https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 17 May 2026 21:16:14 +0000 Tue, 31 May 2011 20:21:41 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=39308 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1337720&title=drinking-water#1337720 Author: tiptoes
Subject: 39308
Posted: 31 May 2011 at 8:21pm

DS was the same until just before his first birthday when I left his sippy cup behind and MIL's and pulled out a straw cup he'd not been able to work before then and he drank 200mls in one go! So we kept going with the straw. He'd also drink a bit more from a pump bottle before then. So I'd just keep trying the straws or other ones every 2-3 weeks and he'll eventually start drinking more.

]]> Tue, 31 May 2011 20:21:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1337720&title=drinking-water#1337720 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1337698&title=drinking-water#1337698 Author: Red
Subject: 39308
Posted: 31 May 2011 at 8:13pm

My bubs doesn't drink any water, she doesn't seem interested in it, so am still feeding her quite a bit.]]> Tue, 31 May 2011 20:13:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1337698&title=drinking-water#1337698 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1337092&title=drinking-water#1337092 Author: bebebaby
Subject: 39308
Posted: 30 May 2011 at 10:30pm

My boy cut down on BF's around that age and stopped at 1. He would only drink such a small amount of water it really worried me. It took a good month before he started to really drink from his straw cup. So just some reassurance that I'm sure he will get better at drinking more fluid. Keep offering it and he'll get it!]]> Mon, 30 May 2011 22:30:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1337092&title=drinking-water#1337092 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333621&title=drinking-water#1333621 Author: Sus&Ollie
Subject: 39308
Posted: 25 May 2011 at 2:52pm

Hey there,

Noticed you were 6 weeks pregnant! Congratulations. His not wanting day feeds could have something to do with his age - wanting to be on the go, looking round, doing things, but could also be due to your pregnancy and the change in hormones =)

Kelly mom website has some good info on breastfeeding and early pregancy http://www.kellymom.com/nursingtwo/resources/pregnancynursing-faq.pdf

Depends when you were planning to feed until I suppose =)
If you find a good cup that works for me, let me know as my lil guy thinks sippy cups are for throwing on the ground =)]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 14:52:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333621&title=drinking-water#1333621 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333515&title=drinking-water#1333515 Author: kellynz
Subject: 39308
Posted: 25 May 2011 at 1:19pm

I don't think DS is drinking nearly as much atm as he used to - which i suspect is related to the temperature. So maybe if he has a coupld of decent feeds and wet foods he doesn't need too much at this time of year.
I found DS picked up his water intake at 1 year also, so might take a while for him to get used to it.
Final recommendation, we used a Nuby cup which has a suction sipper straw - so the water stays up the straw when you're not sucking - which makes for a quick reward when they do suck. Worth a try, if he doesn't get it straight away - he wont be far away from it :)]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 13:19:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333515&title=drinking-water#1333515 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333327&title=drinking-water#1333327 Author: caliandjack
Subject: 39308
Posted: 25 May 2011 at 9:28am

I only give DD with meals either from a sippy cup or she loves the mini pump bottle. I don't know how much she drinks as there isn't any measure on the cup / bottle to tell me. She seems to drink quite a bit and I still offer her a milk feed before each solid meal. ]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 09:28:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333327&title=drinking-water#1333327 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333314&title=drinking-water#1333314 Author: KH25
Subject: 39308
Posted: 25 May 2011 at 9:20am

Do you give him water after meals? That is when Zac drinks the most water, after he has eaten. I also offer he he looks hot or has been upset etc. He doesn't drink too much though, especially since I stopped giving it to him from a normal bottle and its now in a sippy cup but he is slowly figuring out how to use it.]]> Wed, 25 May 2011 09:20:53 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333314&title=drinking-water#1333314 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333071&title=drinking-water#1333071 Author: T_Rex
Subject: 39308
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 7:56pm

double post, whoops

Edited by T_Rex]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 19:56:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333071&title=drinking-water#1333071 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333063&title=drinking-water#1333063 Author: Danda08
Subject: 39308
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 7:52pm

My girls have 2 bottle feeds/day, morning and evening. They drink approx 100-200ml of water/day.
(I think they dropped their daytime milk about 9 months.)

Both are small eaters & milk drinkers so I suspect their water consumption is small too.

We've got several kinds of sippy cups but had the most success with the NUK training cups - which unfortunately aren't non spill.

Edited by Danda08]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 19:52:14 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333063&title=drinking-water#1333063 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333053&title=drinking-water#1333053 Author: Hopes
Subject: 39308
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 7:40pm

He can't handle a straw yet - I've tried, but he doesn't get the idea, he just chews it. He's got a couple of sippy cups, but seems to drink most out of a plain cup when I hold it for him. I should try him with a pump bottle, see how that goes. ]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 19:40:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333053&title=drinking-water#1333053 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333050&title=drinking-water#1333050 Author: T_Rex
Subject: 39308
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 7:39pm

The dropping of the day feeds may well be in response to your milk changing with pregnancy. At that age I had various cups/sipper bottles and she would just have acess to them all the time. There would be a few dotted around the house in her favourite spots and she'd grab them if needed. But as for how much she was actually drinking, I've no idea to be honest!]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 19:39:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333050&title=drinking-water#1333050 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333029&title=drinking-water#1333029 Author: Keleho
Subject: 39308
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 7:23pm

What sort of cups have you tried? My DD hated drinking water until I got her a sipper cup with a straw, which is all she uses now. She drinks a couple of bottles a day easily, more if its hot or shes really active (but she doesnt drink milk so compensates for that too).
Try out of a pump bottle, normal cups, different sipper cups (with or without straws) or anything else you could find.
Good luck

ETA her bottle is about 300ml. I think at this age they should be having around 600ml (?) of fluid a day, which includes milk so if you think hes getting enough, I wouldnt worry to much


Edited by KerryLea]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 19:23:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333029&title=drinking-water#1333029 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333009&title=drinking-water#1333009 Author: Hopes
Subject: 39308
Posted: 24 May 2011 at 7:11pm

How much water do your babies drink? Jacob seems to be weaning himself off his daytime feeds - he'll still have a good feed when he wakes up and when he goes to bed at night, but he's been playing around in the daytime and both times when he woke up today and I offered him a drink he just giggled and pushed my boob away. But he doesn't seem to drink much water either. I usually offer him milk when he wakes up (and assume if he says no he's not thirsty) and a cup of water before he goes to bed, since now he's staying awake longer it's been a while since he had a drink and I'd hate to put him to bed thirsty. He'll have a sip or two of water, but that's it.

I'm not too stressed, I know he knows how to drink water when he is thirsty, so I suppose he can't be - but I did think it was a bit unusual! I drink a lot more than that - and he probably runs round more than I do!]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 19:11:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=39308&PID=1333009&title=drinking-water#1333009