Customer Reviews

Thinkbaby Baby Bottle to Sippy Cup Conversion/Replacement Kit, Orange, 9 Months

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Okay, so this is the FIRST and ONLY trainer cup that my 10.5 month old son will actually take expressed milk or formula from-- we have been through more types of sippy and straw cups than I care to count at this point (over 15). Despite my excitement about this, I will attempt to not let it taint my review.

To give this product a fair appraisal, I must mention that the spouts are VERY much like a bottle nipple. This could be the primary reason for my son's immediate acceptance. We are moving in the right direction, so I don't take *too* much issue with it, but I wish there was another "stage" spout yet, so in the near future I could possibly "graduate" my son to a "real" sippy cup (firmer spout). If you have ever tried Nubys, the "spout" is almost identical in feel/composition, but the shape is a big departure (my son didn't like the Nuby products)-- the closest thing I could compare to in shape is the Born Free trainer spouts (again, no success with those for milk).

Now, if like me, you are a self-professed sippy cup expert, to the point of drinking out of one yourself all day to model the "correct" behavior, the baby in you will appreciate that there is no great effort necessary to get the liquid from the bottle. The adult in you will also appreciate that they are almost leak-proof. When tipped on their side or almost upside down, I found a VERY minor drippage; maybe one drop/20 seconds. Yes, I'm very analytical about sippy cups. They go together very easily-- no rocket science here with a million parts or lining things up-- so simple, even a husband can do it ;0) To my disappointment, the spout/nipple frequently collapses when my son is drinking. I have noticed several other people describe the same thing-- I think this is the price you pay for fewer parts-- my son doesn't seem to mind *too* much, so I am more than willing to live with it. I should also note that before purchasing ([...]-- less expensive for bottles), I wrote to the company with questions and did not receive a reply until 6 days later-- too long by my standards, and coincidentally? about the same exact time this review appeared on Amazon (I am presently editing to reflect that I did indeed receive a reply). :(

The bottle cap "squishes" the spout/nipple on the conversion kit-- does not seem to affect their present function, but possibly in the long-term? Also note that it seems these parts are compatible with my Born Free bottles-- we have only used them that way a handful of times, but we did not experience any leaking issues (but the inner BF workings are necessary for tight fit). Note that I bought this conversion kit AND a separate set of Thinkbaby bottles, because the "complete" sippy costs a small fortune from merchants who have it in stock at this writing (2/10). I have since ordered more from Amazon, based on the shipping vs. total cost tradeoff. Although this is the first sippy that my son has really taken to, I can only give it 4 stars.

Now on to the abbreviated list of good and bad.

PRO:
Lightweight
Easy to clean
Few parts (it doesn't get much more basic-- I like that)
VIRTUALLY leak-proof
Similar to bottle nipple (also in my list of cons)
Easy flow
Attractive design

CON:
MINOR drips/leakage
Similar to bottle nipple (I'd like to have my son use a "real" sippy in the near future)
Collapsing spout
Cap "squishes" spout when secured on for travel

These spouts have the silicon going for them. It's super soft, and seems like it would be a wonderful beginning for starting a baby out on a sippy cup. However, the spouts don't have a valve - at all. They just have the opening in the nipple. Why is this bad? No air flow means that the baby has to suck rediculously hard to get anything out of it. The harder they suck, the more the spout collapses and they REALLY can't get anything out of it. The slow flow may be ok if your baby is used to the slowest flow bottle nipple, but babies that are used to a faster flow will get extrememly frustrated with this spout.

I would absolutely love it if only it had a valve!

nothing works except for this bottle. It was the easiest way to get my baby off the bottle and onto the sippy cup.

I love this product, the niple colapses only if you closed to hard , you just need to closed not to tide to let the air go.

My daughter is 3 years old and was still attached to the baby bottle. It was the only way she would drink her milk although she would drink all other liquids from a sippy cup. I tried this bottle conversion kit and she was okay drinking milk from it and now we don't need her baby bottle anymore. I love how it's the same material as a baby bottle nipple so they don't have to get used to new material on top of new spout. I also like that the orange handle is removable because older children don't need it and it would just get in the way.

I received the bottle starter kit as a babyshower gift, but now I need to convert to sippy cups only. I already had the bottles, and just needed to replace the bottle nipples with the sippy cup nipples and I had a whole new collection- without spending a fortune.
These sippy cups work great and my baby really seems to be able to hold and suck all by herself.
She prefers the Thinkbaby sippy cup to any other.
Only downside- the lid is not a tight seal, so if mixing formula in the bottle with the lid on, you have to be very careful when you shake it.

I have 10 month old twins who I switched to sippy cups at 6 months. This is the third time I have had to replace all the spouts on their sippy cups. The cross slit is poorly designed and gets bigger with each suck. The spouts leak horrible and the babies start crying cause they feel like they are drowning. With our bottle nipples we did not have to replace them at all in the first 6 months. Having to spend money to replace these is - a big waste of my time and money.

My 10 month old never took a bottle after lots and lots of attempts with different brands and nipples. Finally a local store suggested this cup, because she said that some babies like mine would drink out of it. She was right! He does! So that's great. :) The problem is that the cup is so tall that he isn't really strong or coordinated enough to hold it up over his head to drink out of it, even when there's only an ounce or two of liquid in there. If they made it shorter it would be great. Another reviewer said that it's not good for babies who are used to faster nipples. For my baby it's perfect, because he doesn't really know that there's a faster way to get milk (since he only breastfeeds). Maybe they could make two different nipple/spout types to accommodate both types of babies.

Thank you Thinkbaby for creating a bottle-to-sippy cup conversion kit. This is just what my boys needed (18-month old twins) to transition from bottle to cup without any fuss. It also makes me happy to continue reusing my bottles. There is enough new baby stuff to buy every six months.

While this is a great transition spout, my son would bite on it and cause the hole to get bigger. We had to buy a replacement pack. Luckily we moved him on to a different cup before we had to buy more than one. Also, watch out with the cleaning. If you use a nipple brush, that can also rip the spout opening bigger.