Thursday, April 14, 2011

The Tale of the Sippy

Some of you may remember when you went to try on wedding dresses and you had someone fawning over you the entire time. They ask what you're looking for, what you like, what you don't like. They point things out to you, they help you try dresses on, they help you omit the losers and single out the best of the best. Well... I think the same kind of treatment should be given when a first-time mom goes out to look for sippy cups. I think we all need a personal Sippy Cup Consultant. Charlotte and I have been through quite a few sippy cups. Some of them have been major duds. Others have made my life so much easier. Yes - a sippy cup can do that for you.

I'm pretty sure that everyone's expectations of sippy cups are a little different, but I want to tell you about some of my faves, in the off chance that it will make your life simpler... and because there is no such thing as a real-live sippy cup consultant... yet.
Then the ones that I'm not too thrilled with:
So go out there and buy some sippy cups! Oh... and be sure to report back to me on some of the neat ones that we are missing out on!
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3 comments:

  1. nanimommaApril 14, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Love your post on sippy cups, MommaPooks.
    Ah, to have the choices that sipping babies' mothers have today...
    Our choice... our ONLY choice was a simple snap on Tupperware plastic bell cup with a sippy snap on lid...that leaked. No handles. Life was rough back in the day. But you DID have a cool little plastic Forida Orange with a green straw stem that saved you!

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  2. Sara GiftApril 14, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    http://www.campbound.com/Nalgene-Grip-N-Gulp-Kids-Bottle.aspx
    These last forever and can take a massive beating. No leaks, and they grow with the kids.

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  3. StephanieMay 16, 2011 at 8:12 AM

    I've had sippies for years, and never a dishwasher. I've had crud I've had to use toothpicks to get out! I've been a faithful playtex sippy buyer though. But I have to say, after having children in speech therapy, and hearing so many awful things about sippies, I decided to forgo the regular spout with Katie. I'm only using a straw which I started about 7 months (apparently the best time to start). The one she uses has handles and no valve, so it can leak. But I close it when we travel thank goodness! The bigger sizes have a built in valve in the straw. I'll deal with that, but I'm soooo over the little valves in sippies (esp after not finding that strawberry cup under the couch for a few days...). And you're totally right, there are def important things about what kinds of stuff to buy that there ought to be more advice on!

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