Doidy Cup, 3 Months +, Baby & Toddler First Open Beaker, Unique Slanted Design for Training & Learning to Drink, weaning Essentials for Milk & Water (Trainer Cup, Yellow)

This has been such a helpful little cup, we also purchased the Bibado cups as the same time and whilst they are also good our little one likes to try and chew those (it’s the same material as his teethers so understandable). The Doidy is great all round. It’s much bigger which means I can see how much fluid my little one is tipping toward them, my little also really took to the handles on the side and the cup angle is really helpful as he hasn’t quite learnt to tip his head back yet but is still able to drink successfully. We started using this about 6.5 months and he’s able to drink from this supporting it himself now at 8.5 months.

A really great cup for a 6 month old learning to drink from a cup. It doesn't need as much tilting for the water to come out as with a normal cup and it's very lightweight as well and feels nice to hold. The handles on the sides are also useful. I also wanted something that's not made of silicone like every other baby item is these days, so it ticked that box as well.

We’ve had this cup since my baby was six months old. She was breastfed prior to weaning but occasionally had expressed milk from a bottle. For the first month or so very little water got consumed. I would tip it for her and she would poke her tongue inside and lap at the water like a kitten. Just when I was about to give up something clicked for her. She now gulps water quite successfully with every meal. At nine months, I still hold the cup for her and tilt it. Some days she likes to wash her hands in the cup (fine by me, there’s less scrubbing to be done in between her fingers) and some days she still misjudges things and ends up coughing and spluttering. She likes playing with the cup when it’s empty too. She’s successfully drunk from it totally independently on a couple of occasions, but I think if I was a bit more relaxed about water ending up all over the floor she might be able to do it a bit more consistently by now. I’ve only used the cup at home so far, because of the mess. I haven’t bought a sippy cup to use out and about because I don’t want to confuse her, she just breast feeds on the go. I think this cup is great and with patience and perseverance she’s getting there. I’m not sure who these child geniuses are who can use the cup from twelve weeks. Don’t expect those kind of results for every baby! Update: at about 18 months she is now very confident to drink out of more or less any open cup, as long as she is seated. I do think the doidy cup helped because she was able to start practicing with it so young Update for baby number 2: I tried a sippy cup for my second baby to minimise mess, but he couldn’t work out what to do with it! I’ve gone back to the Doidy cup after about a month of no water being consumed and he loves it! Very similar results to my first baby at nine months.

I was really worried as returning to work full time following exclusive breastfeeding. My little one had made it clear she wasn't up for the bottle so was beginning to despair as obviously needed her to take in some fluids whilst I was away. The doidy cup is great - I think the bright colour really interests my daughter so she is willing to give it a go. Also, the shape of it means you can really see how far to tip it without a soaking. She went for it from the very first attempt and hasn't looked back. The only downside I will say for it, due to the age of my daughter (7 months), she really can't be left with it as she batters it and water goes EVERYWHERE! She also can't get it to her mouth by herself (which she can do with those cups with the spout). However, these are minor quibbles and it really had put my mind at rest that she is getting the fluid she needs when I am not with her. Just wish Amazon offered more than the red ones!!

Brought this for my 2 year old as she was constantly spilling her drink from a regular cup. The slant on the cup means she doesn’t have to tilt the cup as far to get a drink, so she can take smaller sips with less tilt, rather than tipping the cup too far and spilling it all down herself. It’s hard to explain how it works but it does!!! It has two handles which are great as she has better control when holding the cup with two hands. The only issue I have found is if she is walking with it, water spills out the opposite side easier if she tips the cup that way when not paying attention. So we are using it just for training, and not to have a drink to walk around with, which has been good because to it’s a novelty to use a grown up cup and be able to do it herself without spilling! She loves using it, and is therefor drinking more water too, so it’s a win, win! I’d definitely recommend, it’s really helped build her confidence and skill!

I wanted something that my daughter to learn to drink out of by sipping rather than sucking a straw or bottle. At 6 1/2 months we gave it a shot. Yes if she grabs hold she can throw it everywhere. That’s not the point of this product. It’s to teach WITH supervision how to sip out of a beaker. And it does it really well. In 10 days she can drink out of it with no spillage (unless she blows bubbles) but currently I am in control of the flow. She holds the handles but needs assistance with the flow. But she is learning so quickly and won’t need to relearn how to drink from a cup

Today my son, who is now almost 7 months, leaned forward in his high chair seat, picked up his doidy cup with both hands, accurately brought it up to his lips, tipped it up and gave himself a drink of water. It was fantastic to see him do this for himself. (He then gave us both a shower by enthusiastically banging the cup on his tray, but nevermind, it was nearly bathtime anyway!). Seriously, I believe these cups are recommended as they encourage the development of facial muscles - needed for a child's speech development. You have to expect a bit of wet mess (and I wholly recommend those bibs with a fleecy front panel which absorb the spilt liquid brilliantly). And yes it is a little less convenient when on-the-move than a sippy cup, but I still think that a child's development - through experimentation and practise using a doidy cup - is more important than our own convenience, most of the time anyway. A child is going to use a mug/adult cup eventually anyway, so why not give them something similar but a little more manageable to start with? Goes very much hand-in-hand with baby led weaning principles I think, if you are folowing this approach, but anyone can benefit from using them. I now want to add (Summer 2013)-four years later: I still have this exact same cup, and intend to use it for my third child in a few months time! It has stood the test of time. They are very sturdy. I would still very much recommend this product.

Was recommended this cup from a weaning course I attended. I found that my baby (now toddler) struggled to drink from it, the water would tip quickly out of the cup each time spilling everywhere and over my baby. You are better off finding an alternative cup with handles which isn't spouted. We ended up taking the lid off our tommee tippee free flow trainer cup and this worked much better for a baby/toddler