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109 of 111 found the following review helpful:
 Great cup (and leaking explained) Jul 20, 2007
By T. Caputo
We were originally drawn to this cup because of the environmental aspect and the fact that children my family knows love theirs'. My daughter has been using traditional plastic cups for years, but my son was having trouble making the transition from bottles. We thought we'd try these for him and get the added benefit of less chemicals.
It was obvious as soon as I opened the package that it was going to leak. The opening in the spout was too large not to. Sure enough, some milk came out when I held the bottle upside down. To my surprise, the flow stopped after only a couple of drops. I realized that they would be no good for my son, but I gave it to my daughter to use and she LOVED it.
Because I was confused that people would make the claim that these bottles do not leak, I did some more research (which I should have done in the first place.) It turns out that BornFree makes Drinking Cups AND Training Cups. What distinguishes the two is the volume of the bottle and the spouts, hard spout for the drinking and soft for the training. I bought a Training Cup. The soft spout has a much smaller opening. When I held a full bottle upside down it did not leak. I gave it to my son and he LOVED it. It is by far his favorite sippy cup. His bottles are going in the recycling bin this weekend.
If you child can be relied on to keep his/her cup upright, the drinking cup is great. If she/he cannot, try to the training cup or get the drinking cup, a package of the soft spout and save the hard ones for when he/she is bigger.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
I think people don't understand how this cup is suppose to work. Mar 12, 2009
By Evergreen
This IS NOT a sippy cup and DOES NOT claim to be leak-proof! It specifically says it has "free flow of liquids." This cup is great for my 22mo old because it teaches him what is like to drink from a regular cup but minimizes the mess. There is no sucking needed for this cup. Great for toddlers!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Interchangeable with Klean Kanteen! Jul 13, 2011
By Lucy In The Sky
Interchangeable with Klean Kanteen!
I was about to give up trying to transition my 13 month-old son to a sippy cup, off the bottle. At 12 months, we'd tried and failed miserably, but we at least made a small step: I found that he would take his milk in his Klean Kanteen sippy cup (love them!) if I took the sippy spout off and inserted a Phillips Avent nipple. He would only do the slow flow nipples, as we'd only ever used slow flow nipples (I nursed/provided expressed milk exclusively for 12 months). Once he was taking the Avent slow flow nipple off the KK cup, I hoped we could eventually transition to a sippy spout. I was happy with KK because he liked them for water--he had no problems using the sippy spout, either the white younger version (Avent) or the green older version (also Avent). He also did well with water and the KK sports cap, as he loved sharing from my KK bottle, too.
I tried all sorts of options for him with the sippy cup transition for milk--open cup, sports cap, Avent spouts (both kinds) on the KK, other sippy spouts, and various straws. He refused it all. I would not give in to him, but he'd simply boycott the milk and go without, just eating more and sooner at meal times. After three days where he was seriously down on his milk (we still did nipples for bedtime), I knew we either had to give in and accept that he wasn't ready to transition and wait a bit longer. I was about to give up when a friend had the Born Free trainer cup with the soft spout. I could see that it was similar to a nipple, but at least it was a step in the right direction. I immediately ordered a Born Free cup to try.
Immediately, my son took the Born Free spout...wonderful news! But also good news was that I discovered that the Born Free spout is interchangeable with the Klean Kanteen sippy cup! Just like the Avent nipples and spouts are interchangeable, the Born Free spout fits snugly and without leaking! This was great news as I didn't need to buy entirely new cups, just a few Born Free spouts to change out with the Avent nipples and spouts.
I really love the Klean Kanteen sippy cup because it is so versatile--you can use the Avent nipples, same as you would use for Avent nipples. You can also use the Avent sippy spouts, as well as the Klean Kanteen sports caps or the regular, secure close Klean Kanteen lid. You have options that grow with your child, so as his needs change, you can just change the top, and because its stainless steel, it should last awhile, especially if your child is like mine and loves to toss the cup around. The Klean Kanteen sippy cup hasn't leaked for me, either with the spouts (Avent and Born Free) or nipples. The sports cap does leak. Sometimes, with the sippy spout, a drop or two of liquid will spill out of the air gap, but it's minimal. And if whatever was drawn up into the valve isn't cleared (drank), then that will spill out.
I looked for other reviews of the Born Free spout, to see if it was interchangeable, but I couldn't find any other reviews on this. Either Klean Kanteen must have a deal with Avent, or it hasn't been tried, or at least it hasn't been reported. This is one happy customer though, for Born Free spouts AND the Klean Kanteen sippy cups.
For cleaning the Klean Kanteen Avent sippy spouts, you have to remove the clear no-spill valve and the two black rings for a thorough clean. This seems simpler to me than the valve system in the Born Free cups, but you don't need that valve system if you use the Born Free spout in the Klean Kanteen, and it's still no-spill. I haven't tried the Born Free nipples, so I don't know if they're interchangeable with the Klean Kanteen, but maybe, if they are interchangeable with the Born Free Trainer cups.
The steel cup is heavier, but my son has no problem feeding himself, and he hasn't had any problem for many months now. The smaller neck is easy for him to hold, and he manages just fine.
I wish I'd known about the interchangeability of Klean Kanteen and Avent earlier...I would have invested in Avent bottles instead of Medela (which I liked fine, but I like double use) or the Dr. Brown (which I hated for all the parts). Or Born Free, for that matter, assuming the nipples are interchangeable. I like versatility and quality, which I seem to find here, not to mention something that works for finally making the transition from bottle to sippy and ditching the bottle!
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
 Make this a bath toy instead of a sippy cup Jul 13, 2007
By A. Gillian
So...awfully...worthless! I loved the idea of the safe plastic but it leaks worse than those cheap valveless cups! Save your money for organic food instead!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Very pleased Aug 22, 2008
By M. Hertzler
I have owned my sippys for about a year now and just love them. We first used them to transition from the bottle which was plain easy with the soft spouts. The handles made it easy for my son to hold and the lids helped me not have a wet diaper bag.
We have washed all parts in the dishwasher many, many, many times and not one piece has failed. Yes, the top drips a little. But it was worth it for my piece of mind to switch to a non-BPA sippy. In truth, in my 6 years of parenting, I have found only 2 that have not leaked.
I recommend these for piece of mind.
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