Posted by Angela
on 2/16/2009, 7:35 pm, in reply to "Sippy Cup Advice"
173.54.57.225
We tried every cup out there and the 2 that worked for us were the Nuby soft spout. It's the one with a clear silicone top that almost looks like a bottle nipple. The beauty of it is they don't really have to suck, just gnaw or chew on the spout to get the liquid out. We also used the First Steps Take and Toss. I used a sharp knife to make the holes larger and they worked fine. But the NUby was what worked best initially post op. Holly is right about the valves -- no way a kid with cleft palate can get anythign out of them. And we were told it would be several months post op before her suck would be comparable to a typical child. And no valve use during that time as to not compromise the repair. We ended up just watching her close, cups only at the table, etc and after awhile, she was fine. We never went to valves at all.
--Previous Message--
: I am hoping to find some suggestions for sippy
: cups that have worked with your children
: (pre-palate repair), or techniques that
: helped your chidren to drink from them. My
: son is having his palate repaired early
: April and he needs to be off his bottle
: prior to the surgery (as per surgeon's
: request). He uses the haberman bottle
: presently and can drink milk from it on his
: own.
: As for sippy cups, I have tried the Nubby
: sippy cup, but find he cannot create enough
: suction to get the milk out. I have also
: tried the Playtex (soft spout) cup, but
: again find he cannot create enough suction
: when the 'plug' is in, he can get milk
: without the 'plug' but it just becomes may
: too messy. I am trying not to go the cold
: turkey route, but am starting to feel his
: surgery date looming. My 2 older sons flat
: out refused to take milk from their sippy
: cups, so perhaps I should just offer water,
: but am nervous if I do he will not take the
: milk later on.
: Any advice or bottle recommendations would
: be greatly appreciated.
: Thanks, Cheryl
:
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