https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 07 May 2026 19:51:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2500182 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:19:45 +0000 SweetiePie 2500182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: mine honestly do not leak and my son THROWS it and holds it upside down all the time.<br /> If people experience leaking it's because they aren't putting the silicone straw in properly. There is a little "valve" that you have to be sure is covered by this piece of silicone. My nanny and husband sometimes don't check this when they put it together out of the dishwasher and THAT is when it leaks. So I would bet a ton of money that it's user error, not the cup itself. If you do it right, it's the best of 6-7 cups I've tried.</p> <p>ETA: I guess I can only say this about the plastic cup though. Maybe the stainless one does have an actual design flaw. I'm going to get it to test it out :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2500141 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 19:37:29 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2500141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: I was over at a friend's who has the plastic think baby cup. It looks interesting. Although the reviews on there say it leaks..haha</p> <p>@shellio: I was eyeing up a small stainless steel cup at a baby store a few days ago and also have seen the cups on amazon and wondered if they would be a good purchase for things like picnics. Good idea re: the straw teaching. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2500133 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 19:29:36 +0000 shellio 2500133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use one Foogo and several Funtainers, rarely do we have issues with them leaking. We only serve water in them and don't wash them as often as we probably should (we only hand wash them). We try to avoid plastic too. We served our babies water in a stainless steel cup with a stainless steel straw. The cups were pricey, around $30 or so for 4 of them on amazon but we use them all the time now 4 years later. The straws were cheap, also on amazon. We still serve our 2 and 4 year old milk and smoothies in their open cup with a straw in it. We have spills but in general they are pretty good and its nice to toss both pieces in the dishwasher (the straws sit at an angle in the silverware basket so they don't fall through the grid) and not worry about nooks and crannies getting clean! </p> <p>As for teaching baby to drink from a straw, we placed the straw in a glass of water, then covered it with our finger and held the end in their mouth. As soon as you can feel them sucking, let go so they get a little water. We've also let our kids drink straight from an open cup if they want to, of course we get lots of spills when they are first learning but we put very little in the cup. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2500125 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 19:17:39 +0000 SweetiePie 2500125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: I mentioned that we like the Foogo but it leaks. Well I also use the Thinkbaby Thinkster straw cup (plastic) and it is the ONLY cup I've found that doesn't leak...and...I just saw they also make it in stainless steel :-) So you might want to try it out. I'm also tempted! </p> <p><a href="https://www.diapers.com/p/thinkbaby-thinkster-of-steel-stainless-steel-9-oz-1244290?sku=TB-076&#038;qid=3755184320&#038;sr=1-16" rel="nofollow">https://www.diapers.com/p/thinkbaby-thinkster-of-steel-stainless-steel-9-oz-1244290?sku=TB-076&#038;qid=3755184320&#038;sr=1-16</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2485723 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:55:20 +0000 MenagerieMama 2485723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: yes! We have hardwood floors and LO is a thrower. Other than being worried she might concuss one of the dogs it's stood the test of time. Not leak proof to toss in a bag and bring somewhere but doesn't usually leak if tipped over or thrown. We also have the foogo thermos stainless steel and it leaks like crazy unless always upright. I gave it to her in the car once and will never make that mistake again! Had to pull over to retreive it. Does work great to keep milk cold for long trips though for supervised drinking.</p> <p>ETA: LO is 17.5 mo so we've been using the green sprouts cup for almost a year now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2485719 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:46:01 +0000 SweetiePie 2485719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: It's really awesome for long outings and travel. Again I wouldn't give it to him in the car while I'm driving. But on a plane while I sit next to him it's great. I've flown a full day (8 hours door to door) and the milk is ice cold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2485718 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:43:47 +0000 AB810 2485718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also we used life factory bottles as an infant but they were too heavy for her to use herself as a sippy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2485717 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:42:20 +0000 AB810 2485717@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have two thermos funtainers and never had any issue with them leaking. We've used them for 1.5 years at least. I tried the green sprouts straw cup but it broke within two weeks of buying it. </p> <p>We just use the thermos when we're out. I avoid plastic use as much as I can. We use small snapware for snacks. We started with an open cup (shotglass) at 6-7 months and she's used glasses ever since at home. For plates we just give her small ceramic plates and use ramekins for bowls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2485713 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:35:03 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2485713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SweetiePie: that's one I had looked at. Good to know about the leaking. </p> <p>@MenagerieMama: ooh, I like the look of this one! Has it stood the test of dropping and banging around? That's my only hesitation with glass. I'm pretty clumsy myself so I will probably accidentally drop it a few times in addition to what my lo will probably do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2485706 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 16:21:36 +0000 MenagerieMama 2485706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO learned on her green spouts straw cup. It's glass in the inside but has plastic on the outer to protect it. It has a decent amount of parts but the straw is actually really pretty easy to learn in and we branched out to other straws after that. I </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2485684 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 15:39:10 +0000 SweetiePie 2485684@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We really like the Thermos Foogo and Funtainers. They keep everything really cold and are very easy to clean. And very easy to suck the straw.<br /> BUT as he's gotten older I tend to only use them when I'm closely supervising. They do spill easily and as he's gotten older he thinks it's neat/funny. When he was younger (6-13 months I'd say) it was a non issue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/stainless-steel-and-glass-products#post-2485681 Sun, 06 Mar 2016 15:35:14 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2485681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have any suggestions for stainless steel or glass sippy cups or straw cup/bottles that would be good for a 5-6 month old to learn to drink from? Just looking for any experiences testing different products, what to look for, and what worked/ didn't work.</p> <p>I'd like to avoid as much plastic if possible, just personal preference and hopefully avoid mold issues so if it comes apart completely and/or easily for cleaning then that's a plus. </p> <p>I currently have lifefactory bottles that I was going to get the sippy cap for and see if that worked.</p> <p>Also wondered if anyone has any bowl / plate/ cup recommendations for infants, toddlers, and children for eating.</p> <p>Thanks! </p>