Sippy Cup Madness
ok as promised, here is my review of several sippy cups. We recently made the full transition (at 11 months) to sippy cups and have packed up the bottles. This is both exciting and sad – but my little boy is growing up.
These are all available on Amazon, however I also found them at walmart/target (depending on the brand). Munchkin is a Target brand; Nuby is a WalMart brand…Playtex can be found at both.
The first sippy cup I got was the short Nuby, Munchkin makes an almost identical cup. I have 2 of each and must say they both work well, though the Nuby pieces seem to fit together better than the Munchkin one.
Rating: A
Pros: This Nuby has handles and a soft spout. The reason this worked well, in my opinion, was that he was still learning that you could suck on stuff that wasn’t a bottle nipple. This activates with touch, so when he bites it, plays with it with his tongue or sucks it releases. This was the only sippy he would use from 8+ months, especially when he was first learning.
Cons: The spout is sensitive and by no means completely spill proof. I should say it is spill proof, it is not bang proof… so if he hits it on the spout, upside down it will drip.
Nuby Super Gripper
Rating: C
Pros: I like the design, easy to grab.
Cons: I cannot get the lid on without it leaking, the spout seems to not fit well and all together this has just ended up at the back of the cupboard. Wont’ buy another one of these, eventhough they were only $2 at WalMart.
Nuby with Super Straw
Rating: Undetermined
This is my nemisis, I want him to use a straw sooooo bad.. and yet he refuses.. I keep hoping that one day he will get it, I will further review this when he finally figures out how to suck on a straw.
Munchkin Insulated Sipster
Rating: A
Pros: This keeps stuff cool, easy to get liquid out of, and DOES NOT LEAK!!!! yay! He has no issues with this sippy.
Cons: At this time I have no complaints about this sippy.
Playtex Sipster
Rating: A
I have absolutely no complaints with this sippy. It doesn’t leak, he holds it fine and it is easy to get liquid out of. The Munchkin and the Playtex Sipsters are very similar. The valve on both removes and cleans easily.
Cons: No complaints so far.
Nuby Sipper
Rating: B+
Pros: This is a great graduation from the spout to a rim. He likes this because he can still feel the difference, can still bite on it to activate if he is struggling but it doesn’t have a spout.
Cons: A little bit harder to clean if you leave milk in it.. moral of the story – do your dishes, lol
NUK Gerber Graduate
Rating: C
Pros: This cup has potential to be a great rim sippy that doesn’t spill
Cons: He could not suck out anything, so I tried and I barely could.. This would be for a 3-4 year old but before then, I am not sure a younger toddler could use this as the suction is very difficult. The rim is totally hard with just a little opening (kind of like a travel coffee mug).
So as you can see, we have tried our lot of sippys. I will say that I think I have found what I like and highly recommend them. Enjoy transitioning, hope it goes as easily for you as it did for me (once I found the right cup)!
I WISH! we could use spout cups but Adin hasn’t figured out how to use them yet. He can/will only drink out of straw cups. I have yet to find a spill proof straw cup. Glad to know I have a reference to go to when he finally realizes you have to tip a cup up to drink from it and we can get a spout cup! THANKS!
Laura, those ones with the handles will drip and stuff if it hits his lips.. that was the only way I got Drey to realize he had to suck on it… and honestly he still may bite it more than suck but if I were you I would pick one up and start with that. The playtex/munchkin sipsters he just understood this week. We have been using the other ones for months before he got that he could hold it himself. Send a little straw love this way. SN: the one with the straw that I put on there is pretty spill proof, but I do not know how hard it is to suck up. May want to try it! Good Luck!