What cup to use as first cup?

[diva4mgl]

i have always learning miriam stoppard cup, but she keep biting it instead of drinking, i tried it every day but she never works it out. she plays with it and bites.
i wondered, if this one is not good to introduce. any ideas? i temped to buy normal cup that spill,
thnx

[diva4mgl]

dd is 7months now, been weaning 2 months

[Hulababy]

I can really recommend Doidy cups, avail from the bickiepegs web site. They don't have llids/spouts, so do require you to assist, but we sued the successfully from 4 months onwards.

[diva4mgl]

you mean, your child used it at 4 months
sounds great will check
any more ideas ladies?

[Nbg]

I was given a doidy cup for dd when she was about 6 months (got it free from someone I knew who worked in nutrition)

A couple of weeks ago at dd's 2yr assessment the HV gave me a Tommee Tipee beaker. It has a normal beaker lid on it and a clear concave lid which has a small hole on it to drink from (like those lids you get at Starbucks)
HV said it helps to get them used to drinking from a cup, which isn't a problem for dd but it also stops them tipping drinks all over themselves.

Have a word with your HV and see if you could get one.

[bakedpotato]

I like the tommy tippee first cups. Straightforward and not a faff to clean (unlike any cup with a valve).
Anywayup cups are the worst, I never worked out how to get the lid off without using my teeth.

[JessicaandRebeccasmummy]

im with bakedpotato - the tomme tipee first cups... Jessica is nearly 16 months and still will only drink out of this cup!

[Skyler]

Started with the Avent Magic cup.

[CharBell]

Aren't anywayup ones bad for their teeth? If you don't put juice in, then what is the problem? I went to a dental talk a few weeks ago but goldfish brain has struck again.

[julen]

Yes diva, that's what I did, just a normal plastic cup. It will spill a bit in the beginning, but not so much if you help them, and it is surprising how quickly they get the hang of it. (Remember to put it out of their reach though: all the mopping up I've done is because I forgot about that bit..)

[Roobietherednosedreindeer]

I second the Tommee Tippee first cups - no stupid valve, just one hole. However for ds, now 7 mo, I have just been using open cups (the doidy slanting one) and am actually finding he drinks more successfully this way.

[Isthisme]

Is the tommee tippee 'first cup' the same as the easyflow? I can't get my dd to take from the easyflow cup, she screams when I put it in her mouth (she's 6 months) should I leave it a bit longer?!?

[PiccadillyCircus]

DS uses the Tommy Tippee first cup - not an anyway up cup, no valve etc. It will drip of it falls over, but it is eaier for them to drink out of.

[lucykate]

my hv recommended the tommi tippiee first cup too and i have to say, i'm on the look out for one for ds. some of the any way up cups i bought for dd when she was little, i tried to drink out of them myself and it was nearly impossible.

[Seona1973]

you can get the tommee tippee first cup in supermarkets, chemists, etc and no it isnt the easiflow cup (which you need to bite to get the fluid out). It is a small cup with handles and a small fold down spout with one hole. It is freeflow and easy to use without being too messy.

tommee tippee first cup

[hotmama1]

I find the Kids on the Go (KITG) cups that can be bought in Boots and Sainsbury's really good (bit like the Tommy Tippee cups) - dd1 can hold and drink quite well (she is nearly 14 months) However, my cupboards are full of ones that I have tried - those with no-spill things are a nightmare - I can't get any liquid out never mind dd - just have to keep an eye on her to make sure she doesn't hold the cup upside down and watch the water running out - something she likes to do.

[piffle]

avent magic cups go mouldy btw

[piffle]

Otherwise I put water in a bottle, used the little bottle lid as a cup, this worked well and dd went straight onto normal cups at 14 mths.

[santabops]

Hienz do a good one - usually get it in BOOTS. I have used it for both of mine. They do a 4 months wiht no handle and 6 months plus with handles. Both are good, but not leak proof.

[sweetkitty]

Another vote for the Tommee Tippee first cup!

[diva4mgl]

i bought tomy first cup, but still no result, does it take long to get use to,my dd is keep biting it and playing, shaking inside of drinking, but i still try, hope she will get used to

[Seona1973]

I'm sure it took a few weeks before dd got the idea but its a case of persevering and keep offering it during meal times. I then used to leave it on the highchair tray for her to fiddle about with herself. It was ages before she took more a than a couple of sips at a time. Dont worry about fluid intake cos they will probably make up for the lack of water from the cup by taking more at their next milk feed.

[tassis]

ds was rubbish at drinking from a cup util about a year.

we tried lots of different cups but it didn't make a huge deal of difference.

we got on OK with the avent magic one without the spout (and ours haven't gone mouldy) and there's a nice Heinz soft topped one that the liquid just flows out of too (messy, but he didn't get the sucking thing!).

When it all finally clicked at around a year the tommee tippee flip top ones were great.

[Seona1973]

p.s. my avent spouts havent gone mouldy either and we have had them for months and months.

[Jen28]

My breastfed DS was the same - just chewed at first.

So I got my DS used to the idea of drinking from a cup just using a small plastic "beaker" that was actually packaging for a microwave pudding!! He loved it - went for it straight away - but not v.practical.

Then we got the Tommee Tippee first cup so that I could sit him on my lap, tip it up in his mouth and some liquid would go in due to gravity and he could make the connection, without having to suck. (He was fully breastfed till 6 months - so didn't already suck on a bottle.) (I also tried taking the valve out of the Avent Magic cup to do the same thing but he didn't like it at that age - I think the mouthpiece on the Avent Magic cup is too big for a small baby.) It took about 3 weeks of us showing DS how to do it (and him usually spitting out any liquid that did go in his mouth!) and then one day when he was 8mts old he drank 6ozs of milk all by himself in one go!

We now use the Avent Magic cup for milk b/c DS has figured out that if he holds the Tommee Tippee one upside down he can "paint". I love the Tommee Tippee one for taking water with us when going out and about b/c you just fold the spout and that's it. No lid to lose and it'a more compact shape. DS (14 months) can fold it up himself when he wants a drink. Also, washing up is much simpler than with a non spill cup that has a valve that you have to dissemble. I think the Tommee Tippee first cup one is also one of the cheapest - about £1.50.

DS loves doidy cups which I let him have under supervision from time to time, just to get him practising proper drinking. But I only give him water in them b/c usually a lot goes on him and on the floor. You can get them from the NCT catalogue as well as the other places mentioned.

I think a good tip is also not to put too much liquid into the cup when they are just learning - so you don't make it too heavy for them to lift up. And keep showing them what to do. Sit them on your lap facing away from you and bring their hands onto the cup and then up to the mouth and try to get some liquid in.