Best cup for a toddler who only drinks from a bottle?

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Hope I'm posting in the right place!

Was wondering if anyone else had experienced this problem and can recommend a solution? My 17-month-old DD will only drink from her Tommee Tippee bottle and no matter what kind of 'training' cup I buy for her, she doesn't seem able to (or want to make the effort to, more to the point!) drink from them. If I give her a regular cup, she ends up throwing the contents all over herself!

The HV says she shouldn't be drinking from a bottle as it can damage her teeth and I don't know what else to get her... It seems as though the valves that stop spills make drinking more difficult and she's got used to the teat on the bottle...

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

My advice may sound harsh but if you stick with it then it will probably work.

Get her a tommee tippee first cup. The one with a sprout and two handles.

Ditch the bottles completely- even at night.

Help her use the cup- when she knows there are no more bottles she will use it.

My DS ditched bottles at 13mths...know others who are really struggling at 3yo. I would break the cycle now if you can bear the tantrums- its harder when they are older!

The t.tippee first cup is free flow so she should find that easier as she doesn't have to suck on it. They can leak a bit in your bag but not terribly. I was recommended this Nuby one to help with the transition as it's similar to a bottlethis one I think We are fine during the day with cups but he won't take his milk out of anything apart from his bottle and I value my sleep too much to go cold turkey!

We liked the Nuk Learner Bottles