what cups do your dc use to drink out of?

[silverfrog]

dd1 has always had serious issues with drinking.

she is on an upswing at the moment - she is drinking up to half a litre a day.

she still uses a toddler cup - like this, but I would like to move her on form these. she si starting school next year (apparently - still no Statement) and I would like her to use something a bit more in line with other 5 year olds.

she will not drink form any kind of open cup (doesn't liek the liquid on her lips) so needs to be somehting with a straw (better for her teeth too, as she drinks juice - thankfully now watered down)

preferably dishwasher safe, as I am a lazy mare

so, what cups do your dc use, and where can I find them?

[jennybensmummy]

ben just has sports bottle things, usually ok in dishwasher, or ones ive bought are, if thats any help?

[monstermansmum]

we just bought a new one-cant remember what its called sorry!!! The lid fits on tight, no spout but you can drink/suck all the way round the lip. Non spill-its quite difficult to get the hang of, my ds struggles tbh but its great for kids that can manage it. cost about £4 in asda.

[feelingbetter]

I've got one of these (No.2) (for me - not DS!). It's got a straw type thing in it and the spouty bit is soft and needs a gentle bite to be able to drink - so is therefore non-spill! You don't need to tip it back like a normal sports bottle, just suck. I've got a 500ml one in pink from some type of outdoorsy store.
Maybe a little to difficult for a 5 ys old, but seriously grown up. If she can handle a McDonalds milkshake - this'll be easy!

[Supportman]

One of my mindees has his drinks in a 500ml bottled water bottle, the type with a non-spill lid. Cheap and cheerful solution that works.

[lou031205]

monstermansmum - it's called the Amadeus 360° cup. We find ours does leak if it's left on it's side though.

[silverfrog]

great, thanks.

we ahve one of the 360 cups - she won't touch it.

she can drink form a sports bottle (has done so when out if her drink runs out - we always have water in the car) but I would rather not get ehr onto those as she drinks juice, and her teeth will really suffer - she sips constantly all day long, so that would be lots of contact with acid for her front teeth (pfb alert).

I am working on watering down her juice - she's now on a 70/30 water/juice combo (which is great as at the beginning of the year it was straight juice)

the camelbak bottle looks interesting - I think it doesn't have a straw as suc, so needs tipping to drink from? That oculd be a good next step for her (and is less components for me to wash up grrr)

thanks again, will try to see some of these in the flesh to get a better picture.

[littleredcorvette]

DS has just started using this Tommee Tippee one.
I bought his from Boots and Mothercare.

[silverfrog]

aha, now i have seen that one in boots - now I have areal user to interrogate quiz.

is it spill proof? even upside down and shaken?

how cleanable is it? I am a complete lazy mare when it comes to washing up - it goes in the dishwasher or it goes in the bin, as far as I am concerned (which is what irritates me the most about dd's current cups - the bits were fine in our old dishwasher (Miele, on the cutlery tray at the top) but get trashed in our current dishwasher so need washing by hand...)

[feelingbetter]

Nope, Camelbak does not need tipping back, has a straw in it which is removeable if you want to tip it back.
I kept the straw coz I'm a lazy cow, I just hold it as you would hold a cup with a straw in it.

[silverfrog]

oh, so it really is just a grown up version of her current cups? that's good. might go with those then, familiarity for dd1 and all.