It was time to bring in the experts.
, babies should start drinking water from cups when they're six months old, around the same time they start eating food . Feeding Littles recommends a specific order for introducing cups to babies based on their age: open cups at six months, straw cups at six-plus months, and 360 cups with handles at seven months. Straw cups, or bottle-like lidded cups with reusable straws, are widely believed to strengthen oral muscles better than more traditional hard spout cups.
—he carried it around, played with it, and even put it to his mouth, but he never actually mastered the art of drinking from it.. Cyrus had no trouble lifting and holding it—the handles rotate and operate separately from the cup base, and the cup has a gripping mechanism similar to that of a 360 style.
writes that dentists recommend the short straw for exercising mouth muscles, so it might be better for an older baby who has had more practice.It has a long straw that allows your child to easily transition away from a bottle and start using new oral muscles, and they can use it no matter if they're sitting, standing, or on the move. Plus, it's easy to clean and completely leakproof.
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