thread: How much water should i be trying to give my 5mo ?

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  1. #1
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    Dec 2008
    Brisbane, QLD
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    My DS is 8 (almost 9) months old and still doesn't drink anything other than breast milk. He wont take a bottle, sippy cup or normal cup, he's just not interested.

    Having said that we have only tried an avent bottle and a nuby sippy cup as well as a normal cup.

    He also hates the taste- even if I mix a little water with his food, when it's a bit dry, he can taste it and pulls faces.
    He doesn't like apple juice either.

    Until what age am I supposed to boil his water?
    Any tips to get him to drink it? (I've tried EBM in the bottle but can only express about 40mls, it takes forever and he wont drink it anyway.)

    Sorry, didn't mean for this to be so long or to hijack your thread. Was meant to be a quick question.

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    Oct 2008
    Canning Vale, Perth
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    stevie, whatever she will take, i offer DD water in a sippy cup between each bottle, sometimes she will have 100ml sometimes none...i wouldnt really stress about it, if shes thirsty you will know!! but i like offering DD it in a sippy cup instead of bottle caus then she knows its not 'mlik' time kwim?

    heva, boiled water upto 1 yr old....also maybe try 10 or 20ml of prune juice in the water makes it nice and sweet (but may give ur DS the runs, my DD has constipation so it helps)
    HTH girls

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    Apr 2009
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    thanks Emma the only reason im using a bottle at the moment is coz DD cant sit up unassisted and was told not to give her a sippy cup until she can, as soon as she can sit up unassisted ill be giving it to her in a sippy cup and i wont use bottle for anything other than her Formula.

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    Oct 2008
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    stevie you can get her used to a sippy cup by putting her slightly reclined e.g. recline setting of high chair or baby seat and holding the sippy cup for her, my DD slowly started wanting to hold it herself

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    Thanks Emma, i might give that a go!!
    I guess nows not too early to start