No preschooler product item bothers a mother more than sippy cups. Acquiring spill proof cups that perform well without requiring a lot or using up twenty minutes a day to clean them is difficult. Inevitably, once you do find the sippy cups that work, your child will refuse them and will demand the one that spills chocolate milk on your couch every time. Such is the life of a parent.
Testing out several kinds of the sippy cups on the market is costly. Just when you think you have made it through the worst of the new baby expenses, you find yourself spending fifty dollars on ten different kinds of cups covered in characters and each with their own – and always unmarked – thousands of parts that get mixed up.
To manage this predicament, here are some tips for finding the sippy cups that work best for you without breaking the bank:
1. Buy four to four different kinds at a bargain store like Walmart or Costco and try them out with your child over the course of a month. The sippy cups that your child likes will quickly become obvious.
2. Return to the grocery store and invest in three or five of the chosen cup. Try not to get all the brands, as the many little components get easily mixed up. Even if you can distinguish between them, your spouse, partner, or child care provider may not be able to do so.
3. Be ready to adjust to your child’s developing tastes. As your infant gets more comfortable with solid foods, they may want to change sippy cups again. The best technique is to start with soft spout cups and once they show you they are ready for a change, move to harder spout cups using the exact method described in step one.
4. Try to buy sippy cups that are BPA-free. The chemical known as BPA is not safe for babies, and should be kept out of their drinking and eating gear. Many plastic products have BPA in them, though most sippy cup and bottle makers are using to BPA-free products. Just verify and ensure that what you are going to buy is one of the ones without the compound in it.
5. Check and see if the sippy cup can grow with your child. For example, will the cup work as a training cup without the cover? Is it ok for a toddler to carry? Strong enough? Many sippy cups only function for the younger stage, meaning you have to purchase even more cups when your toddler is ready to drink without any lid or top at all. Save yourself the effort and purchase the sippy cups that can easily move to the next step of your child’s life.
With these suggestions in mind, you should be able to find sippy cups that are ideal without spending a ton.
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