It is said that your baby should start using baby drinkbeker (Baby drinking cup) after five months. When they started sitting on their own. You should start giving them cups instead of bottles at this age. It is said to avoid because the protection of a mammary gland from which the female mammals, milk is secreted encourages children to suck milk for a longer period, which may cause decay to your child.
There are many verities of baby cups available in the market, which are for different age of children. You can choose from handle cups, free flow cups or angled cups with a less weighted base. It is said by the NHS that handle cups are more better than the cups, which are attached with valve as they enable your child to sip milk rather than sucking, it is not only good for health but is better for their teeth also.
What you should give your baby to drink in a drinkbeker?
Once you start feeding your baby with a cup, you should start giving cool or hot water. A non handle cup will be better as it will help you to help your baby to drink for the first time. The breast milk and milk with addible items in baby drinkbeker is also good for the baby.
It is very usually to give your baby water directly from the kitchen tap in a cup to the baby but only when he is six months, but before six m0onths always try not to give him directly, boiled and cool water should be given as it is free from harmful bacteria’s.
As your baby starts growing try to give him a cup with handle. So that he can learn to drink by himself. Hygiene is also very important when you give milk to your baby in the baby drinkbeker make sure that after he drinks you clean the area.
