Best Sippy Cup

I just bought a great sippy cup. It is easy to clean and does not leak - the only two requirements I have for a sippy cup.  It's called "The First Years Take and Toss Straw Cups"  They come with plastic straws, but I use disposable straws, because I'm assuming the straws will be difficult to clean.

Difficulty cleaning is my biggest gripe with previous sippy cups we've used.  The first one I ever bought for Kira was "Playtex First Sipster Trainers"  What I like about it is that it has handles, which were useful for Kira when she had limited coordination.  And, it helped that there was a stopper in the spout which made her suck the liquid out; she was comfortable sucking rather than "drinking" as adults do.  But the stopper was also a problem because it was difficult to wash.  Every now and then I notice mildew growing in the stopper and in the spout of the lid.

  It happens even if I meticulously take apart the thing and attentively wash each component.

Another cup we tried was the "Nuby BPA Free Gripper Cup".  There is actually nothing great about this cup.  What attracted me to it was the shape of the cup and what I thought looked like a minimalist design.  The cup actually has three parts.  The spout is made of silicon and must be separated from the screw top in order to properly clean both components.  

The silicon spout itself is very difficult to clean.  It has crevices that lock in dried milk.  Very very difficult to clean.  I actually manage to tear the silicon spouts rendering them even more leaky then when they were new.  Kira now uses just the cup part with a straw.  But without a lid, I watch her very carefully when she drinks from these cups!

I guess I'm still looking for a transitional cup that will work for a baby age 6 months to 18 months.  But, I'm still glad I found these new cups.  They rock.