I got my first Avent magic cup free when I purchased the Avent Steam Steriliser. It sat in my cupboard for sometime until the time came to start introducing extra fluids to my baby boysdiet when he was around 5 months.
The cup I had was suitable for 3 months plus and held 70z or 200ml of fluid. It was bright yellow with a blue screw top. Inside the screw top was a removable spout, which is quite soft and underneath that is the Magic Valve, which allows air to flow into the cup whilst the liquid flows out. All that is topped off with a snap on lid to keep the spout clean. It did not have handles but these can be purchased separately (If I remember rightly they are around £2.99 for a pack of two) if required.
I had tried the cup myself and it did seem to take quite a bit of sucking to get anything out but I offered it to my little one who showed absolutely no interest in it whatsoever!
Maybe it is just this cup I thought so off I went in search of a non-spill cup that Alex could drink from. I now have a collection of cups in various designs and bright colours – none of which Alex would drink from successfully. Eventually I went back to the Magic cup and hey presto he managed to drink from it so we have stuck with it ever since.
We have now moved on to the 6-month plus model, which is slightly larger holding 9oz or 260ml of fluid. It is the same as the 3-month plus model except that it has a toddler spout, which is as little harder, and I think requires less sucking. I did buy a packet of handles but they were hardly ever used and sit with the huge collection of useless baby purchases I have made over the past year.
The Magic cups retail for around £3.99 but they do seem to be hard to find. I got mine from Babies-r-us and I have seen them in Boots although I think it is only the larger stores that stock them.
The valve can be a little fiddly to assemble but as mothers we are used to putting together and taking apart things like this so it should present no problem. All parts can be put in the dishwasher or sterilised using any method. The screw top is also designed to fit all the other Avent products so you could screw an ordinary bottle to the top if you wished or attach your Avent breast pump to it to express milk directly into the cup. If you can’t find a magic cup lid (as is often the case) you can always use one of your Avent bottle caps instead.
We have never experienced any spills or leaks using the magic cup and personally (having tried a few cups myself) it is a lot easier to drink from than any of the other cups currently on the market.
One final point about the Avent Magic Cup is that it is approved by the British Dental Health Foundation. A lot of the non spill cups available are just as bad for our children’s teeth as sucking on a bottle so anything that can reduce the risks of tooth decay scores point with me.
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We had to use one of these for my father after his stroke.
COOOEEE 29.09.2003 11:13
Having a five month grandaughter has made me realise I need one of these and pretty soon too. Fionaxx
CJayne 29.09.2003 02:11
Really informative op...may even try the Magic Cup myself with my 11 mth old son. Also didn't know about the British Dental Foundation (is that right?!!lol) so may check to see if the cup I currently use, The Anywayup Cup, also is registered with them! Carinaxx
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