i love nuby straw cups, both this one and the non-handled one. however there are a lot of areas to clean on this one, including the straw pieces. i use my dr. brown bottle pipe cleaner thing to slide inside the straws when cleaning. submerging the cup and lid into hot water will loosen particles of food that get trapped.my one concern, when your child is teething. teething children gnaw on everything, and the handles & lid are NOT BPA free. my child started to chew on the handles and actually bit one of the rubber nubs off [i luckily got it before he swallowed it]. i have since put the handle cups away for after the "everything goes in my mouth" phase.
as for the drinking aspect of the cup, it isn't difficult to use. i started using these around 9 months and he had no problem. the straw uses compression to allow the liquid to come out, it also prevents it from spilling when not being used.
when reassembling, make sure you put the clear straw into the lid first, pull it until you hear a slight pop, and make sure it is over the hole. then push the white hard straw into the clear straw. it won't leak if you do it correctly.
overall, these cups are great if you are tired of helping your child lift up the sippy cup. the cleaning of them is just part of enjoying a product that let's your child drink independently. and cleaning them doesn't really take any more time than other cups i've tried.
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Love these cups!Positives:
-hold up well in the dishwasher
-Practically unbreakable
-Good for teethers!
-Doesn't spill and great for sticking in a bag
Negatives:
-If your child is drinking out of it and there is still juice/water in the straw and you close up the cup BE WARNED, when you open it back up you will get sprayed. It has been a source of entertainment for my son in the backseat of the car :)
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These are the only cups I could ever get my boys to use. They started using these straw cups when they were six months old. They are bf'd babies and could never get the hang of a sippy cup. My sister gave us a couple of these cups as hand me downs, so I tried them one day thinking they'd probably not be able to figure them out...but they did with no problem! We have these and the larger size without handles. I agree with some of the reviews that when the cups are brand new, they are a little more diffuclt to get water out of, but my boys never had a problem. The straws are nice and big, much larger than other straw cups, so they can actually get more than a little trickle of water out of them. There are a lot of pieces to clean, we usually take the cups apart and soak them in a warm, soapy water. We then use a little brush to get inside the straw and parts of the lid, but the cleaning hassle is definately worth the functionality of the cup!Want Nuby 2 Handle Flip n' Sip Straw Cup, 8 Ounce, 12 Months + Discount?
These are great cups that lasted us a long time. If you have a kiddo that chews on straws though watch out because the plastic does breakdown easy and can be a hazard. We bought several of these cups and then always had one available. I used them for about 21/2 years until we moved on to larger water bottles.
