Drinking Water

kirmal12 · Oct 12th, 2010, 12:51 PM

I can't get my LO to drink water at all, he used to enjoy it from a Doidy cup. He just wont even try now, I've also got a free flowing cup with spout he just wont even try

. I've tried putting a little juice in but he still isn't interested. He is only on 3 bottles of 7-8ozs a day now so that's all the fluid he has all day, I'm getting a little worried now does anyone have any ideas please

Lara310809 · Oct 12th, 2010, 13:19 PM

I have a similar problem with my LO not having enough milk, so I have to top up with water. Have you tried offering it with a little flavour? I've been giving my LO cold herbal tea (camomile etc) since she was born, because I live in the Med, and my LO gets dehydrated easily. She seems to love it. YOu could also give watered down juice (1 part juice to 4 parts water), which is what I've done in the past. They also sell baby juices, which you can water down and try.

kirmal12 · Oct 12th, 2010, 14:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Lara310809

I have a similar problem with my LO not having enough milk, so I have to top up with water. Have you tried offering it with a little flavour? I've been giving my LO cold herbal tea (camomile etc) since she was born, because I live in the Med, and my LO gets dehydrated easily. She seems to love it. YOu could also give watered down juice (1 part juice to 4 parts water), which is what I've done in the past. They also sell baby juices, which you can water down and try.

Thank you i'll give some of your ideas a go

hivechild · Oct 12th, 2010, 16:14 PM

Try giving him foods with high water content naturally like quite a few fruits and some veg have, maybe, and possibly things like soups etc, or cereals where you can add in more liquids/milk.

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kirmal12 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1,917	Drinking Water I can't get my LO to drink water at all, he used to enjoy it from a Doidy cup. He just wont even try now, I've also got a free flowing cup with spout he just wont even try. I've tried putting a little juice in but he still isn't interested. He is only on 3 bottles of 7-8ozs a day now so that's all the fluid he has all day, I'm getting a little worried now does anyone have any ideas please

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Lara310809 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Gibraltar Posts: 7,865	I have a similar problem with my LO not having enough milk, so I have to top up with water. Have you tried offering it with a little flavour? I've been giving my LO cold herbal tea (camomile etc) since she was born, because I live in the Med, and my LO gets dehydrated easily. She seems to love it. YOu could also give watered down juice (1 part juice to 4 parts water), which is what I've done in the past. They also sell baby juices, which you can water down and try.

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hivechild Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 5,567	Try giving him foods with high water content naturally like quite a few fruits and some veg have, maybe, and possibly things like soups etc, or cereals where you can add in more liquids/milk.

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