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Baby and toddler food essentials
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items After research, trial and error I found items that seemed to help my baby with first foods. And also made my life easier as a mom.
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First cups
First dishes and silverware
Transitioning to Toddlerhood
Baby and toddler extras. But also totally needed.
First cups
Regularly sold out. But definitely my first recommendation. My son loves using these cups. Been using for over a year with no issues. Love the super narrow straw so kids don’t get to much at once. Also, no valve so it doesn’t encourage to strong of a...
NumNum Weighted Straw Cup 7oz 2pack 6-12mo
Second favorite first straw cup for babies to help them learn. Super narrow straw, no valve to liquid flows easily. Only reason it isn’t my first recommendation is because it has more parts to clean. And the straw can sometimes be tricky to figure ou...
Dr. Brown's Milestones 9 fl oz Baby's First Straw Cup - Sage
Best and first cup I used with my son. Pretty sure it was what taught him to use a straw. Has a small while that you can cover with a finger, then gently squeeze to get the liquid into your babies mouth. Takes a while but it really helped mine figure...
Olababy Training Cup with Straw + Lid - Mint - 5oz
The cutest ever open cup. Especially when in your tiny babies hands. Love this one. Slightly weighted so it doesn’t tip as easy as others. And super small for their tiny bodies
Baby's First Mini Sipper Training Cup
Unique design, but my favorite open cup for babies learning how to drink. Has a fairly straight edge on one side so they don’t have to tip as far. And I love the clear ish silicone to help me as an adult see how far they are tipping the cup. Hint: us...
Olababy First Cup | Clear Sense 100% Silicone Infant Trainer Cup | 2oz Medicine Cup for Newborn | Non-Slip & Sloping Design for Tiny Hands & Baby Led Weaning (Mint, 1 Cup)
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I’ve heard great things about these. Haven’t used them myself but highly recommended by many moms I know to help teach babies how to use a straw because you can gently squeeze the bear to get the liquid out.
Honey Bear 8oz Baby Straw Cup, Leak-Proof
Like the clear plastic bear cup but this is silicone.
Legendairy Milk Honeybear Silicone Sippy Cup 8oz
First dishes and silverware
Pretty sure I used these more as a tether than silverware, but at least I think it helped my son realize and learn that silverware goes into your mouth.
Munchkin Gentle Dip Self-Feeding Spoons - Coral/Purple - 3pk
Transitioning to Toddlerhood
Love the size zip on these. They have held up through freezing, dishwasher, and months of use. I rarely go through all ten but love that I have so many. Totally worth it. And a tip, your toddler will make way fewer messes with yogurt when in a pouch.
Baby Brezza Reusable Baby Food Pouches 10pk
Baby and toddler extras. But also totally needed.
Best thing I’ve ever seen for stains. Using it more for my husbands dirty clothes from cooking than my toddler.
Miss Mouth's Messy Eater Stain Treater Spray 4oz
Love that I can use this so my son doesn’t squeeze purchased pouches all over the place. Also works for juice boxes. Only ones I’ve had slight difficulty with are Costco fruit and veggies pouches. But they still work, just not quite the best.
Dinneractive Sip Wiz Baby Pouch Holder
This doesn’t stick to all table surfaces, but I love the thought of hopefully keeping some germs and dirt at bay.
Non-Slip Suction & Silicone Placemat
Haven’t used this one, but the extra material on the front to cover the table edge is something I wish I had. Especially when my son decided his favorite thing was to chew on the table when we were eating out. Mommy was not thrilled.
Non-Slip Suction & Silicone Placemat