Drinking Water
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Topic: Drinking Water
Posted By: ellabellame
Subject: Drinking Water
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 5:27pm
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Do any of you lovely ladies have any tips on getting babies to drink water? mikey just won't drink from a bottle...or a cup or a sipper cup. he's getting quite constipated and i know i need to up his liquid intake but i just can't figure out how. ------------- |
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 5:30pm
one word peravence its the only thing that worked with james but he still not that good at drinking water ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 7:22pm
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Ummm, I guess what Lu said - perseverance. I could get Maya to take water out of a sipper cup way before she would take milk out of anything except a boob. I was actually thinking today how good she is at drinking water now, but I guess that's coz it's all that's on offer.
Sorry I don't have any advice, but good luck, and stick with it! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 8:41pm
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yep, perserverance and just making sure it is always available... both my boys liked drinking out of my mini pump bottles, whenever i put it down they would pick it up and have a swig. so maybe try that. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 9:38pm
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Yep with both my girls i just left little sippy bottles laying around on the floor for them to play with and sip at etc. Didnt take them long to get the hang of it. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: emeldee
Date Posted: 13 August 2006 at 10:02pm
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Yep, keep it going.
Also, if constipation is already an issue, you could try adding something sweet like a teaspoon of prune juice or brown sugar (both have laxative effects) to the water (per 50 mls). We found a brand of sipper cups at the baby factory good for Andrew - they don't have handles and are described as disposable but you can re-use them (because they are dishwasher friendly plastic). They're about $11 for a pack of six and come in rainbow colours. If you want the brand name, PM me and I'll dig out one of our spare packs. ------------- |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 14 August 2006 at 8:34am
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I did/do what Mairia said. I always leave a drink around for him to grab when he is playing, also when he is eating in his highchair. Joey is a really good drinker now. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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