That’s good to hear. I saved that exact one to a list—not for cosleeping at night but because I’d expect to be exhausted and try to nap during the afternoon and not want to move far.
I put that on my niece's registry. I personally haven't had experience with one, so that's nice to hear. Glad you got some sleep!
Wasn’t it you who said it made crib-transition easier too because you just laid that whole co-sleeper in the crib while he got used to it and eventually just laid him in the crib without it? I always thought that was genius.
@nym711 what cup did you use to get E using a straw? I think another chicken used it too, but I cant remember who. Also, any tips on how to teach her?
@hallokween I got this one. I have no tips. Does anyone else? ETA: I just put the straw in her mouth and watched her suck it up. It isn't consistent yet, and we've only gotten a few sips at a time so far.
Thank you! We've been baby birding her with our straws, and she seems to get that, but the liquid is always right at the end, and I'm not sure how to make her understand that with her own straw she'll have to suck longer.
Younger E is training right now. She doesn't get it yet. I don't expect her to understand for a while. When I was giving her water from the Munchkin 360, without the top on it, she would hold water in her mouth and then spit it out.
I had the same cup, but it didnt work well for D. It required too much effort. I used the cheap Take and Toss cups. The First Years Take & Toss Spill-Proof Straw Cups 10oz, 4pk (Colors May Vary) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0054YZDWC/?tag=danmel-20 There isnt any fancy no spill mechanism, so there is less work involved. and the straw is shorter than in adult cups. Also, D loved to drink from my cups. If I was taking a drink from my cup or straw water bottle, etc he always wanted a drink too, so he learned a lot that way.
We gave E the Zoli straw cup which was useless. She hated it and got no water. Maybe when she’s a little older. She loves the Nuk brand sippy cups (short fat ones) and drinks a ton of water through that. Like I worry if it’s too much? I had been trying with no luck to teach her straws. Well this weekend she was playing with my friend’s Yeti big straw cup and put her mouth on the straw which I expected she would just touch since that’s what she does with mine. She actually slurped up some water! Then repeated it! So I think she just figured it out with no help from me.
C never used a sippy of any sort. He did like the Zola Bot one, but they are fragile. We ended up with a Nuk one that he liked after I dug out the flow restriction on the first one. The weighted straw is key for a while. And some good straw cleaning pipe cleaner things plus a cup that comes allll the way apart.
At 5 months Fry took most easily to the Zoli Bot. It’s a PITA to clean but he liked it. He got the hang of the Munchkin and Dr Browns too. All of them had milk in the beginninIdk how much of all this is the cup or anything we did, though. I think he was mostly just a gluttonous baby determined to get any milk he saw in front of him.
We have a few sippy cups, but she isnt getting/ isnt wanting to tip it up to drink, so I was thinking she may get a straw easier.
We got R the weighted straw cup after one day she drank some of my strawberry limeade. I was like I guess you can use a straw when she tries the 360 or a regular cup she will tip it but tries to drink out of the top part so we're not there yet.