Philips Avent Magic Trainer Sippy Cup

Baby stuff. We have lots and lots of baby stuff at our house, being on Baby #3 now. And now Baby #3 (aka Caleb) is learning to use sippy cups.

Here's the boring consumer alert: when the older boys were babies, I hadn't heard of BPA. Now it's in the news kind of a lot, and I'm paying attention. BPA is short for Bisphenol-A, which is present in the plastics used to make a majority of baby feeding products, like bottles and sippy cups. It's considered potentially hazardous and many studies are currently being conducted to determine its safety. (Google it; you'll get more information than you want!) I'm playing it cautious now. I'm not overly-strict about it, but I do look for BPA-free products when they are available. Unfortunately these products aren't always easily available, and can be expensive.

Ah! But wait! I loved Avent bottles and sippy cups for the older boys, and Avent now makes BPA-free sippy cups (I found them at Target) for a completely reasonable price.

We're using the Philips Avent Magic Trainer cups with Caleb right now, and he's getting the hang of them. And, once again, we love them. Yeah, they leak (just a little bit), and you do need a nipple brush to really clean the spouts out well-- but these are my only complaints. (And they're pretty minor complaints in the world of sippy cups.) They have been easy for him to use, and the construction is about as maintenance-free as any training cup I've used.

I'm definitely recommending them to friends and family who are transitioning babies to sippy cups, especially if they're concerned about BPA.