Is there such a thing as a spill proof sippy cup?
@vera5d (4005)
United States
April 17, 2009 12:33pm CST
I think I have tried every single sippy cup out there on the market - all the name brands, the generic brands, etc. etc. No matter what I try, my daughter still seems to somehow know how to make these cups leak!
It makes me mad because almost all of them promise to be spill proof or leak proof...and yet somehow I still find they leak like crazy when she sets them down or turns them upside down. Some of them she's liked to play with because they do leak so well! It's frustrating especially when you consider some of these cups are $5-$10 a piece! I wouldn't mind paying more if it actually worked - but some of the more expensive ones I've tried are actually the worst!
Have any of you had this same experience with sippy cups? Is there such a thing as a cup for toddlers/babies that don't leak? Any recommendations that maybe I haven't tried?
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@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
17 Apr 09
Well, there is no such thing as a spill proof cup, unless its empty. Even if you bolt the lid on and turn it upside down the air bubbles will rise to the top and push liquid out the drinking hole. We did find one from playtex that had a screw on lid, I just made sure not to put any dark liquids in it just in case. Also, make sure that the divider (plastic thingy) is clean and fits snug in the hole that allows juice to come through, the child has to garner a good amount of pull to get the juice out and if there are any reasons that liquid can get through it will without help. Hope that helps.
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@vera5d (4005)
• United States
17 Apr 09
Yes I suppose empty would be spill proof :) Must be how they justify marking the package as being spill proof.
The kinds with the plastic thingy inside do seem to work somewhat better, but like you said only if it is in tight. That thing falls out quite a bit. They're also a pain to wash!
@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
18 Apr 09
I know, you have to hand wash them, if you put them in the dishwasher it will melt that little rubber thing and its useless then.
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
18 Apr 09
I am interested in seeing the replies to this discussion because I was just looking at sippy cups in the stores recently and it seemed to me they were all made wrong. Maybe I should have been a sippy cup designer. I wonder, too, if there is a slurpy cup for kids that are "too big" for sippy cups.
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@lilybug (21107)
• United States
19 Apr 09
I got these ones at Walgreens for my daughter before that worked really well and only $1 a piece. They are like the Nuby brand, but the valve is different. Those never leaked on me. Playtex ones are good, but after awhile you have to replace the valves or they do start to leak.
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@Sillychick (3275)
• United States
17 Apr 09
I found some disposable ones at Target called Take and Toss. They are reusable, but are inexpensive enough to not worry about losing or throwing away if you are out somewhere and don't want to carry an empty, dirty cup with you. They don't leak from the spout when they are new, but my son sometimes chews on them and after a while they start to leak. They are great, but the tops come off easily, so if he drops it I have to check the top, it comes loose and then will come right off and dump the whole cup. They're not perfect but the best I have found.
I did use a Nuby cup when he was younger. It didn't leak, but it was very hard to drink from. He hated it, so I tried it and found it was not easy even for me.
What I have started doing is just make sure that he has milk at the table, since I don't want stinky milk all over, and don't give him juices that will stain. He is also not allowed to bring his cup certain places where I am not willing to risk a spill, like in the bedroom. If he is drinking water the spills don't bother me.
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@vera5d (4005)
• United States
18 Apr 09
I have used the take and toss ones before. They are okay, and they are nice if you lose them because they are inexpensive. But like you said the tops do come off pretty easily...which is a big mess. I've found if they are upside down they also leak. I have been doing what you do - anything besides water is at the kitchen table pretty much. Maybe it is not such a bad habit to have that they keep it at the table. Thankfully the weather is warming up here and hopefully we'll be outside most of the time soon!
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@neerajpandey_13 (1765)
• India
20 Apr 09
Go for good brands you get your cup. If good brands also give same result then you shoud need to satisfy on that result and adjust youself according to brands.
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@froggieslover (3069)
• United States
18 Apr 09
Well they say that there is but I say there is not. I have two kids and I tried them when they were young and they never worked. It always made me so mad because there were times when I spent some money on them trying to get one that wouldn't spill but it seemed no matter how much I spent they still never worked and would spill juice all down the front of their shirts and made them look absolutely filthy. And it always seemed to spill right after you left the house and couldn't change their clothes anymore.
It eventually got to the point where I had to teach them to drink from a real cup sooner than normal because I was tired of wasting my money and ruining clothes.
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