/kloc-Can a baby from 0 to 3 months drink water?

Whether babies drink water has always been controversial. Some opinions insist that breast-fed or milk-fed babies don't need to be fed water before 6 months. Some people think that infants fed with milk powder or mixed feeding need to be fed with water between meals, while breast-fed infants don't need to be fed with water.

My little Mengbao was mixed-fed three months ago, and a few mouthfuls of water would be fed between two meals of milk. The little guy didn't want to drink, and he didn't force it. Basically, she drinks very little water, which does not affect the normal milk quantity.

Does the baby need water? Later, after listening to a pediatrician's lecture, I knew whether the baby needed to drink water, not according to the baby's feeding method, but according to the baby's urine color.

If the baby's urine is colorless or yellowish, it means that the baby is not short of water and does not need to drink extra water.

Some babies who feed milk powder are worried that drinking formula will get angry, so they will deliberately feed water to replenish water. In fact, if Ma Bao feeds the baby with milk powder according to the mixing instructions on the milk powder can, as long as it does not add more milk powder to increase the concentration of milk, there is no need to worry about the problem that the baby will get angry when drinking milk powder.

If the baby drinks too much water without extra water, it will increase the burden on the baby's kidneys, which is not conducive to the baby's health. Moreover, the stomach capacity of a baby one month younger is limited. If the baby drinks too much water, it will also affect the appetite for drinking milk to some extent.

Therefore, when mothers are struggling to feed their babies, they must first observe the color of their urine. If the urine is yellow, it means that the baby is short of water and needs to drink some water to replenish water. In the case that the baby is not short of water, try not to deliberately feed the baby more water.

I hope my answer is helpful to you.

1-3 months old babies are mostly exclusively breastfed, and a few babies may be fed with milk powder or mixed feeding. But no matter which feeding method, every meal of the baby is taking in liquid, which is enough to maintain the operation of the baby's body.

So 1-3-month-old babies do not need to drink extra water.

Maybe some parents treat water differently from the milk their babies drink. I've thought about it before. In fact, whether it is breast milk or correctly blended milk powder, most of them are water, which can be used to maintain the baby's operation, just like the boiled water we drink. Therefore, don't worry too much about the baby's lack of water because he doesn't drink water.

Of course, special circumstances should be treated differently. For example, baby's fever (rare for babies within 3 months), diarrhea and hyperhidrosis can also cause baby's body to lose water. At this time, it is necessary to increase the baby's liquid intake.

Once the baby loses water (water shortage), the first sign of water shortage is that the baby's urine begins to turn yellow, sometimes accompanied by urine odor. At this time, you can consider feeding your baby some water.

In short, the baby of 1-3 months is drinking liquid every day. This "water" is enough, there is no need to give the baby extra water. Unless it is found that the baby's originally colorless or yellowish urine begins to turn dark and yellow, it is necessary to increase the frequency of breastfeeding or feed the baby a small amount of water many times.

Breastfeeding 1-3 months old babies do not need to drink water under normal circumstances, unless the baby has a fever, diarrhea, etc. , causing the body to lose water.

Breastfed children, breast milk is mostly water, which can meet the needs of the baby's body. Children who eat formula milk powder will not lack water under normal circumstances, because milk powder is also prepared in proportion.

According to the guidelines of the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics, infants under 6 months do not need extra water.

Babies less than 6 months old may cause "water poisoning" if they consume a lot of water. At the same time, because the baby's stomach capacity is small, drinking water will affect the baby's milk quantity, leading to insufficient nutrition intake.

The more water you drink, the better. Drinking too much water for older babies will also cause metabolic disorders and increase the burden on the kidneys.

If the baby is sick, such as fever, vomiting or diarrhea, it is urgent to increase the intake of water to avoid dehydration. You can choose to drink water, or you can replenish water by drinking more breast milk or milk powder.

After adding complementary food, the baby can eat more fruits and vegetables. The water content of some melons, green leafy vegetables and Chinese cabbage in vegetables is about 90%. For example, wax gourd has a water content of 95%. Among fruits, apples, oranges and tomatoes are all fruits with high water content.

It should also be noted that some parents may give their children fruit and vegetable juice, thinking that they can supplement water and nutrition. This is actually incorrect. Fruit and vegetable juice loses a lot of vitamins, cellulose and other nutrients beneficial to human body. In addition, after giving the baby a habit, it will be bad for his teeth in the future.

