She gets dry mouth. She won't use the dry mouth sprays. We have used bed side cups with lids and straws jutting out like they use in hospitals. She falls asleep before putting them back on the night stand and they seep water all over her and the bed. I have tried numerous brands of baby sippy cups but they require a stiff sucking motion. I have tried other "carry/travel" models but they all seem to have some sort of mechanism that requires opening and closing which she can not do with her arthritic fingers -- and besides, she falls back asleep forgetting to close the mechanism. Today, I tried a "Sassy" brand cup with a different type of top but again it required a sucking motion which she can not accomplish. Currently, I am trying a "Contigo" brand cup with a push button on the side that releases the cover on a small opening. She does not have to suck on it, but she has trouble wrapping her hand around the bottle and pushing the button with her 3 fingers.
However, this just in: Do not carry the cup in your purse! Did not just leak-it somehow emptied 3/4 cup water inside purse. I could have done something wrong-after just washing it? Anyhow, just happy to have my night water safe.
Caregivers with sippy cups of their own.
I am really liking this thread, another necessary, but light-hearted thread.
So, when I get ready to order the 360 cup from Amazon,
that's the one mom will have. She likes Sponge Bob,
thinking that he is a little piece of cheese....... haha, yep!
M 8 8
How about you-not that old?
M88, You are not too young to be a 360 member?
When my aunt became bed bound, she preferred the colored bottles with a sports cap, open and close, it pours, sucking not necessary.
How about a hydra-pak that fit into backpacks for hikers etc. It's basically a water bag with a long tube you suck out ofa straw. Place the filled hydra-pak in a bucket ( or what ever) to keep it upright on the floor by or under the head of the bed. Run the tube up the head of the bed attaching to headboard and clip the end to the corner of the pillow. Your mom should be able to turn her head and take a sip hands free if needed. We made our own version in a pinch one time using a large cup but it did the trick at the time.
Found it at Walmart.com and it's called a Vac-Flow and it was the cheapest one of it's kind at the walmart site. Quite a bit higher at Amazon. With the $3 s&h, it is still only Ableware 745850000 Flo-Trol Vacuum Feeding Cup and $7.14 plus the S&H = $10.14