Babies of different months and ages can choose the appropriate water cup.
6-9 months old, use a duckbill cup
The duckbill cup is similar to the milk bottle, the main difference is the cup mouth. The mouth of the duckbill cup is divided into a soft mouth and a hard mouth. The soft mouth is similar to a pacifier, which allows the baby to quickly adapt to accept it, and then adjust to a harder hard mouth. As the baby's first drinking cup, you can choose a duckbill cup with a handle, which is more convenient for the baby to grasp. The sucking principle of the duckbill cup is similar to that of the feeding bottle. If it is used for a long time, it is impossible to exercise the baby's oral motor ability. Therefore, when the baby adapts, adjust it to a sippy cup as soon as possible.
9-12 months, using sippy cups, sipping cups
Babies at this stage should transition from duckbill cups to sippy cups. When the baby uses a sippy cup for the first time, it is recommended to choose a softer and safer hose sippy cup. The sippy cup works the muscles involved in your baby's lips, cheeks and tongue, helping future speech development and establishing proper swallowing patterns. When your baby gets used to the sippy cup, try a sippy cup or just opt for an open cup. A sipping cup can be thought of as an open-top cup with a lid, and your baby can drink from the rim of the cup. When the baby stops drinking, the cup automatically seals and does not overflow.
After 1 year, use open cup
After 1 year, you can train your baby to use the open cup. However, it will take about 6 months for the child to become fully accustomed and happy to drink a variety of liquids from the cup. By 18 months, most babies can master drinking from an open cup. In addition, parents need to pay attention: the drinking cup should be used when the baby is sitting, not the drinking cup with gravity ball that can be used at various angles, and they will be more troublesome to clean; each baby is specific Different, there is no need to strictly follow the above process, and some babies can even transition directly from breast milk to an open cup.