water question for moms still nursing there tot

killysmum23

My son is 20 months old 18 adjusted he was 2 mo early but he is still nursing three times a day give or a take a session somedays and he always has his cup of water available and he usually from what I've been noticing probably only drinks 6-10 oz. Of water. Does that seem like enough for A nursing tot I plan to ask pedi in our next appt. And I check his diapers he shows no signs of dehydration to my knowledge but just curious how much water your toddler is drinking if they are still bfing and if I should be encouraging him to drink more fluid I don't want to offer juice yet but I know if I did he would down it he does if i ask him to go take a drink he will run over and take a few sips. But still doesn't seem to drink much. TIA

crsanchez87

If he is still nursing three times a day then I don't think dehydration would be an issue at all. According to Kellymom breastmilk is 88% water. As long as BM and wet diapers are good, i think you are safe.
 https://kellymom.com/nutrition/starting-solids/baby-water/

whataboutscience

I stopped nursing DD around 13 months, and until just recently she would dehydrate herself if she could. I literally was trying different cups, pretending her stuffed animals were drinking, always getting more ice because she seemed to like that, and putting her cup to her mouth every 15-20 minutes to get the smallest sips out of her. For a while I think it was a control thing and she liked telling me no. She's gone a few days with about 10-15 ounces of liquid total. Suddenly, she learned the word thirsty and drinks a ton and asks for her cup. Thank goodness. Sorry I can't answer your question about if he's getting enough. From my research, dehydrated and the recommended about of fluids have a large gap in between. I was worried about weaning and really push to get fluids in her but she now can pee through a diaper in one pee sometimes which I know is weird from working in day care, so I would guess a lot of tots don't drink as much as they should.

killysmum23

Thanks for your response!  Yea its hard to say how much fluid my LO is even getting I'm hoping enough since he is peeing and doesn't have a ton of constipation issues. He only nurses for like five to ten minuts a session and for a toddler he could be getting a good bit I wish I could measure it! Ha. Yesterday I think my son only drank like three ounces all day which is a lowrr amount than normal  but he did have an extra nursing session in the middle of the night. I don't know I'm just going to monitor it and make sure his diapers are wet and talk to dr . Thanks again!

killysmum23

I worked in a daycare as well we had a girl that used to do that she was a big drinker though! 

killysmum23

Thanks for the link crsanchez before I asked this I was looking for something off kellymom but couldn't find it! I'm not gonna stress it