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do they need to drink water?

rvillebride27rvillebride27
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just wondering when/if babies need to drink water.  My friends pedi said at 6 months her ds could have water, I asked at dd 6 mo appt and the dr said yes she could have some.  I'm confused as to if she NEEDS it or if I should just give her the sippy cup to hold onto so she just gets used to it for now.

do you give dc water?

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Re: do they need to drink water?

  • chihuahua26chihuahua26
    No, it's not necessary to drink water, but it's good to get them used to a cup and learning to drink something other than BM or formula. Before 12 months, 4-6 ounces is plenty. After a year, they should drink around 16-24 ounces of milk, 4 ounces of juice (not necessary) and 8-12 ounces of water.
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  • Jamie1999Jamie1999 member

    i give ds about 4 oz of water a day in his sippy cup.  he usually only drinks it when he eats, unless it's hot out.  i just fill the sippy in the morning and he drinks from it at lunch and dinner.  he rarely drinks it all but if he does i give him a little more.  you just don't want them to fill up on water.

    i started right around 6 months when ds started eating veggies.  he loves his sippy!

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  • jessicasuzannjessicasuzann
    Actually, once they start solids, they DO need just a couple ounces a day, or they run the risk of getting constipated. (Take it from me...we learned that the "hard" way with dd....)
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  • nosoup4unosoup4u member

    Once DS started eating solids, we made sure to give him water - like pp said, it helps keep things moving, ha ha.

    Anyhoo, he has a sippy cup, which he mainly just chews on, but we also give him water out of a little cup, with our help, and he gets practice drinking out of a real cup (and drinks more water). 

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    DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)

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  • teach2183teach2183 member
    I give DD some water after she eats and sometimes when we're eating dinner.  I'm trying to get her used to using the sippy cup as well as drinking from a cup (I removed the lid and help her).  At most, I would say she drinks 1oz/day.
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  • Jays-n-ShaneJays-n-Shane
    our pedi said 1 oz per month of age for now is the most she should have.  Usually she has 4 or so total with lunch & dinner
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  • SLH1014SLH1014

    we give our son an ounce or so with a meal in a small little two ounce cup I ordered from Ameda when he wouldn't take the bottle.  As others have said, it wards off constipation.

    I try to give him water in a bottle but he won't drink it if it's in the bottle.

     

     

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  • efooeyefooey member

    I give DD some water everyday in the sippy cup.  I found that more than anything, having a sippy cup (and her mesh feeder) have really helped her hand-eye coordination!  She loves to be independant and do things herself!

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  • dzinerchelliedzinerchellie
    We just gave DS water in a sippy cup tonight for the first time...Glad you asked because I was wondering the same!
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  • fIowerchildfIowerchild
    So y'all do know that chihuahua is a pediatrician...right? It amuses me when someone posts right below her with conflicting info.
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