Born Free Drinking Cup

by Born Free

Product Features

• 9 ounce. drinking cup made from Bisphenol-A free plastic
• Provides free liquid flow that helps reduce colic symptoms and ear infections
• Dishwasher safe, comes with soft, easy-flow spout
• Includes one 9-ounce. drinking cup, spout, and travel cover
• Colors may vary, you will receive one of the following colors: Yellow, pink, blue or green

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 3.5 x 2.7 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000MRK5OC
• UPC: 853049001282
• Item model number: 40002
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,502 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  • #57 in Baby > Feeding > Solid Feeding > Cups
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (79 customer reviews)

Product Description

Color: Colors May Vary

Amazon.com Product Description

A safe and adorable cup for your little one, this BornFree 9-ounce drinking cup is free of the potentially dangerous chemical Bisphenol-A. With a combination of a hard spout and low vacuum valve, this drinking cup provides a free flow of liquid that helps reduce the risk of colic symptoms and ear infections. The BornFree drinking cup is dishwasher safe (top rack) and comes with a soft, easy flow spout and travel cover.

What's in the Box
One 9-ounce drinking cup; soft, easy flow spout; and travel cover.

Product Description

Our special drinking cup combine a hard spout and a low vacuum valve, it allows a free flow of liquid and reduces the risk of ear infections. Suitable for 9+ months and contain 290ml. Born Free's baby feeding prodiucts are totally free of polycarbonate which contains bisphenol-a (BPA), today 90-95% of baby bottles on the market contain bpa. researchers across the globe have linked bpa to increased risk for prostate and breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity, alteration of sexual maturation, developmental disorders, and reduction in male sperm count. born frees feeding system utilizes a proprietary venting system which helps reduce the risk of middle-ear infection, colic, gas build-up and spit up. The drinking cup has a free flowing spout.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

106 of 108 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cup (and leaking explained), July 19, 2007

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T. Caputo (Somerville, MA United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Born Free Drinking Cup, Colors May Vary (Baby Product)

We were originally drawn to this cup because of the environmental aspect and the fact that children my family knows love theirs'. My daughter has been using traditional plastic cups for years, but my son was having trouble making the transition from bottles. We thought we'd try these for him and get the added benefit of less chemicals.

It was obvious as soon as I opened the package that it was going to leak. The opening in the spout was too large not to. Sure enough, some milk came out when I held the bottle upside down. To my surprise, the flow stopped after only a couple of drops. I realized that they would be no good for my son, but I gave it to my daughter to use and she LOVED it.

Because I was confused that people would make the claim that these bottles do not leak, I did some more research (which I should have done in the first place.) It turns out that BornFree makes Drinking Cups AND Training Cups. What distinguishes the two is the volume of the bottle and the spouts, hard spout for the drinking and soft for the training. I bought a Training Cup. The soft spout has a much smaller opening. When I held a full bottle upside down it did not leak. I gave it to my son and he LOVED it. It is by far his favorite sippy cup. His bottles are going in the recycling bin this weekend.

If you child can be relied on to keep his/her cup upright, the drinking cup is great. If she/he cannot, try to the training cup or get the drinking cup, a package of the soft spout and save the hard ones for when he/she is bigger.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I think people don't understand how this cup is suppose to work., March 11, 2009

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Evergreen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Born Free Drinking Cup, Colors May Vary (Baby Product)

This IS NOT a sippy cup and DOES NOT claim to be leak-proof! It specifically says it has "free flow of liquids." This cup is great for my 22mo old because it teaches him what is like to drink from a regular cup but minimizes the mess. There is no sucking needed for this cup. Great for toddlers!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interchangeable with Klean Kanteen!, July 12, 2011

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Lucy In The Sky (Ellicott City, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Born Free Drinking Cup, Colors May Vary (Baby Product)

Interchangeable with Klean Kanteen!

I was about to give up trying to transition my 13 month-old son to a sippy cup, off the bottle. At 12 months, we'd tried and failed miserably, but we at least made a small step: I found that he would take his milk in his Klean Kanteen sippy cup (love them!) if I took the sippy spout off and inserted a Phillips Avent nipple. He would only do the slow flow nipples, as we'd only ever used slow flow nipples (I nursed/provided expressed milk exclusively for 12 months). Once he was taking the Avent slow flow nipple off the KK cup, I hoped we could eventually transition to a sippy spout. I was happy with KK because he liked them for water--he had no problems using the sippy spout, either the white younger version (Avent) or the green older version (also Avent). He also did well with water and the KK sports cap, as he loved sharing from my KK bottle, too.

I tried all sorts of options for him with the sippy cup transition for milk--open cup, sports cap, Avent spouts (both kinds) on the KK, other sippy spouts, and various straws. He refused it all. I would not give in to him, but he'd simply boycott the milk and go without, just eating more and sooner at meal times. After three days where he was seriously down on his milk (we still did nipples for bedtime), I knew we either had to give in and accept that he wasn't ready to transition and wait a bit longer. I was about to give up when a friend had the Born Free trainer cup with the soft spout. I could see that it was similar to a nipple, but at least it was a step in the right direction. I immediately ordered a Born Free cup to try.

Immediately, my son took the Born Free spout...wonderful news! But also good news was that I discovered that the Born Free spout is interchangeable with the Klean Kanteen sippy cup! Just like the Avent nipples and spouts are interchangeable, the Born Free spout fits snugly and without leaking! This was great news as I didn't need to buy entirely new cups, just a few Born Free spouts to change out with the Avent nipples and spouts.

I really love the Klean Kanteen sippy cup because it is so versatile--you can use the Avent nipples, same as you would use for Avent nipples. You can also use the Avent sippy spouts, as well as the Klean Kanteen sports caps or the regular, secure close Klean Kanteen lid. You have options that grow with your child, so as his needs change, you can just change the top, and because its stainless steel, it should last awhile, especially if your child is like mine and loves to toss the cup around. The Klean Kanteen sippy cup hasn't leaked for me, either with the spouts (Avent and Born Free) or nipples. The sports cap does leak. Sometimes, with the sippy spout, a drop or two of liquid will spill out of the air gap, but it's minimal. And if whatever was drawn up into the valve isn't cleared (drank), then that will spill out.

I looked for other reviews of the Born Free spout, to see if it was interchangeable, but I couldn't find any other reviews on this. Either Klean Kanteen must have a deal with Avent, or it hasn't been tried, or at least it hasn't been reported. This is one happy customer though, for Born Free spouts AND the Klean Kanteen sippy cups.

For cleaning the Klean Kanteen Avent sippy spouts, you have to remove the clear no-spill valve and the two black rings for a thorough clean. This seems simpler to me than the valve system in the Born Free cups, but you don't need that valve system if you use the Born Free spout in the Klean Kanteen, and it's still no-spill. I haven't tried the Born Free nipples, so I don't know if they're interchangeable with the Klean Kanteen, but maybe, if they are interchangeable with the Born Free Trainer cups.

The steel cup is heavier, but my son has no problem feeding himself, and he hasn't had any problem for many months now. The smaller neck is easy for him to hold, and he manages just fine.

I wish I'd known about the interchangeability of Klean Kanteen and Avent earlier...I would have invested in Avent bottles instead of Medela (which I liked fine, but I like double use) or the Dr. Brown (which I hated for all the parts). Or Born Free, for that matter, assuming the nipples are interchangeable. I like versatility and quality, which I seem to find here, not to mention something that works for finally making the transition from bottle to sippy and ditching the bottle!

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