My boys use/d Avent or Nuk bottles as that is the kind of text they preferred...it was also the same shape as their dummies.

Sippy cups - between 2006 and 2010 I have bought about 2 dozen sippy cups because a) they did not like a particular one b)left home without one so had to buy another c) DS#2 liked diff ones to DS#1 and d) i felt like buying them a new one. I have so many diff ones!

Sippy cups are only used for water / juice in our household and they have one within reach everyday from the age of about 8 months (water) - to learn to use them and now - so they have access to a drink. In Summer they have chilled water with ice cubes in them...something fun for them.

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