When to start to give baby water
When can I give my baby water?
a lot of parents wonder when they can
give their babies water and generally
speaking a good rule of thumb to go by
is that babies shouldn't have water
before six months of age there's reasons
for this because actually if they drink
water it can curb their appetite and
they may not drink formula or breast
milk which they should be having only at
that point it's their main form of
hydration and nutrition and so they may
not take in the the calories that they
need and be left malnourished in some
cases it can also cause electrolyte
imbalances that can cause serious
complications so no water before six
months of age and then after six months
of age once a baby begins to eat solid
food you can begin giving your baby sips
of water in a sippy cup especially on
days when it's really hot and you're
you're feeling dehydrated and need extra
fluid your baby probably does too so
increase the number of times you nurse
and or bottle feed your baby as well as
give sips of water in a sippy cup
but again just make sure their main form
of hydration is breast milk or formula
and tell a year of age after their first
birthday when they're eating a lot of
table food and drinking whole milk
they're fine to drink as much water as
they like if you have more questions in
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