Going straight to cup (no sippie)

[Snow mom]

My ped recommended we start giving DD a cup of water to practice. I'm thinking of starting with a tiny bit of water in an open cup to see how she does. I know the majority of it will go all over her, the floor, etc. but I'm not too concerned about that. It's hot here so it might be a bit refreshing to get a little shower in her high chair I was wondering if I should get her a cup with handles or whether a regular small, unbreakable cup would work. Anyone BTDT?

[SnuggleBuggles]

A small, unbreakable cup without handles should be fine. Ikea has some good #5 plastic cups for a good price. eta- the only concern I would have with a real cup at that age is her getting too much at once and gagging. Not a huge deal in the scheme of things but that's one thing that's nice about sippy or straw cups since they limit the flow.

Beth

[Jenn850]

DD trys her luck at drinking from a little plastic cup. She has a sippy cup with handles that we try with her too with and without the sippy lid. She does equally poorly with both! I even get her a taste from mommy's glass glass... very carefully, if she shows interest. What I would suggest is a plush bib! I have a couple that someone gave me, I think they are from Little Me. At first I thought they were silly, but now I LOVE them. They absorb whate er misses her lips (which is often most)

[MommyAllison]

We used plain open cups, Tupperware, Ikea, and often gave sips from our water glasses too. I usually tried it first in the bathtub - then no soaking wet clothes - or you can try it outside, where it doesn't matter if it goes all over the ground. We've never had a handled cup, and never missed it. Have fun!

[ThreeofUs]

We got Ikea cups, and used those with an old Tommee Tipee cup from my childhood. DS1 seemed to do well with handled cups.