Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Li'l Sippee Review & Giveaway

Before becoming a mom, I always thought of sippy cups as a toddler thing. Now, in all of my new-mom-wisdom, I'm here to share that sippy cups are a gateway into self-feeding. And self-feeding is much better than, you, the parent doing all of the work. Once your baby can sit in the high chair, and you're starting solid foods, think about introducing him or her to a sippy cup!

Why give a 6 month old a sippy cup?

While we have never supplemented with formula, I do occasionally leave G with someone else who needs to feed her pumped milk. Sippy cups are the start of her learning to drink by herself and not need someone to hold a bottle for her (though the sippy currently requires assistance too). She also participates in family dinners now, eating her solids for supper, so I think it's only fair to offer her a cup too. She likes to drink out of my cup, but ends up spilling water all down her front. The mess factor of an adult cup means that's out of the picture for a while. Sippy cups to the rescue!

The only sippy cup we had tried before the Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Li'l Sippee First Cup, was one we received as a shower gift. We obviously needed more than one sippy cup (Who wants to wash the same cup, over and over and over?). So when I was trying to figure out which brand to get, I tried to find a brand that is synonymous with quality, offered a leak-proof and soft-spout sippy cup, and had a variety of sizes/colors to choose from.
I'm pleased to say that Tommee Tippee extended me to opportunity to review their Closer to Nature Li'l Sippee First Cup.

G is a tough critic but I think she was won over. The cup was easy enough to assemble--just make sure the dot on the lid ring matches up with the dot on the spout piece. It was also really easy to clean (hand wash). The cup is chubby, which is a great feature for little hands learning to hold things. G loved the bright pink color (she's a girl through and through).

I did several leak tests throughout the trial run, and G's precious breastmilk stayed safe. She enjoyed trying to drink on her own, and I prefer this cup over our other one because she had an easier time getting milk out. That being said, some moms may find that to be a negative feature because it means spills may occur as the baby learns to sip the appropriate amount. I, personally, like that the milk is easy to get out because it will teach G what an adult cup is like. She can drop the cup, tip the cup, or throw the cup, and milk will not come out (so that's a baby-safe feature). She can sip on the spout and milk will flow freely, so she must learn when to stop to swallow (a big-kid feature). In the meantime, I'll trade cleaning up her chin for her gaining "independence."

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I received the above product from Tommee Tippee to facilitate this review. All opinions are my own and I was not compensated in any other way. Read Disclosure.