vital baby HYDRATE Easy Sipper Cup 260ml - Sippy Cup for Toddlers - Non-Spill Soft Spout with Travel Cover - Easy to Clean - Cup for Milk, Water, Juice - BPA, Phthalate & Latex Free - 260ml

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Leak-free design. Children are messy; no secret there. So leak-free and leak-resistant features are ideal. However, it’s important to remember that the ADA recommends transitioning to no-valve sippy cups to help your child learn how to sip. I couldn’t be bothered with getting the baby used to a bottle and to need to wean them off it for a year. We used a NUK soft spout cup, so somewhere between a bottle teat and a regular supply cup” - recommended by Mumsnet user, Callamia. Our Verdict An age-appropriate cup: Companies consider their age grading carefully. If a bottle is marketed for 12 months and up, it's probably too difficult for a 6-month-old to hold. And if it's for 3 years and up, the straw might be a little hard on the mouth of a toddler who is 1 or 2 years old. This means you might keep switching out sippy cups as your baby grows, and that's all good.

We used an Avent spouted cup, then an Anyway Up Cup - never took a bottle” - recommended by Mumsnet user, AnnieHM Our Verdict

5. Best eco-friendly sippy cup: Klean Kanteen Kid Classic Sippy

Regularly scrubbing the areas that the dishwasher can't reach is highly recommended, too, says Carolyn Forté, director of the Home Care & Cleaning Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute. "Totally disassemble the sippy-cup parts and scrub all the pieces by hand in hot, soapy water," she says. Pricey but can replace the spout if needed, rather than the whole thing (just don't lose it, kids!)

Don’t restrict sippy-cup time to meal time alone. You can let your toddler play with it throughout the day so that he/she gets used to the cup. The Tum Tum weighted sippy cup is really good. DD is one year old and can drink from it great. She usually drinks two cups of water a day whereas before she was barely drinking any’ - tried and tested by Mumsnet user, TeacakeTotty. Our Verdict The amount of options on the wall of sippy cups at your local mass-market store or even the one at the supermarket can be overwhelming. Zero in on the main things you need:Healthline has strict sourcing guidelines and relies on peer-reviewed studies, academic research institutions, and medical associations. We avoid using tertiary references. You can learn more about how we ensure our content is accurate and current by reading our editorial policy. Capacity: 250ml | Recommended age: 6 months+ | Material: Polypropylene, High Density Polyethylene and Thermo Plastic Elastomer What we love You can introduce a sippy cup to your infant even at six months of age. Don’t be worried if your baby does not take an immediate liking towards the sippy cup. Your baby might take a while to get adjusted to this foreign object. So, don’t stress on it too much - your baby will come around to incorporating the cup into his/her routine. Additionally, prolonged use of a sippy cup throughout the day can result in children filling up on liquids instead of nutritious solid food. Once your baby gets the hang of it, you may start replacing the morning or evening bottle with a cup.

The AAP suggests to start offering your baby a cup around 6 months of age, around the time when they begin solid foods. Some babies may be more ready to try a cup when they are around 9 or 10 months old. This smart cup by baby feeding gurus Tommee Tippee is a great design if you have a ‘biter’ on your hands. The tough spout (with a semi-soft part for comfort, to be gentle on tender gums) can stand gummy chewing and even first teeth. And because it’s made using Bacshield antibacterial silver ion technology, the spout won’t become a home for germs to hide in, even if it does get the odd bite mark. Doidy Cups may not look terribly modern. In fact, this same design has been around since the 1950s but we say: if it ain’t broke, why fix it? The Doidy is a slanted cup that's easier for babies to sip from than an ordinary open cup. It’s loved by healthcare professionals because of the independence it brings, the fact that it’s an open cup (the Holy Grail of cup training!) and the way it helps children to develop hand-eye coordination. The downside? You might end up with a few spills on the floor.

8. Best leak-proof sippy cup: Anyway Up Cup

Here at Mumsnet we're obsessed with making parent's lives easier, and we know much of a difference the right product can make when it comes to feeding and changing during the baby and toddler years. That's why we've done the leg work for you, by vetting and collating Mumsnetters' top recommendations for everything from the best breast pump to the best changing bags. You can mix and match the lids and cups and write on them with a Sharpie to mark kids' names. They can be hand-washed or put in the dishwasher and reused but because they're not as durable as a regular sippy cup, you will eventually want to recycle them (if your town recycles plastic #5) or toss them (not eco-friendly, which is why we wouldn't use them as an everyday solution). We would not put these in a steam sterilizer either. Capacity: 200ml | Recommended age: 6 months+ | Material: Polypropylene, stainless steel, silicone What we love Specially designed for your baby’s first sips, the Tommee Tippee Superstar Sippee sippy cups help your baby to develop tipping and supping skills whilst preventing spills. The easy-to-drink from trainer cup features a clever two-piece valve that allows liquid to flow easily through the spout when your baby wants to drink, but keeps the cup fully spillproof between sips. This cup also comes with a handy removable hygiene cover and easy-grip handles for little hands. With hygiene at the forefront of everyone’s minds our drinking bottles add an extra layer of reassurance as the drinking spout contains BACSHIELD™ antibacterial technology. BACSHIELD™ is a commonly used silver-ion technology that provides antibacterial product protection against unwanted bacteria, recognised for centuries with no harmful effects. It works by preventing the growth of unwanted microbes that can cause product degradation, discoloration, staining or odour. This is achieved with silver ions mixed in the material on the straw*, preventing microbes from multiplying.