

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We do not advise using sippy cups with a “spout”. These cups are similar to bottle nipples, therefore they do not promote a proper tongue placement or a mature swallow pattern. Hunger can be motivating. Make sure your baby has at least a bit of hunger motivation at the meal by separating out breast or bottle-feeds from table feeds by at least 60 minutes. If your baby is 9+ months old, you may separate them even more (by 2-3 hours) to see if this helps.