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Let's get to the point first: 1 Babies from three months old don't need to drink extra water.

Does the baby really need to drink more water

0-6 months baby:

UNICEF explained that under normal circumstances, breast-fed babies do not need to add any food and drinks, including water, for six months. Because breast milk contains all the nutrients and trace elements that babies need.

In other words, the baby does not need to drink water within 6 months. Drinking water will lead to the dilution of milk under the condition that the total amount remains unchanged, reducing the supply of nutrition.

Therefore, no matter how hot it is in summer, babies under 6 months don't need water at all, and they can get the water they need from breast milk or formula milk.

Why is the baby under 6 months prone to water poisoning?

The kidneys of infants under 6 months are not yet mature. Drinking too much water will make them excrete excess water and sodium at the same time. The loss of sodium will affect brain activity, leading to early symptoms of water poisoning such as irritability, lethargy, hypothermia and facial edema, and then convulsions, spasms or convulsions will occur, which need timely treatment.

The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that normal babies are exclusively breastfed until six months ago, that is, they are only breastfed, and there is no need to feed them any other food or liquid, including water.

This rule is made because it is not only useless but also harmful to breast-feed babies under 6 months. The baby's stomach capacity is very small. If the baby is allowed to drink water, the amount of breast milk he drinks will decrease, the amount of breast milk the baby drinks will decrease, the mother's breast milk secretion will also decrease, and the baby may not have enough to eat. If this continues, it will fall into a vicious circle, which may lead to malnutrition in the baby.

The 20 13 edition of Dietary Guidelines for China Residents also points out that babies aged 0-6 months need to drink 700ml of water every day, while babies at this stage need to drink 750ml of breast milk every day, and 80%-90% of breast milk is water, so babies need to drink 700ml of water every day without extra water. If parents think the baby is thirsty, they can give him breast milk to quench his thirst.

For babies who eat formula milk powder, if the milk powder is made according to the proportion specified in the preparation instructions, the water content in it is similar to that of breast milk, and it can also meet the baby's water demand. But because feeding milk powder is easy to cause constipation, you can usually feed some water.

Babies who breast-fed six months ago don't need to drink water, but in summer, if they have yellow urine and sweat a lot, they need to make up.

The baby is less than 5 months in summer. At that time, it was common sense for us to use bottles to give water, and we didn't ask for much to drink, just let him get used to it, get used to water and get used to bottles. Don't say this effect is really good. We don't have to ask or let him drink water since childhood. He brought it up himself.

My baby's first cup is a Miffy thermos. Winter came, and I bought a straw thermos. When I buy it back, the little guy will use it. I'm not worried that he won't smoke. Maybe he ate too much noodles at a young age. I don't like this cup because the explosion-proof hole leaks badly, so this cup has been empty for a long time, but the heat preservation effect is ok.

The first cup at room temperature is the Popstar Cup. I like this cup very much. 380ml super capacity, inverted explosion-proof hole is watertight. This kind of straw is very resistant to biting. This cup has been used for a long time and there is no bite mark on the straw. Also very resistant to falling, super resistant to falling. This cup was lost when we went out to eat this winter.

At present, drinking water is a thermos cup or a cup with a direct opening.

We didn't choose carefully, and we didn't consider how old we were. We deliberately changed the types of cups and made him drink water. Everything is a habit, and drinking water is also interesting. He had to say, "Ah! Delicious! "

Will ask him if the water is sweet?

He smiled and said sweet!

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Whether breast-feeding, milk powder feeding or mixed feeding, the baby before six months does not need to drink water.

The baby's stomach capacity is very small, and the excess water will occupy their small stomach, which will affect the normal milk intake.

Unless there are special circumstances such as vomiting and diarrhea, you need to drink water to prevent dehydration. At other times, you don't have to feed water deliberately.

By 6 months, the baby gradually began to eat complementary food. You can gradually feed your baby with water in a small cup, and the amount of water you drink every day should not exceed 50 ml.

If the baby doesn't want to drink water for the time being, don't worry, don't force them to drink. At this time, the baby can still take in the water needed by the body by drinking milk.

Of course, if the baby has obvious water shortage such as chapped lips, yellow urine, crying without tears, it may be necessary to help the baby replenish water under the guidance of a doctor.

