To still be falling foul of sippy cups after ten years of parenthood?

[BalloonSlayer]

Why can't I get the hang of them? Why?

I have just been sprayed with apple juice AGAIN because I haven't learned how to get the lid on without becoming the victim of some ghastly fruit-juice-porn bukkake!

I am supposed to be going shopping with a trendy friend NOW and this is my only ironed nice top. I don't know whether the marks are going to dry invisibly or whether I will go round all day with "suspicious splashmarks" all over my upper chest.

< sigh >

what isa sippy cut?do you mean a beaker.have to say no baby beaker got better of me,nor sprayed me with detritus.maybe im just lucky

anyhoo,have a nice lunch with pal

I'm 5 years in and still hate the buggers, I get sprayed too, the tommee tippee ones are the worst, they leak, get lost, get slimey under the spout no matter how much you wash them, but the alternative is an open cup....for a 1 year old......i'll add that I hate all sports bottles too...

YANBU
At what age are you meant to stop using them?
I cannot get my dd1 to stop and drink out of a nice beaker which no doubt will drench me when she knocks it over, but that's looking more appealing than getting juice in my eye every time I put the bloody lid on!

YANBU - they are all disgusting and leaky. I wait till my dcs are around 11 months and can manage a cup with a straw which is slightly less disgusting. The best one I've found is the thermos funtainer- but you need a straw brush to clean it properly.

Ds3 wouldn't use one, viewed anything that might be a breast-substitute with suspicion and derision.

ds4 has now decided that he would like to be like ds3, use a lidless cup and put his dinner into his drink to form a soggy mass.