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Which comes first for babies who are weaning: straw cup or open cup? Both are important when weaning off the breast or bottle and in this episode I’m joined by pediatric swallowing expert Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP who is going to talk about the importance of each, in their due time.

Dawn is the designer of the new ezpz Mini Cup + Straw Training System. She is the creator of the 3-Phase Developmental Drinking System that helps transition babies through their developmentally appropriate phases of learning how to drink. In this episode she’s breaking down everything you need to know about teaching your baby how to drink from a straw cup and what comes before and after that skill.

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SUMMARY of episode

In this episode, I’m joined by Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP who is the designer of the new Mini Cup + Straw System for ezpz. 

Dawn is talking about:

• Speech and feeding milestones that are related to open cup and straw cup drinking and how they develop...and in what order

• Why the straw Dawn developed for ezpz has a beginner straw side and an advanced drinking side to promote independent drinking...but also how each serves as a safety mechanism

• Her 3-Phase Developmental Drinking approach that helps babies meet their age-appropriate feeding and speech milestones

  
  

LINKS from episode

• Episode 24 - Water: When to Offer Your Baby Water and How Much

• Episode 40 - 6 Reasons to Skip the Sippy Cup with Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

• ezpz Mini Cup + Straw System use code KATIE10 for 10% off at ezpzfun.com

• Sign up for the 100 First Foods Field Guide Waitlist here!

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