https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:56:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-after-the-straw-cup#post-695826 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:05:48 +0000 T-Mom 695826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At 18 months we are doing a mix of both straw and open.. depending on how tolerant of mess I am at the time :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-after-the-straw-cup#post-695716 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:50:16 +0000 chopsuey 695716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. She drinks from open cups and water bottles.. She's been drinking from cups for the last few months.<br /> Still drinks from straws too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-after-the-straw-cup#post-695670 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:36:13 +0000 stlginkgo 695670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We still use straw cups when he is in the car. We use open cups when at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-after-the-straw-cup#post-695640 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:31:35 +0000 teaberry 695640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>After the straw cup, we gave LO open cups -- the small Duralex kind that she could wrap her hands around. </p> <p>I noticed she didn't drink as much, so I gave her the bottom plastic straw from the sippy cup "loose" in the open cup a few times, and that really helped her fluid intake. Now she drinks as much from the open cup, but gets a sippy when I know she's going to be mobile. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-after-the-straw-cup#post-695633 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:56:35 +0000 SAHM0811 695633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started open cups really early at 6 months because she was refusing bottles. So I tried it at the same time as sippies and straws. She took to it really well in a few months and she's 21 months now and great with open cups. I don't give her much though or else she'll spill or play with it. But also only at meals since we're sitting down together. Straw cups for snacks and throughout the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-after-the-straw-cup#post-695619 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:12:03 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 695619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, she's starting to get really good at drinking from open cups... but she still drinks out of straw cups most of the time. She's 27 months old right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-after-the-straw-cup#post-695614 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:58:36 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 695614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. With some overlap. I'd give an open cup at meals and a straw cup with water for random thirstiness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-after-the-straw-cup#post-695611 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:54:39 +0000 autumnlove 695611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did you LO start drinking out of open cups after straw cups? </p>