Amazon Brand – Mama Bear Silicone Weighted Straw Sippy Cup, 9 Ounces, Pack of 2, Blue/Green

Stands the test of a toddler – but maybe not the test of travel
These are our go-to sippy cups for mealtimes with our 1 year old. She learned to use them very quickly and the weighted straw allows her to always get the liquid. However, when we’ve packed this sippy cup up with liquid when on-the-go, we find the liquid spills out of the straw the second the cap is released – leaving me to believe it gets pressurized easily. So heads up this may not be good on a plane. Also, the straw parts sometimes seem to align imperfectly causing more resistance/air to the stream of liquid. It is hard to tell sometimes when this has happened but usually the cue is my baby girl getting frustrated. I then have to try the straw myself to see if it is working properly. To fix it, I just undo the lid and wiggle the straw a bit – not sure what exactly happens.Pros: simple design, stands being thrown and dropped with minimal loss of liquid | easy to learnCons: consists of a few parts that take up room in the dishwasher/make it harder to clean by hand | use on a plane is not suggested due to pressure causing liquid to come out of straw once cap is released | Straw can sometimes get a little wonky and needs some jiggling to make the liquid flow easierConclusion: Even given the cons, I find this the best weighted straw sippy cup on the market. It does not leak out the sides if turned any which way. It does not leak or come apart when thrown across the room, and it has been easy for my 1 year old to learn to use herself. It has checked most of the boxes better than other options.

My 14MO’s favorite cup
Initially got these when I started teaching my son to drink from a straw. It didn’t work for us, but once he got the concept down, I whipped these out and they quickly became his favorite cup.When I tested it out, I was surprised how difficult it was for ME to drink from this cup- had to suck very hard, but my 14 month old drinks with ease. He will down the whole bottle in three minutes. He never gags on the water because it doesn’t come out as quickly as other straw cups. It doesn’t leak, however, I always have to open it for him because the button to open the lid doesn’t work very well. A pain to clean, but my son loves this bottle, so I put up with it.EDIT TO ADD: Even with daily washing, it’s impossible to fully dry the crevices behind the button used to open the lid and mold started growing. So sad, had to throw them both out after 4 months

Button to release cover will collect bacteria
The straw works better and overall it has a better price point over other name brand spill proof weighted straw cups, however, the design needs an update to be able to access/remove the button latch that pops up the cover. Since the baby is often spilling some liquid as she’s finishing up drinking, the liquid catches in the tiny cracks and it is not reachable to clean. The only thing I can think of to clean it out would be boiling water or a bleach/vinegar soak. There’s some nasty things growing in there and it is starting to smell. The rest of the components to the cup are simple to clean especially with the provided pipe cleaner for the skinny straw tube. My baby uses the cap cover to hold the cup and drink which I am sure is not what it was designed for but she does not care to hold the cup from the base or the handles. I like the aqua color though once the cover is screwed on, the design does not line up centered with the cap. Overall we are happy with the cup, just need to fix this pooling liquid issue in the button latch release.