Drinking Mold Sippy Cup

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

Drinking mold sippy cup.

Additionally the parts of sippy cups which are notoriously difficult to clean make these products even more attractive to mold. I just found out that my water bottle had mold fungus on it. 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. 4 4 out of 5 stars 224 ratings based on 224 reviews current price 5 79 5.

I just wanna know if this can cause anything serious. The images sent a shock wave through social media. I have stopped drinking from that bottle though. You can get models with or without handles and choose ones with different types of spouts.

Instead of a traditional spout this cup has a 360 degree drinking edge. They can just pick it up and put it to their mouths without looking. I ve been drinking from this bottle for about month or so. Sippy cups are definitely a place where mold can grow.

Wear non porous dish gloves while scrubbing the sippy cup if you have sensitive or dry skin. Product title munchkin miracle 360 spoutless sippy cup 10oz 1 pack color may vary average rating. 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. 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.

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. 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. But in some children it might cause an allergic reaction or respiratory problems. I kept refilling water without knowing about the fungus mold.

I don t have any symptoms of illness though. Place the lid rubber piece and cup upside down on a dish drain to dry. Drinking from a sippy cup with mold doesn t always have negative effects. 79 11 79 11.

It is a tedious task no doubt.