Straw cup help!
Hi moms. I know there are already a ton of posts across Reddit about toddler cups for transitioning from the bottle, but I can't seem to find one that addresses my current mental pretzel. We've started the bottle transition for milk with the NUK Learner Straw Cup, but I’d like to eventually transition her to a more “regular” straw cup (with NO VALVE) sooner rather than later for oral-motor development.
For context: She will drink water out of the regular straw cups with no issues (such as the EzPz or Olababy cups) but won't do it for milk - so it's not that she doesn't know how to, but rather just preference right now. I'm trying to get ahead of it as peds recommended she's on regular straw cups fully by 15 months for proper oral development.
What I’m looking for (in USA): •True/free-flow straw that doesn’t require strong suction •No one-way/no-spill valve inside the straw (the type that makes them suck harder to get liquid through) •Ideally has handles •Spill-resistant; can be tilted towards mouth to drink without it completely spilling out •Straw cover for sanitary purposes
Does this exist?! Am I overthinking the oral development piece and rushing this?
Appreciate the help!