Babies at the age of 5-8 months are starting to eat solid foods. Water that time very needed and it will be better if it already in a cup than in a bottle. It is also a time for a baby to practice her or his independence in drinking any time she or he wants. It is still hard for a baby to grasp the cup and to avoid spills of water. Holding a cup with water takes stronger muscles and motor skills for a baby to able to lift it up or tilt it to his or her mouth. The result would be water on your floors that can be risky. Having spilled water on the floor is dangerous since you might slip on it while holding your baby. Safety should always be a priority if you have a baby even if without.
A sippy cup can be introduced to babies starting to change from bottle feeding or breast feeding to cups. They are cups with lid and spout. There are sippy cups that are still like nipples which is suitable for younger age to slowly train them. There are also sippy cups with hard spout and not so big holes. The babies still need to suck in water because it has small holes that will not come out easily. Once the cup was tossed and turned upside down, still it will not spill water. Babies are experimentalist at those ages. They try to do things that are new to them. If they will use the regular cups they will surely turn it upside down to see how the water will flow down. Having this lidded cup will help you avoid mess.
Long time use of sippy cups have disadvantage too. It might affect the speech of your children. It is just same problem when a child practice sucking his or her thumb and have it as a habit. Prolonged bottle drinking is just the same. It pushes the tongue and the teeth that cause misplacement. They have hard spout but still it will keep the mouth open and lips apart. It lets the baby breathe through their mouth. Having sippy cups for just 1-2 months is not harmful to at least you can prepare your baby in using a cup. Experts suggest using straw instead of sippiy cups to ensure the speech ability of your child.
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