How to Find the Best Sippy Cup

Sippy Cup Showdown — Which Cup Takes First Place?

March 13, 2013

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Doidy Cup

When other parents in my circle of mom friends started emailing about the Doidy Cup ($9), I was intrigued — by its silly name, silly shape, and what all the buzz was about. It's not a true sippy cup, rather a two-handled angled cup that teaches babies to drink from a rim, rather than a spout — something that my pediatrician is an advocate of.
— Lisa Horten, Associate Editor

How quickly did baby take to it? He grabbed for the cup, and understood how to use the handles right away, but judging how much water to take down in one sip was (and still is) the tricky part of this design.

Is it easy for tots to pull water out of it? Yes — too easy! The greatest advantage of the cup's design is also its biggest pitfall. Eliminating a lid and spout means that your little one is going to have an easier time taking in more water (and spilling more too!)

How easy is it to clean? The one-piece design makes it as easy to clean as any other cup in your house. The Doidy Cup is dishwasher safe (top shelf) and very durable.

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Doidy Cup

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7 Comments

CrazyMother 2 years 35 weeks

I agree LilSugar! The transition is seamless with the Born Free bottles and cups. I didn't understand what all of the fuss about the brand was but I'm a diehard fan now. :)

U2forlife 2 years 44 weeks

Absolutely second the Tommee Tippee! We have tried every sippy out there, and finally found the Tommee Tippee. It is easy to get water out of and it doesn't leak! My little one, who has shown no interest in using a sippy cup, took to it immediately and loves it.

2 years 46 weeks

Born Free.... 100% No leaks and I love their training cups. Not to mention their bottles were a favorite since day one!

2 years 46 weeks

The Tommee Tippee sippy cups were a godsend. My baby was completely breastfed and never took a bottle - but at 6 months we decided to introduce a sippy cup to her for water - and after buying one of every sippy cup at Babies R Us as we tried them all out - she finally took one and it was the Tommee Tippee cup. She used their sippy cup for 6 months and now we're using the one with the straw. I love them - they're easy to use and clean - and they're the only ones my little princess takes. One of my favorite features of the sippy cup was the cover for the mouth piece - my little one, even at a young age - figured out how to cover her sippy cup mouth piece when she wasn't drinking from her cup! Sooo cute!!

schnappycat 2 years 46 weeks

My son has only ever used the Nuby sippy cups with the straw, He just never got the hang of the hard-spouted ones, which turns out is a good thing because his speech therapist told us that they are bad for tongue placement or something. We still use the straw cups, but are starting our son on regular cups now.

mstrauss 2 years 46 weeks

I love Nuby sippy cups and those are the ones I transitioned my son with since they have so many nipple/spout options. The pursuit for the perfect sippy can take a while and you might need to buy a few different kinds before finding the perfect one. My son will use any sippy with a straw so it's just about finding the one that leaks the least.

POPSUGAR Moms 2 years 46 weeks

I swear by the BornFree cup. If you start with their bottles, the transition is seamless. My older son moved to the sippy at 4 months and my lil guy at 6 months. LOVE IT!