How much water are you offering?

alrighthamilton · July 2013

Title: How much water are you offering?

Kate is beginning to have zero interest in formula. I offer her four 6 oz bottles or sippy cups throughout the day and if she eventually eats 4 of those oz it's a success. I'm worried about dehydration, especially in this heat. She gets 2 oz of prune juice mixed with water daily due to constipation from the soy formula, and I also always have a sippy cup with a few oz of water available to her all day, which she drinks from periodically. When I called the doctor to inquire, they told me to keep offering her formula instead of water, as she should be drinking 20- 24 oz daily. There's no way she will drink this much, but she does eat a well balanced diet of solids, so I'm not so concerned about nutrients as I am about dehydration. I give her watery foods, like watermelon, but how much water are you giving your child daily?

missjul61 · July 2013

DS gets a sippy of water all day to sip on demand (both at home and at daycare). He usually has 4oz total all day. Ive weaned DS off of pumped milk (he still nurses when he's with me) so he takes WCM at daycare too (about 8- 12oz). Could you give your LO WCM now since she's eating solids so well?

cedenton · July 2013

Becc77:
Title: How much water are you offering?
Kate is beginning to have zero interest in formula. I offer her four 6 oz bottles or sippy cups throughout the day and if she eventually eats 4 of those oz it's a success. I'm worried about dehydration, especially in this heat. She gets 2 oz of prune juice mixed with water daily due to constipation from the soy formula, and I also always have a sippy cup with a few oz of water available to her all day, which she drinks from periodically. When I called the doctor to inquire, they told me to keep offering her formula instead of water, as she should be drinking 20- 24 oz daily. There's no way she will drink this much, but she does eat a well balanced diet of solids, so I'm not so concerned about nutrients as I am about dehydration. I give her watery foods, like watermelon, but how much water are you giving your child daily?

I'm having the same issue. Or at least I am on the weekends. I think he MAYBE got 14 oz of formula yesterday. He will not willing just pick up a sippy of anything that isn't formula and drink it. Even juice. Warm, cold..nothing. And won't drink much, if anything even if I hand it to him or hold it for him. I'm also worried about dehydration.

He drinks his formula much better at daycare so that's a plus. But I'm concerned about when he moves to the next room because they're not going to pay as much attention to how much fluid he gets or hold it for him.

I also gave a lot of watermelon yesterday. Luckily he loves it. I was trying to eat it myself and he stood in front of me yelling until I gave him some and yelling for more. When I put it in his mouth he'd say "mmmmm" and close his eyes. LOL

lady_tytah · July 2013

Amir is drinking 24plus oz of water. He drinks 12/16oz of milk a day. The best I can say is keep offering. If she's having enough wet diapers I wouldn't completely start spazzing but I would keep offering.

alrighthamilton · July 2013

missjul61:
DS gets a sippy of water all day to sip on demand (both at home and at daycare). He usually has 4oz total all day. Ive weaned DS off of pumped milk (he still nurses when he's with me) so he takes WCM at daycare too (about 8- 12oz). Could you give your LO WCM now since she's eating solids so well?

She is/was seriously lactose intolerant, so my doctor wants me to wait until our 12 month check up to discuss what type of milk to transition to (WCM, lactose free WCM, almond milk, etc.) We are slowly introducing dairy in baked items and it's going well, so hopefully she will be able to tolerate WCM, or at least the lactose free version, soon. She will be a year old in 2 weeks.

Tapthathank · July 2013

DS has about 24oz of formula/day and he always has a sippy of water available. He also likes to drink out of my water bottle too. I would guess that he has 8-16oz of water a day? He drinks almost a full sippy of water during dinner - about half a sippy during breakfast and lunch.

Just keep offering it and watching her wet diapers. Have you tried formula in a sippy instead of a bottle? What about trying WCM mixed with formula?

cedenton - so cute about the watermelon!!

alrighthamilton · July 2013

Tapthathank:
DS has about 24oz of formula/day and he always has a sippy of water available. He also likes to drink out of my water bottle too. I would guess that he has 8-16oz of water a day? He drinks almost a full sippy of water during dinner - about half a sippy during breakfast and lunch.
Just keep offering it and watching her wet diapers. Have you tried formula in a sippy instead of a bottle? What about trying WCM mixed with formula?
cedenton - so cute about the watermelon!!