Whether the baby needs to be fed water depends on whether the baby is short of water or whether it needs extra water. For babies under 6 months old, if the baby ingests enough milk, whether it is breastfeeding or milk powder, extra water needs to be added. The Nutrition Society of China suggested that the total daily water consumption of babies under 6 months should be more than 700 ml. Milk is rich in water and usually does not need extra water.

However, many babies fed with milk powder have been fed water within 6 months. In the eyes of parents, they are afraid of drinking milk powder and getting angry. Indeed, infants fed with milk powder are more prone to defecation difficulties than those fed with breast milk, which is mainly related to the characteristics of milk powder itself. Breast milk is rich in oligosaccharides, but the content of protein and calcium is low, but the absorption rate is high, which makes breast-fed babies have thinner stools. Some babies defecate once every 1 week, but they still defecate smoothly and the stool is not dry. So if the baby's stool is dry, it is necessary to find the reason, but it is generally not caused by lack of water. If water is really effective for defecation, you can use a small amount of water, but the amount of water should not affect the amount of milk.

After 6 months, the baby can eat complementary food and drink a small amount of water, but as long as the baby's total daily drinking water reaches 900 ml, or the baby's urine is colorless or yellow, it means that the baby's drinking water is enough. If the baby doesn't want to drink water, don't force him to drink water.

My seven-year-old baby breastfed for six months and didn't drink much water except probiotics. Six months later, she began to add complementary food. At this time, she tried to feed the water. At first she didn't want to drink, but later she liked drinking water very much. We only drink white water, not fruit juice. I wanted to give Xiaoqi some prebiotics to prevent constipation, but it was a little sweet, so she gave up because she didn't want to drink it.

First of all, if the baby is exclusively breastfed, it is recommended to drink only breast milk six months ago. Under normal circumstances, there is no need to add any complementary food, including water. Many people may think that water is not complementary food, and complementary food should be muddy or other solids such as rice paste, rice and porridge. But for babies under six months, all kinds of foods except milk are complementary foods.

Secondly, breast milk is more than 80% water. Therefore, if breastfeeding is pure, there is no need for extra water. Too much water will increase the burden on your baby's kidneys, which may not be good for your baby.

Finally, even if milk powder is fed, the water in the milk prepared in proportion can meet the baby's water requirements. There is no need to add water if there are no special circumstances.

Water is the source of life, and baby's health is closely related to drinking water. Drinking water is the simplest thing for adults. However, how to feed breast-fed babies scientifically often puzzles many young parents.

When does the breast-fed baby start to feed water?

Breastfed babies within 4 months don't need to be fed water alone if they don't sweat obviously, because feeding water will reduce the amount of milk they eat, which is not conducive to the intake of nutrients for babies.

There are many factors that affect human water demand, such as age, room temperature, humidity, activity, body temperature or water content in food. Under normal circumstances, the baby under 3 years old should not drink more than 100ml at a time, and it can be increased to 150 ml over 3 years old. As long as the urine is normal, the baby can drink a small amount of water many times according to the actual situation; When sweating, you should increase the number of drinks, not increase the amount of water you drink each time.

How to feed the baby water correctly?

Preferred boiling water

Usually, boiled water is the best drinking water for babies. It is best not to feed the baby sweet boiled water. After drinking sweet water, the baby will not want to eat breast milk for a long time, which is not good for the baby's growth and development.

Water temperature is very important.

Too cold or too hot water will damage the baby's delicate gastric mucosa and reduce digestion. Generally, it is best for babies to drink boiled water at the same room temperature in summer, and it is most suitable to drink boiled water at around 40℃ in winter.

You can't ignore the water feeding time.

Feeding water to the baby is generally carried out between feeding or breastfeeding, and should be carried out outdoors for a long time, after bathing, after waking up, etc. The correct way to drink water is to let the baby drink a small amount of water half an hour before feeding, which can promote the secretion of saliva and help the baby digest food.

Master the number of times to feed water

Generally speaking, babies breastfeed more often in infancy. If mother has enough milk, it is enough to feed 1 ~ 2 times a day, and it is appropriate to feed 15 ~ 30 ml each time.

With the increase of age, the number of times of water feeding and the amount of water fed each time should also increase accordingly. But in the operation, the mother needs to look at the actual situation and how much water to feed, depending on the baby's own meaning. In other words, if you feed him and he doesn't want to drink, it means that the baby has enough water in his body, so don't force him.

Of course, infants in pathological conditions, such as high fever, diarrhea, dehydration, or hyperhidrosis, must be fed warm boiled water in time to replenish the water lost in the body.