Drink bottles and speech development


I know that sippy cups are bad for speech development in babies, but what about sports drink bottles? (Those with a lid that pushes up to open and down to close, picture attached.) My 6 month old drinks well and eagerly from a sports top, so I have been using that to get fluids into her while she practices with a normal cup. However I'm not sure if that's just as bad as a sippy cup.

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