Once again I'm in desperate need for some help ladies. DD is 2 1/2 years old and she doesn't drink. She has never been a big drinker but since starting TT I've noticed how little she drinks/wees.
She has juice, water, cordial, milk all available to her and in different cups but she doesn't drink. I make sure that all her drinks are on her little table so she has no trouble access them. I continuousy offer her drinks but she refuses. So far today she has had a few mouthfuls of juice for breakfast and a few mouthfuls of water now. This is prettty standard for her. I'm really starting to worry, especially with the days getting hotter and hotter. Each night at bed time she has 150ml bottle of milk.
How much does a 2 year old need to drink? But more importantly HOW DO I GET MY 2 YEAR OLD TO DRINK?!?!?!?!
sorry can't help you on how much a 2yr old is supposed to drink. but maybe you can try giving her home made frozen icy poles especially since it's getting warmer- you could even do them with plain water to see if she has it that way.
Hopefully someone else may be able to give you some more advice/help.
My nearly 2 year old needs a cup put to her mouth to get her to drink! One of my strategies is to let her play outside with water and straws and different bottles and she will drink that water either thru straws or from bottles, plastic measuring cups etc. It is not a long term solution nor does she drink heaps but any amount helps. I put a fresh bowl (Large plastic mixing bowl) on her little table outside and she plays with it and drinks it for ages.
You have obviously tried diff drinks. Milkshakes- milk and flavoring that you make at home? Try lots of juicy fruits? Fancy straws like the hoopy ones in the Reject Shop? Drinking from a glass like mum? Just some ideas....
Will she drink if you make it 'fun'...i.e. get some silly straws or something she can play around with while she is drinking, or you can both 'share' a drink (mum pretends to have some, then it's time for her to have a little drink, you could also try doing this if she has a favourite teddy/doll..pretend to offer teddy a drink then say it's time for your drink). Maybe she's just not a huge drinker? I know I struggle to drink as much water as I should, in which case maybe iceblocks are the best way to go as she's eating it rather than drinking but still having fluids.
He prefers to play with water and shake cup all over place instead, What I do is make sure he has a yougurt at lunch and at dinner to know he has some fluids. He will not drink milk from bottle or cup (i have most cups on market LOL).
I like idea of offering ice blocks, you can water, milk, juice ones.
Watermelon is great as it contains alot of liquid. If you put liquid in her bottle during the day will she drink that? Juice in the form of tetra packs are a good (bribe) as they are different. At the start of each meal offer a drink before food as sometimes they are too full after a meal to drink. Also at meal time a special drink like you have, juice, can sometimes do the trick.
The icypole idea is worth a try, just freeze juice, yoghurt etc.
My ds is the same. Poppers seem to be the favoirite here ATM but I buy the pop top ones so I can fill it with water ( and maybe the tiniest bit of cordial for flavouring). He'll drink tea (of all things) til it comes out of his eyeballs if he had his way, but it's dehydrating (I thought), so that's only a treat. Getting ready for bed, he'd drink up to almost 500ml of milk. But we've ditched the bottle now so I don't know how much he drinks.
2 year old DD doesn't drink! - Really worried!
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