My son is just over 9mths old and flatly REFUSES to drink water!! I offer it to him in a bottle, he spits it out. I offer it to him in a sippy cup, he spits it out....BUT....he loves drinking water in the bath and in the pool...of all places, with all that chlorine!! It is starting to bother me that he won't drink water and I know that he should be. Especially during the hot summer mths. Anyone have any ideas on how to get him to drink it?? I'm worried that he will get dehydrated.
I first gave D a drink of water straight from a cup, have you tried having a drink yourself & then offering him some maybe? all I can suggest is that you keep offering he will eventually start drinking it. D won't drink a whole lot, maybe a mouthful or two, sometimes he chokes on it sometimes he doesn't he hasn't quite worked it out yet, once he has had enough he starts playing with it like taking a mouthful & then let it fall out of his mouth ifykwim?
Hey Nina, I agree with Nic.
Allexander wouldn't drink water from a bottle but will drink it from a glass or anything that i am drinking it from.
You would be surprised at how well they can drink from glasses too - obviously not holding themself but Alex does really well straight out of a glass.
make sure it's cold Don't offer him anything else and he should eventually take it.
I have a friend who added the tiniest amount of food dye, like a drib just to tinge the water to trick her child into drinking it, she just phased it out after he was happy to drink it.
Sorry I can't be more help!
If he is breastfed then he prob doesn't really need that much extra water - Mackenzie still only has sips every now and then. We added 1-2 drops of lemon juice to her water and she quite liked that but MCHN said that wasn't good so we now give her icy water - she loves it!!!
Hi girls, I can't believe that I didn't think to offer it in a cup myself??!?!?!?!
I did it today and he GULPED it down!! YAY!!!
Soooo excited to finally have success! Thanks for the help!
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he hasn't quite worked it out yet, once he has had enough he starts playing with it like taking a mouthful & then let it fall out of his mouth ifykwim?
Don't offer him anything else and he should eventually take it.
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