Nuby Infafeeder! Success!

One of Maura's biggest challenges so far, oddly, has been using a cup of any sort. Yes, I know, you can tell me I did it to myself.  I remember distinctly telling the doctors at CHOP that she had no need to take a bottle, that I would be solely nursing her anyway, but here we are at 15 months, and guess who is still solely nursing that dear child?!

We've tried quite an array of sippy cups.  She's very resistant to them!  So when my Softflex Infafeeder arrived from Nuby, I was very excited to give it a try!  After all, they also sent me a variety of interchangeable tops for it!! The top it comes with is a spoon.  It's actually wonderful to use with baby food because it's soft in her mouth.  I wish I had this earlier in our difficult days of feeding purees!! It's shape is so natural that Maura just know what to do with it!

We also use it for learning how to drink from a cup.  There are several other tops to choose from, so we went with the spout.  So far, Maura has taken to biting sippy cups.  Having a vast array of cups from Patrick to try, I feel like we've tried them all.  When I handed this one to Maura, she had no problem grabbing it and getting it to her mouth.  The soft sides of the Infafeeder make it easy for her to pick up.

The other day, our speech therapist came out to see Maura and she LOVED the cup!  She hadn't seen it before, but there were a variety of things we liked about it:

- It's assistive - The bottle itself was made of silicone.  As Maura drinks, I can help her along by squeezing the sides of it to get a sip to her when she tries to "bite" it.

- The valve is soft - muchlike a breast, it has a soft wide valve.  This helps Maura get the idea of "latching" on to it.

- A variety of nipples and tops can be used for it! Starting with a bottle?  No problem!  It easily transitions to a soft spoon that feels familiar on gums, as well as a variety of sippy spouts!

- The shape is a familiar shape that transfers eventually to regular Nuby sippy cups.  I love how everything transitions so seamlessly!

We won't be going anywhere without our Nuby cup.  It's really been the one that's worked best so far.

You can pick up a Nuby Infafeeder right here: