Think about when and how to give babies water? It is worth doing in case of heat, diarrhea or vomiting. Photo: Getty Doctors recommend to exclude liquid from the baby's diet if it is not yet 6 months old. This is especially true for infants who are breastfed and who receive everything they need from their mother's milk. Refusal of water up to 6 months of age allows:

• Eliminate malnutrition - water replaces milk, while not saturating the child's body with the necessary nutrients;
• do not reduce the production of milk - the more the baby will drink water, the less milk will be produced by the mother's body;
• maintain a natural balance in the digestive system of the baby;
• postpone premature breast failure - from a bottle with a pacifier drink much easier.

A child who is fed with a mixture can be administered water from the age of 4 months, but as often as necessary. In a day, an infant should not consume more than 100 ml of liquid.

When to give water to a baby

But there are situations when an additional liquid is necessary for a baby:

• elevated temperature - it is necessary to give the baby a little drink and periodically moisten his lips with water;
• heat without temperature - it is permissible to give water in small quantities;
• diarrhea - should give the baby a little drink and always consult a doctor to rule out the possibility of poisoning;
• constipation;
• vomiting;
• hiccups - a few sips of warm water relieve spasm of the diaphragm during hypothermia, air in the stomach.

That's why to give water to the baby. Do it right and only as necessary.

How to give babies water

Beginning to give water to the baby is necessary, adhering to the main rules:

Water should be offered to the baby, but do not insist. The best time for this is between feedings. If you do not want to drink, the baby will simply turn away or spit out the water.

Pediatricians recommend starting to give water to infants in small amounts, but not every day. It is better to start with 1-2 sips.

Preferably, give a liquid in the spoon. This eliminates the possibility of premature breast failure, and by the time of feeding, the baby will already have the skills to eat from the spoon.

It is important to choose the right drinking water for babies. Do not give water from open sources, carbonated or purified by conventional filters. Not too useful and boiled water.

It is better to drink the baby with bottled water,containing useful micronutrients and tested by the RAMS. Or give preference to the water that has been cleared with special "child" filters. Knowing when it is possible to give water to a baby and how to do it correctly, it is possible to help the baby without breaking the digestive system. Read also:

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