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 Another Leaky Cup Jul 03, 2010
This cup was very expensive and not worth a penny. First there are way too many parts to assemble. Then once assembled it leaked really bad no matter what I did. Just a note I read one review that said the baby version does not leak but the toddler trainer cup does leak. I got the toddler trainer cup because I wanted a hard spout. The only cups I reccommend are Playtex and Avent. Avent does leak worse than the playtex but they are the only so called leak proof cup that I found with a hard spout for those teething babies and toddlers with handles. My son had to have a cup with handles but was constantly chewing through the soft spouts.I found that the avent brand is pretty leak proof but sometimes you need to readjust them. Playtex are still the best leak proof cups in my opinion they just don't make one that suits my son.
 Born Free Drinking Cup Mar 27, 2010
I give this drinking cup a good rating because of various features. First, the handle--it can be removed or kept on depending on your child's preference. Second, the brand--it's known to produce BPA free products. Third--it's lightweight. My baby used the training cup before and absolutely loved it. However, after switching to the drinking cup, he didn't like it as well. I believe it's the spout because the drinking cup has a harder spout. The good thing about Born Free cups is that I can switch back to the softer spout. No sweat. The downside to the BF product is that there are various parts to wash. Not that big a deal to me though.
People, people-- research prior! Feb 18, 2010
Okay, here is the biggest problem I see with 80% of the negative reviews-- this cup is SUPPOSED to "leak." In no uncertain terms, the product is billed as "free-flowing." Which, to me, and I think my English teachers would all agree, means drip, drip, drip. If you are looking for a leak-free sipper, keep looking. If you are angry that the sipper leaks, I would suggest that you read the full product description before you buy. These sippers are basically identical in appearance to the Born Free TRAINER cup, which does not leak. As an aside, I will also offer up this bit of information-- it takes nothing short of a commercial vacuum to get liquid out of those spouts, but my son is very fond of the shape, hence I bought one of these, and everyone is more or less pleased.
The reason these get one star reduction is that the cost of the cup is highway robbery-- if, like me, you have invested a small fortune in sippers, trying to find one your child will accept, $10+ is really too much. Yes, you can purchase the replacement spouts, but here I will let you in on another bit of interesting information-- the collar and spout do not make the fantastic seal that they do when you buy the pre-packaged cup-- why?!? I do not mind leaking from the spout tip, where liquid is supposed to come from, but around the collar is unacceptable. My other minor complaint is that the handles are cheaply made-- they are quite flimsy and after a few uses/washes, they "spin" around the sipper as they please. When baby picks up the sipper with one hand (which they will eventually do), the sipper may come crashing down at their face. Ah yes, it is only a light bottle filled with a few oz. of liquid, but it's enough to make even the bravest toddler cry for their mommy.
Note: Unless your child has a VERY strong suck, I would recommend bypassing the trainer spout and going directly to these-- yes, they will leak, but baby won't get blue in the face from sucking or throw it down in disgust (because they aren't able to get anything out).
 great bottle Jan 25, 2010
My child loves these bottles. They seem to feel really good on the gums and half-grown teeth.
I used them from about 9 month on to ease the transition to a hard sippy cup and normal cup.
They only leak (and leak they do) if the insert is missing. I have no leakage issues when the bottles are properly assembled.
I love that these bottles come with a cap, so the sippy stays clean in my bag.
The whole point of these cups is to avoid traditional "sippies" Dec 11, 2009
I have twin boys who just turned 10 months old. They have been using these Born Free "Drinking Cups" for over 2 months for water and juice,since they get so little and it was practice. We have started switching out one feeding at a time and adding these for their formula. We want to try to avoid traditional sippy cups. They do pretty well with them. They don't leak...what they do do is have a freeer flow so your baby does not have to suck so hard to get fluid. closer to a "real" cup feel. Sure some gets on my kids, and couch/an or floor, but really who cares? I have two boys! lol :)..never going to be pristine clean! I will say my kids are on a nice schedule and so only get drinks at certain times and therfore I can supervise and limit some messes. This is one way to limit the spillage. These are a nice way to avoid traditional sippy cups if you want to go that way, but if spilling really is a problem, the "training cups" by Born Free are a better choice. The valves and handles will fit any born free cup or bottle so that is nice as well.
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