Baby drinking cup

The importance of water to the human body is self-evident. Both babies and children need to drink an appropriate amount of water to ensure human health and avoid various diseases caused by lack of water. When babies reach a certain stage of development, they need to use a drinking cup to drink water. So, how do you choose a drinking cup for your child? The specific method is introduced below.

1. Can it be disinfected?

Today's training cups are almost all made of space glass, or PC non-toxic plastic, to ensure high temperature resistance and drop resistance. Only a few brands offer disposable paper cups. Because of this feature, parents don't have to worry about their baby losing control of the cup and breaking it, hurting themselves, no matter what kind of cup they buy. However, not all cups can be sterilized. Be sure to check carefully when purchasing. The outer box must indicate whether it can be machine washed and sterilized.

2. Two major categories: duckbill style and straw style

Although each major brand has its own patented design, in fact, it is nothing more than the duckbill style and the straw style, with only slight differences in the details. If you look more closely, parents will find that both the duckbill type and the straw type have differences in softness and hardness. The soft mouth (tube) is generally made of active edible silicone, which is closer to the feeling of a pacifier; the hard mouth is made of non-toxic plastic and is closer to the name of a cup. Parents can choose according to their baby's preferences.

3. With or without scale

All bottles have scales, but not all cups have them. Cups without scales are inconvenient to use to prepare formula milk. Parents can choose according to actual needs.

4. Whether there is a handle

Some cups have handles, some cups are designed to be easy for babies to hold and do not have handles, and some brands offer handles as optional accessories. Parents should decide based on the baby's habits.

5. “No drip” function

There are many cups with hidden mechanisms. Water will not come out unless you suck it in, and it will not leak even if you turn the whole cup upside down.

6. Choose a water cup according to your baby’s age

Babies aged 6-12 months: The bottle cup with a gripper is actually just a deformed bottle. Mothers can use a regular pacifier or a "duck flat mouth" pacifier. Babies at this stage already have a certain grasping ability, but are still in the sucking stage and cannot "drink". In order to get them to switch from sucking to drinking, you must first train them to accurately deliver the cup to their mouths. In fact, at this stage, parents only need to buy a duck-shaped flat-mouthed pacifier to match the existing bottle. Recommended: Les Enphants Baby Cute Wide-Caliber Duck Flat

Babies aged 1-1.5 years: After one year old, babies can try using a formal cup. At the beginning, they may not be able to grasp the strength of the cup, and may not be able to master the ability to "drink" right away. To prevent the baby's soft lips from being hurt and to prevent the contents of the cup from spilling everywhere, mothers should choose a drinking cup with a soft spout and be sure to pay attention to leak prevention. Magic cups or "no-drip" water cups are good choices.