Does the liquid come through the straw if squeezed? I have a 7 month old who refuses the bottle and was hoping this would work.
927563
Not really. My daughter also wouldn't take a bottle and we had luck with these. I don't think she was as young as 7 months though...maybe 10 or 11 months when she started using them. Sorry to be vague, but it's been awhile! :)
927564
Not really, the plastic walls of the box are fairly thick and you can't squeeze the box down like a disposable juice box.
927565
No. It works like a regular straw, so he would have to be able to suck on it.
927566
The liquid definitely comes up if squeezed! I bought this to help my baby learn how to use a straw cup and it worked like a charm.
34237
There is a small top part to the straw, that if your child were to unscrew the cups lid and pull the straw apart, it could be a choking hazard. I haven't read the review you are talking about but that's the only part I can think of that could pose a risk. However, I never even considered it a choking hazard. Also, having a 2-piece straw is not uncommon for this type of bottle (our CamelBack bottles have something similar but better/bigger).
343956
I just tried it and it works fine without the straw by tilting it and drinking. This water bottle works great and keeps ice overnight. Hope this helps.
1753206
Me neither! And the 14 month old couldn't either. Jaclyn below says her 15 month old has no problem, but then she says it leak, mine doesn't leak, NOTHING comes thru.. It's not supposed to leak, so hers is broke too, but you have to be able to get something out of it! I'd prefer a little leakage!!
1058085
I haven't had any issues except it took my daughter awhile to understand this sippy cup instead of a bottle but that's to be expectedm now its the only sippy she will use.
2062449
Nope! The top stays on pretty tight. Also, the green part that attaches to the plastic squeeze tube turns to the left to tighten, so when a child takes the orange cap off (which you loosen to the left), they don't also take the green part off (if that makes any sense). We've had ours for about 6 mos. Don't use it every day, but it's held up nicely.
1610491
There's no straw inside. It is not completely spill-proof, and even with the valve some leakage occurs. It's also hard to drink out of it when the valve is in, honestly, not the best design - we don't use this one, it's just sitting in the cupboard...
621229
Yes, I did. I then pushed the plastic piece that acts as a seal. And it looks like I broke it. I am not sure if the suction that occurs is normal. My son was using it, and he liked the bottle. Then I drank from it one day, and the suction was a bit annoying. I thought I had to push the top piece in, and then pop -- I broke the seal.
621230
Not with the mouthpiece itself, but the straw that goes inside the bottle does sometime give me issues. When drinking water there is occasionally too much air getting into the connection between the straw and cap, which makes it annoying to drink from because you have to try very hard to suck water out. Think of drinking from a cup using a straw, but having a hole in your straw. It's like that. To alleviate this I take off the cap and pull out the straw then re-seat it in to the plastic connector on the underside of the cap.
1536150
The lip opening is more of a slit, so I would say a straw would not fit through the opening...Sorry
652686
Yes it does have the "Push down and turn cap" to prevent children from opening it. In addition, the liquid comes our very slowly because a little is all you need most of the time.
1379916
I dont think that is possible. The straw is removable from the mouth piece. Have you tried the zoli cups? My boys started on those when they were 7months old.
1213766
We have found if the hole is on the top nothing comes out for my baby. We have not had leaking but she don't get anything if its the wrong way. I love these bottles my baby goes breast to bottle and bottle to breast with no problems. And I think an older baby would prefer the bottle the correct way and have no problem self feeding.
1684625
the lid screws on and you have to flip the straw upright to drink. I have not had any problems with leaks and use daily and throw in my lunch bag. I like this bottle because keeps smoothies cold through the afternoon.
1233337
Although you can squeeze the bottle, it is not necessary to do so to take a drink. You can just turn the bottle up and suck in to draw in the liquid. Hope that helps.
1566981
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.
1545357
So far my bottle has stood up to my 18 month old dropping and throwing it on our tile floor and it has not broke but it does leak when the straw is closed if the bottle is positioned with the top half down. :(