Drinking Mold Sippy Cup

A sippy cup is a training cup usually plastic with a screw or snap on lid and a spout that lets your child drink without spilling.

Drinking mold sippy cup.

Product title munchkin miracle 360 spoutless sippy cup 10oz 1 pack color may vary average rating. Place the lid rubber piece and cup upside down on a dish drain to dry. Additionally the parts of sippy cups which are notoriously difficult to clean make these products even more attractive to mold. Yes mold can grow inside a child s sippy cup a mother s pictures on social media highlight the health hazards that can occur when mold grows inside the lids on children s drinking cups.

Mold craves warmth and moisture and when you add food particles to the mix mold will find your child s sippy cup irresistible sardar says. I just wanna know if this can cause anything serious. I kept refilling water without knowing about the fungus mold. You can get models with or without handles and choose ones with different types of spouts.

4 4 out of 5 stars 224 ratings based on 224 reviews current price 5 79 5. They can just pick it up and put it to their mouths without looking. 79 11 79 11. I ve been drinking from this bottle for about month or so.

Wear non porous dish gloves while scrubbing the sippy cup if you have sensitive or dry skin. Instead of a traditional spout this cup has a 360 degree drinking edge. Sippy cups are at increased risk of mold growth when they contain moisture and can t dry efficiently because they re mostly closed off to fresh air circulation. I don t have any symptoms of illness though.

Drinking from a sippy cup with mold doesn t always have negative effects. Sippy cups are definitely a place where mold can grow. But in some children it might cause an allergic reaction or respiratory problems. And some molds can make you vomit which could explain why some parents have said in their posts that their children have gotten sick after drinking from the dirty cup.

The images sent a shock wave through social media. I have stopped drinking from that bottle though. Photos of a child s sippy cup with thick black mold growing inside it were posted in late february by a parent in canada to the facebook page. It s hard to get excited about a cup design but the munchkin miracle 360 sippy cup impressed me as soon as i saw it.

Your toddler won t have to worry about latching onto a mouthpiece to get a sip.