My son had a hard time but I discovered it was because the spout was hard so with him I used soft tip spouts and right now he is using the tommy tippie cups but when he started he was using the munchkin brand

I used gerber brand NUK, its a soft tip and worked great, then later went with the soft tips but smaller ones.

also nuby has a soft tips one, really cheap too. but seems like the liquid comes out alittle faster.

We struggled with this too! The sippy cups are harder for them to get the milk, juicke whatever from. Once I switched to the Take and Toss, he was open to the idea of it. Now at 14 months, he will drink out of any of them. He is still not fond of the one that he has to suck real hard on but he will do what he has to do! Good luck.

My daughter had the hardest time getting milk from the sippy cups, so I also started to use the take and toss ones. They worked like a charm!

I started DD on Born Free sippy cups (soft spout) and she bit on the tip of those for a while, making the liquid flow really easily. I guess that is what helped her learn. Then, we switched to a leak-proof soft spout cup (by Thermos) and it took her a bit to get used to having to suck from it, but she did well. Recently I started trying to get her to sip from a straw (it took a while too and at first she gasped a bit for air), but now, she's 12 months and using 18 month cups with silicone straws. Sometimes it just takes a few cups for them to choose one that they like.

If you can find it, do a google search for kala's DownUnder Magic Cup (sometimes, its just simply Kala's Magic Cup). Its totally worth every dime. It doesn't spill or leak and is BPA free.

Kala cups have a special valve inside the spout that I have not been able to find anywhere else. The valve is a large part of its magic- it is specifically designed to let a child choose the flow and will stop immediately when a child stops sucking.

The problem with most soft spouts is that they bend easily and will still let out fluids, even when your child stops drinking. That leads to spluttering and choking, which can put a child off of transitioning.

My daughter (who had huge problems transitioning) took to kala's cup within seconds of it being handed to her. She liked it so much better that she was refusing bottles and wanted her sippy cup instead. Over the past year, I have seen what a godsend it really is. The cups have been brutalized, thrown across rooms, stood on, and they are still in perfect form. I've only just had to replace the spouts (sold for about $9 for a three pack). That's with a very bad teether- and she will put her full jaw strength into chewing on the spouts. They are very robust!

They also clean up sooooo easily. Most sippy cups I have tried will start to smell within the first week of use- regardless of how many times I boiled or sterilized them. Kala's won't. Sorry to rant on about it, but I had failure after failure with EVERY brand on the shelves. I have about $300 worth of old sippy cups sitting in storage that will never get used! lol.

My daughter started to refuse a bottle at five months. She was losing weight and I was force feeding her. Then someone suggested a sippy cup and I tried that. I had to buy NUBY because the spout was soft. But she has been using them since right before six months.

Thanks for all of the advice ladies! I will have to give some of these suggestions a try. I did look up kala sippy cups....they look like a good idea. I may buy one:)

If you do get the kala's go for the bigger size. I had a smaller one and I got tired of refilling it twice for DD to be satisfied. You can half fill a large cup, but you can't overfill a small one. ;o)

DD loves their bright colors.

You can also interchange the lids and the spouts for some pretty cool color combinations. Oh yeah, the spouts also fit onto soda and water bottles. I always keep a spare in my purse when I'm out- DH has a habit of forgetting to pack a drink for the little one.

You can also use Kala's after your child is weaned off of sippy cups. Take the lid off and you have a regular cup. That's something you can't do with other sippy cups. You really get your money's worth out of them. :o)