Is the picture in the description considered to be the "straw" phase? That hard plastic spout would be too hard for my 6 month old to drink from.
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The straw comes with all the safe sippy 2 cups but can be removed if not needed. My daughter is 19months and still doesn't use it so we're just saving it. The spout is hard on all the cups and can not be changed, it's part of the construction. I wouldn't recommend giving this cup to a 6 month old. Our daughter started using this cup at 10 months and by 11 months she was only using the cup. She caught on pretty quick so maybe just wait a bit, 6 months is kind of young for any cup.
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The picture is showing the spout. If you look closely, the light orange straw is laying in front of the sippy and behind the 3 alternate stoppers. Also, the straw fits inside the lid and goes down into the liquid without extending out of the sippy, so the plastic spout is always the same.
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That is the top if the sippy, the straw is actually inside the cup (though it can be removed). My daughter started using this sippy at 6 months. I let her play with it a bit before adding any liquid so she could get used to it. She would not drink out if bottles, but she loves this sippy!
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My son learned to drink from the straw (he skipped the sippy feature all together) when he started solids at 6 months old. It took him a couple days, but he figured it out.
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I have not had any problems with this yet. I wasnt happy with the plastic spout, but it has held up nicely. We use it daily.
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Child has to suck to get it out, but not super hard like some sippy cups we've had. However, after having ours for about six months, the no spill valve has broken and it pours out. I could just replace it with another valve, but I probably won't bother since I don't let him walk around the house with it to spill it anyway. We only use ours for water because I'm not fond of things that need a bottle brush to reach inside, I never feel like it gets it clean enough anyway. I suppose you could put it in the dishwasher however, which would be easy enough. Overall, I like this sippy cup a lot and would recommend it as one of the better, if not the best sippy cup we've ever used.
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It's a "straw" connected to the lid but it's hard plastic, not soft. It's pretty good for non-spill. I don't think you'll find a completely non-spill cup ever! haha. But this comes pretty close. It will drip liquid if you turn it upside down and shake it though.
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I would not put hot drinks in this cup. You could use formula, but I ended up giving the cup away. The straw cracked, and the mouth piece was too hard to drink out of for my 1yr old. We switched to the contigo water bottles
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Yes, it is. Also, FYI, I am unhappy with the small hole on top, plus space around the straw that allow leaking if it tips or falls over. I read others note this & thought it would not be a problem for me, but it has been. Currently looking for one like this (I like all the other features.) w/o holes on top.
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Yes, there is a hard plastic straw inside that attaches to the soft silicone piece that is connected to the lid and which forms the "straw" from which one would drink.
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You do not have to bite the straw for the liquid to come up. My grandson had no problem with this cup and has used it for about 6 months (he is now 23 months old). He still has this cup but his other plastic zippy cups with straws have been replaced with stainless cups.
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Yes,it is. You can use it just as a cup. But it is better to use the straw for the little ones.
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They have to suck to get the liquid. It frustrates my 18 month old to no end. It was easy to clean. I ended up buying a straw sippy cup (those are not fun to clean).
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Maybe with an older child who is able to drink from a regular cup, but I wouldn't use them with liquids with a little one. It could get very messy very quickly! Haven't had a problem with my kiddo opening the seal at the bottom- I don't think he realizes it's there. He is 23 months.
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I can' t imagine any straw going in here. Its solid plastic and they cut a diamond shape into it to sip from. I can't get a straw in.
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It islike a normal sippy. They do offer a straw on their website now though.
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It's good flow but for a "sippy cup". Not really comparable to a bottle. I have 3 of the nuk ones and they are my little ones favorite, even at 21 months old. Hope this helps.
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i think it depends on if your child bites on the straw and how gross it starts looking. I personally did not like these replacements because the straws were too long for the smaller cup and they ended up frustrating my son since it wasn't fee to swing in the direction he needed to drink from. we ended up not using these cups anymore and switching to lollacups.
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We used it as a transition from the bottle to a sippy cup. It is the same as the 5 oz NUK bottles with a soft spout sippy cup nipple. My daughter started using it and figuring it out around 8 months, but could easily go younger. We used the handles with a bottle nipple at first. We love these.
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I found that to be a big problem. My two year olds were getting frustrated trying to drink through the plastic valve, so I tried it myself. Even I, an adult, could barely get liquid through the valve, so I don't think babies/toddlers can. Without the plastic valve, the sippy cap is not leak proof. I returned my set to Amazon.