Is the drinking cup a straw or a duckbill? First, it is best for a 6-month-old baby with insufficient advice to choose a duckbill drinking cup. Babies can be fed with newborn bottles at birth, duckbill training cups can be used from 5 months, and infants over 9 months can use straw cups. Therefore, the baby does not accept the bottle, and parents can completely consider letting the baby use the cup directly. Long-term frequent use of bottles can lead to dental caries. It is suggested that it is best to try to let the baby drink water from plastic bottles when he is 0- 1 year old.
Second, although 6 months is recognized as the best time for a baby to transition from a bottle to a cup, the baby always has a process of learning and adapting, which cannot be achieved overnight. When the baby is 5 months old, parents can consciously familiarize the baby with the training cup and prepare to drink water from it. At the age of 6 months, you can try to make him drink the water in the cup. At first, the baby can hold the cup in both hands, and the parents can help to send it to his mouth. When the baby holds the cup firmly, the adult can gradually ask him to hold the cup to his mouth and pay attention to the amount of water in the cup from less to more. By 8 months, the baby can drink water from the cup by himself. Although the baby's school drinking cups have many brands and different shapes, they are all the same.
Third, the capacity of the learning cup does not need to be too large, and the baby will not drink too much water. Large capacity is not only cumbersome, but also a waste of water. If you accidentally give your baby water with inappropriate temperature, it will have a negative impact on your baby's health.
How to choose the school drinking cup 1, material selection: when choosing the school drinking cup, it is best to choose imported PP (polypropylene) material, because this material is food grade, safe and does not contain bisphenol A, and does not harm the baby. When choosing, you can look at the instructions on the outer packaging of Yin Xue to see if the imported materials are marked. Imported PP material is more durable than domestic PP material. In addition, it depends on whether it can be disinfected with boiling water and steam. Some study cups look good, but they are not made of PP. High temperature disinfection will release harmful gases, which is very harmful to the baby's health.
2. Can it be disinfected? At present, the materials of school drinking cups are different, but they are basically guaranteed to be resistant to high temperature and knocking. Only a few brands supply disposable paper cups. As far as this feature is concerned, parents don't have to worry that the baby will break and hurt himself if he can't hold any cups. However, not all cups can be disinfected. Be sure to read it carefully when you buy it. There must be a note on the outer box: can it be machine washed and disinfected? The disinfection method should also pay attention to whether it is steam disinfection or boiling disinfection.
3, the style of the suction nozzle: usually divided into duckbill type and straw type, are pacifiers made of silicone material, very soft, will not hurt the baby's gums when drinking water. Duckbill type is more suitable for younger babies, because duckbill type is closer to the shape of nipples, and babies are easy to suck, while straw type cups usually have larger capacity and are suitable for older babies. It is recommended to choose duckbill type for transition first, and then use straw type after the baby drinks plenty of water.