Written by Tilty's Dad | 08 September 2009
Posted in Tilty Quest

Written by Tilty's Dad | 16 July 2009
Posted in Tilty Quest

One of the things I read everyday is about people who are trying to transition their baby to a sippy cup.  Whether you are transitioning from a bottle or transitioning from the breast, here are some things to keep in mind.  While every baby is different, there are some things you should keep in mind.

Babies use gross motor skills (large muscles) to do everything.  That means any small movements are difficult if not impossible.

Don't use any fluid that is precious to you and your time, i.e. breast milk on the first try.  Most cups require lots of fluid to reach the mouth piece, and babies tend to try and give up quickly on their first times.  Start with water, or watered down juice.

You may need to remove the valve.  Valves require lots of sucking and if the top of the pallete isn't stimulated, the baby may not suck hard enough.

You may need to try a straw cup.  While this won't help with the mechanics of handling a full cup of fluid, it will help with a baby that is not drinking enough during the learning process.

Of course we think TILTY is your best option for learning how to use a sippy cup.  That's why we designed it.  Requiring less head tilt means that when your baby is transitioning to a sippy cup, they can hold the TILTY cup to their mouth and sip without tilting.  As adults, we don't tip the cup back that far when drinking.  Only on the final last sips do we need to tilt it back.

TILTY was designed to help your child transition from a bottle or breast to a regular cup easier and more effectively.

Written by Tilty's Dad | 19 September 2008
Posted in Tilty Quest

I had a chance to see first hand why Tilty is a better sippy cup, yesterday. I designed Tilty Cup after observing my daughter drinking from a sippy cup. I wasn't able to test the cups with her because the development process is lengthy and she kept growing. Some of you don't realize that I have a son that is 8 months old now. I am going through exactly what you are going through with transitioning to a sippy cup.

As you know, Tilty Cups are not 100% leak proof BY DESIGN. This isn't a flaw, this is to make your baby's transition easier. Here is my proof. (I got to see my better design in action, it was so cool).

I am helping Bradyn to learn how to use a cup. So when I hand him the Tilty Cup, I put it to his mouth and slightly tilt. What happens is a little drop hits his lips or tongue and he then realizes it is for eating. He grabs it with his hands and holds it to his mouth.

I gave him a valved cup with handles, one of those can't shake a drop of liquid out of me cups. I held it to his mouth but since nothing came out, he just chewed on the end of it. Then he chewed on the arms and then the bottom and then the side.

It wasn't a cup to him at all. It was a chew toy. He enjoyed chewing on it since he has two bottom teeth and is getting a couple more. Just ask my wife about his teeth. He almost had to go cold turkey from breast milk yesterday after almost making her pass out. (Wait till she reads this!)

My point is if the cup is so good at keeping the fluid in, then just think of how hard they have to work to get it out. They end up sucking on a funky shaped nipple type thing super hard to drink. This is why I suppose the ADA said to buy no valve snap on lid sippy cups. Which brings us back to design. We designed it to be better in so many ways.

Yeah I don't like it when Bradyn turns the thing upside down and gets a couple of drops on himself or the table, but at that point he is looking for something to play with, not drink with. That's when I get out one of those chew toys.