1 year old refuses water

Re: 1 year old refuses water

• asbs11 member

  December 2014

  My one year old didn't want to drink water at first either & then one day I came home from school & she was drinking water. I asked my husband how did he get her to do that? & he said he just simply didn't give her anything else so she didn't have an option. At first I was like OMG! But with things like that you have to be kind of tuff loving I guess if the baby just refuses. Once she realized water was all she was getting then she caved in because at least it was something to drink. Now she drinks it whenever because she knows whatever is in her cup is what she's drinking & that's that. I don't think it's a good idea to do it that way if your daughter is constipated though cause she does need something to drink. But it might work for her at a later time.

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• GracefulStar member

  December 2014

  No reason not to mix water with milk. My mom did that with me as I hated water. I did it with my son when he had bad diarrhea... He didn't seem to notice. Good luck!

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• lana22 member

  December 2014

  always give her a water along with the milk, and give her the water first. i'd also offer the milk only at meals and start offering water in the middle of the day and with snacks. i'd stop the juice and not have her learn to expect sweetened water.

  
  

  

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• rspalding001 member

  December 2014

  Thanks @asbs11 @GracefulStar @lana22 ! I tried mixing water in with her milk this morning and she drank it just fine. I think until her constipation issues are resolved this is what I will do then get more serious about weening her from the milk. Maybe Ill just continue to water down the milk until she is used to drinking straight water and then try to ween her from the bottle. I agree that we will not do any more juice at this time. I think that was just my desperate attempt to get her to drink anything other than milk, ha ha, but I don't want her addicted to the sugar in juice either. I'm reaching out to her doctor to find out about how much water she needs in a day in addition to her milk/dairy so I give her the right amount. Thanks again for all your advice!

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• GracefulStar member

  December 2014

  Glad she drank the water/milk. Have you tried pedialyte? They have different flavors. Might be another way to hydrate.

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• rspalding001 member

  December 2014

  @GracefulStar‌ I did try pedialyte once and she rejected it. I haven't tried to give it to her again however so maybe a second attempt would be more successful. I also heard back from the Pedi and she said that as long as the diapers show clear or pale yellow pee then not too worry too much about the water. She said only worry if the diapers have dark concentrated pee. So I guess maybe I'm making a bigger deal of this than I need to hmmmm... Oh well, better to worry too much than too little

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• kcwnc member

  December 2014 edited December 2014

  I would try different fruits to ease constipation. Pears and prunes worked great for us. Also my LO really liked to drink from our water bottles once he mastered straws. That's how we got him interested in water. At 12 months we were still nursing 3-4 times a day, only offering whole cow's milk at solid meal times in sippy/straw cups but we got him a skip hop water bottle that he had at his level at a times in case he wanted water.

  
  

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• amy715 member

  December 2014

  My DD was the same way. We weren't able to get her to drink water until 18 months when we enrolled her in a toddler program at a preschool. That is the only drink they serve the kids and all of her little friends were drinking it, so she did too.

  

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• smileybabyboy member

  December 2014

  What about making fruit infused water or put a splash of juice in it? 

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• rspalding001 member

  January 2015

  Thanks @amy715 and @smileybabyboy , I have thought about adding fruit to the water like they do in fancy gyms and hotels... when push comes to shove I think Ill do it for sure to help make the water more interesting to her. For now whats working with us is for me to water down her milk so that she does not exceed the recommended 16-20 ozs of dairy a day but also gets her water. Im trying to get her in a place where she only needs the 100% milk bottles in the morning and in the evening, but throughout the day drinks watered down milk. Eventually Ill water it down to the point where its mostly water. Im also really hoping day care will influence her. She just transitioned intro the toddler room so maybe the other kids drinking water will be a positive influence. Thanks again!

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