She won't drink it out of the sippy cup-she just hates formula now. I am hesitant to try any WCM until I talk to her doctor, due to lactose intolerance, but I may try almond milk until then.

JayandEmm · July 2013

Ds only manages to drink a few oz of water in a day. I offer several times a day, but he just takes a sip and goes about his business. But he's still nursing at least 6 times in 24 hours, so I don't worry about dehydration.

I tried to replace a nursing with WCM, but again, he takes maybe an oz or 2 and an hour later he wants to nurse. Lol.

Tapthathank · July 2013

Becc77:
Tapthathank:
DS has about 24oz of formula/day and he always has a sippy of water available. He also likes to drink out of my water bottle too. I would guess that he has 8-16oz of water a day? He drinks almost a full sippy of water during dinner - about half a sippy during breakfast and lunch.
Just keep offering it and watching her wet diapers. Have you tried formula in a sippy instead of a bottle? What about trying WCM mixed with formula?
cedenton - so cute about the watermelon!!
She won't drink it out of the sippy cup-she just hates formula now. I am hesitant to try any WCM until I talk to her doctor, due to lactose intolerance, but I may try almond milk until then.

That is so frustrating! Give the almond milk a try and just keep pushing the watermelon. Hopefully, it's just a short phase. Have you tried a different kind of cup? A straw cup? Or just a regular cup and tilting it for her? DS thinks he's a big shot when we do that.

alrighthamilton · July 2013

Tapthathank:
Becc77:
Tapthathank:
DS has about 24oz of formula/day and he always has a sippy of water available. He also likes to drink out of my water bottle too. I would guess that he has 8-16oz of water a day? He drinks almost a full sippy of water during dinner - about half a sippy during breakfast and lunch.
Just keep offering it and watching her wet diapers. Have you tried formula in a sippy instead of a bottle? What about trying WCM mixed with formula?
cedenton - so cute about the watermelon!!
She won't drink it out of the sippy cup-she just hates formula now. I am hesitant to try any WCM until I talk to her doctor, due to lactose intolerance, but I may try almond milk until then.
That is so frustrating! Give the almond milk a try and just keep pushing the watermelon. Hopefully, it's just a short phase. Have you tried a different kind of cup? A straw cup? Or just a regular cup and tilting it for her? DS thinks he's a big shot when we do that.

What is even more frustrating is that she will drink juice or water out of a sippy cup, just not formula. She does love drinking out of a regular cup, though, so good idea. At least it would be a few more sips of formula than she is getting now.

ccam · July 2013

DS gets a sippy of water with every meal. And we always have a sippy of water hanging around for whenever he's thirsty. He only sips it though and probably drinks about 8oz of water a day.

twinkletoes3126 · July 2013

Coop has 20 to 25 oz of breast milk a day, plus some in his oatmeal in the morning. He has about 4 oz a day of water, but I don't offer more than 4 a day. Can they have more than that? I think I read somewhere not to offer more than 4 oz of water a day but I could be wrong.

CLeigh03 · July 2013

I give B his sippy cup probably around 5 times a day. I'd say I refill it to the top once or twice.

jillybean7582 · July 2013

My kid is a foodie and has been totally uninterested in bottles since about 9 months. He takes only two 6oz. Bottles a day. One first thing when he wakes up an one right before bed. I mix 2oz of WCM in his oatmeal for breakfast. Then he gets 2oz of WCM with lunch and dinner in a sippy cup. He has a sippy with water available whenever he wants thru the day but usually only drinks from it when he has snacks. He usually only goes thru 2 to 4 oz of water a day. So he is only getting 20 to 22 oz of total liquid a day but eats a ton!

I wouldn't personally worry about dehydration as long as your LO is having normal wet diapers. If you are consistently offering liquid your LO will drink if he is thirsty.

shakinros · July 2013

Yeah my kid is losing interest in her formula too. She had maybe 14oz yesterday and she didn't like it. Wouldn't touch the formula in a sippy cup either. We had water available all day but I think she only ingests a couple oz throughout the entire day. We haven't tried WCM yet but I'm planning to start a week or two before her bday on the 16th.

SM0524 · July 2013

DD has a sippy cup of water by her toys all day everyday. She drinks from it periodically. I would say probably 8oz total of water a day. It is really hot here and I have noticed that she's drinking more.

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