![]() To make a bamboo based cup the bamboo must be grounded into a powder and then a Melamine and formaldehyde containing resin is added. Although one-off exposure to large amounts of these chemicals isn’t necessarily problematic, the BfR estimates that regularly using a bamboo mug poses a serious health risk.” ![]() “all bamboo mugs released ‘alarming’ amounts of the toxins into 70☌ / 158F drinks, up to 30 times the EU’s safe limit for adults and up to 120 times the limit for children. Pura Kiki Stainless Steel Toddler Sippy BottleĪ recent study in Germany looked at bamboo coffee mugs and found that Here are some of my favorite Early drinking cups Straws should be made of silicone (stainless steel could hurt very young babies) Glass should be slightly thicker glass and if you are worried about breakage consider a silicone sleeve. Silicone should be food grade or medical grade and lead free (and never heated over +/-320F Sticking to glass, silicone and stainless steel In terms of materials used, just like baby bottles, I recommend: While you might choose to avoid sippy spouts- there are other options little ones can use to help with this transition (or for moments when you just don’t want to deal with a spill) like straws. Yes things will get wet and the cups might be thrown across the room, but that is how they can best learn. So how do we teach a 6 month old how to drink from a cup after drinking exclusively from a bottle? Patience ! Take your time teaching them how to drink first by modeling and allow them time to explore and try it themselves. In fact, The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that you can transition children as young as 6 months into an ‘open cup’. Their reason? These can cause ‘ development delays’ like speech delays. ![]() It turns out, many experts also recommend skipping sippy cups. The reason? A couple of years ago it was almost impossible to find a sippy cup without plastic and I just was not comfortable with that. I get asked a lot about sippy cups but, while I did use one with my oldest, I did not use one with my youngest. As soon as you think your little one is ready (and sometimes sooner- it can be as early as when they start eating solids!) it is a good idea to transition them away from bottles and into cups. ![]()
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