So. My beautiful fiancé bought be this:

It's pink and it's got TWO handles and it doesn't drip! I love it! Jk Well, I do enjoy it.

Anywho, is drinking out of one of these like drinking out of a straw? I can't tell!! Thanks

Yes it's like a straw, because the process to used to withdraw the fluid is a sucking motion. However the cup is cute.

Sippy cups are actually RECOMMENDED by my surgeon. They're great; I've been using them.

That's sweet of him! Ask him where's the matching spoon and fork

Sippy cups are actually RECOMMENDED by my surgeon. They're great; I've been using them.

Just to satisfy my own curiosity, why would they recommend something like this?

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Haha it is a little strange, I know! Sippy cups are good because they accommodate smaller portion sizes (imagine filling up even a tiny Water bottle... You'd only be able to get 2 oz in, and then the rest of your drink gets warm and gross. If you split 8oz into 3 sippy cups and refrigerate the two you don't eat, you've just prepared your meals for a day!

But that's not the main reason. Sippy cups are really good at only allowing you to drink a tiny bit at a time. It helps prevent you accidentally gulping or taking too big of a sip.

Haha it is a little strange' date=' I know! Sippy cups are good because they accommodate smaller portion sizes (imagine filling up even a tiny Water bottle... You'd only be able to get 2 oz in, and then the rest of your drink gets warm and gross. If you split 8oz into 3 sippy cups and refrigerate the two you don't eat, you've just prepared your meals for a day!

But that's not the main reason. Sippy cups are really good at only allowing you to drink a tiny bit at a time. It helps prevent you accidentally gulping or taking too big of a sip.[/quote']

That's really been why I love it so much. For some reason, it hurts my belly a lot less that drinking straight out of a cup.

Ugh. Darn these doctors and their completely differing view points!!!!

Yes it's like a straw' date=' because the process to used to withdraw the Fluid is a sucking motion. However the cup is cute.[/quote']

But...... If its like a straw, my MD says NO straws because you are sucking air in as well????

If it's like drinking thru a straw effect, then I don't know if it's good? Who knows? I'm just saying that because my Bari nurse said not to drink out of a straw because it allows air to get into your tummy & they want you to reserve all that room for liquids.

I like the idea of portioning your liquid meals for the day in those to keep them cold in 3 separate sippy cups!

But...... If its like a straw' date=' my MD says NO straws because you are sucking air in as well????[/quote']

Exactly! Which is why I wanna know lol. It doesn't feel like I'm getting air in. I may have to ask my doc at my appt tomorrow. I thought that they made sippy cups to avoid the air for the purpose of protecting a little one from painful gas. That was my fiances thought when he bought it. Hmm.

But...... If its like a straw' date=' my MD says NO straws because you are sucking air in as well????[/quote']

My surgeon says no straws either, but he still tells us to use sippy cups. And yes, it doesn't make sense to me either. Those crazy doctors!

I wonder if it has to do with the benefits of the sippy cup outweighing the fact that you suck in a but of air each time. You definitely don't suck in as much air as you would with a straw, so maybe that's why surgeons are ok with it.

Hi all. I'm a speech language pathologist and work a great deal with swallowing disorders. Sippy cups can cause a lot of air pressure issues mostly because of the valve. If you throw those out, you might do better. The valve stops spillage, so you'll have to be careful. Haha.

Hi all. I'm a speech language pathologist and work a great deal with swallowing disorders. Sippy cups can cause a lot of air pressure issues mostly because of the valve. If you throw those out' date=' you might do better. The valve stops spillage, so you'll have to be careful. Haha.[/quote']

Ohhhhhh ok. Very good tip. I'll try that! Thank you!

I have a sippy cup also love them

Hi all. I'm a speech language pathologist and work a great deal with swallowing disorders. Sippy cups can cause a lot of air pressure issues mostly because of the valve. If you throw those out' date=' you might do better. The valve stops spillage, so you'll have to be careful. Haha.[/quote']

Oh wow ok I can see how any air is lessened without the valve. I'll still ask my doc, but I'll definately experiment with this.

If not for a straw I'd never gotten water in.... Everyone us different and i dont get air when I drink through a straw and if i get a little burping isn't an issue for me... Too Damned many rules that don't really apply to everyone. Some people have issues so it's a rule for everyone... No where does it say don't sucks... Just that straws are to be avoided..so is gum and I chew it daily