infant intoxication due to water intake

ScissorTailedFlycatcher · April 2010

Can someone give me a clicky link that talks about this? I'm in the car and people are trying to tell me that water is okay to give DD. My searching abilities are limited. Help a sista out.

sleepingbeauty825 · April 2010

Hahaha this post is awesome.

Can't help ya though, I'm on my phone too.

TJ&Crew · April 2010

https://www.associatedcontent.com/article/931669/infant_water_intoxication_babies_and.html?cat=25

HTH

MrsRebecca · April 2010

https://www.associatedcontent.com/article/931669/infant_water_intoxication_babies_and.html

Greyfaery · April 2010

Here's one: https://www.associatedcontent.com/article/931669/infant_water_intoxication_babies_and.html?cat=25

sbevmc09 · April 2010

https://baby.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Infant_Water_Intoxication

Jen2224 · April 2010

https://www.babycenter.com/404_should-i-give-my-newborn-water-or-sugar-water_10012.bc

sbevmc09 · April 2010

Symptoms of Water Intoxication in Infants

How do you know if your baby is suffering from infant water intoxication? If your baby exhibits any of the following symptoms, it is important to contact your pediatrician immediately:

Swollen face
Body temp below 97 degrees
Unusual irritability
Unusual drowsiness

As was mentioned above, too much water in the baby's diet will cause an electrolyte imbalance because the excess water dilutes sodium in the baby's system and actually causes it to be flushed. This imbalance can lead to altered brain activity and may even result in the baby experiencing a seizure. In serious cases, water intoxication in infants may even lead to a coma.

asickles98 · April 2010

https://www.akronchildrens.org/cms/tips/a1243eb144272bc6/in223_water_intoxication.pdf

bakershaker · April 2010

I gave my son water his first summer here ( he was 6-9 months during the summer months. I was told only 1 oz a day...which is all he could do anyways! We were teaching him to drink from his sippy at the same time. But yes I've heard water is not recommended for babies. But once he hit 6 months we gave him small amounts, and he was fine:)

ScissorTailedFlycatcher · April 2010

They were trying to tell me that tea would help Darby's reflux. O_O

terrahill09 · April 2010

lol thats a terrible idea.

smittysoup · April 2010

It's perfectly fine to give infants water in small amounts. For example, many doctors will recommend giving water (an oz at a time) if LO is constipated because it helps soften the stool.

In hot environments, you can give babies water to supplement their normal formula intake to prevent overfeeding. You just can't give it to them in place of food, and you shouldn't be giving them more than an ounce or two a day.

ScissorTailedFlycatcher · April 2010

smittysoup:
It's perfectly fine to give infants water in small amounts. For example, many doctors will recommend giving water (an oz at a time) if LO is constipated because it helps soften the stool.

In hot environments, you can give babies water to supplement their normal formula intake to prevent overfeeding. You just can't give it to them in place of food, and you shouldn't be giving them more than an ounce or two a day.

Um, yea. That's not what they were suggesting.

Kaybee44 · April 2010

DS started drinking water when he was 6 months old but his pedi said it was perfectly fine and like others have said, no more than an ounce a day.

I'm pretty sure that it's not a good idea to give a 3 month old any water no matter how small the amount.

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