Anyone's child drunk nothing but water at 5?

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DS doesn't have a great relationship with food. NG fed from birth, took bottles briefly but fully tube fed by 4 month. Weaned on solids at 6 months but had series of big ops at 10 months that utterly ruined his interest and tolerance for food.
At 5 he still needs tube top ups and his diet is limited but of we go to the pub say we can now feed him - pizza, sausages, beans, peas, chips, buns etc. So if he's like this as an adult he'd not have a great diet but could probably pass for just a bit picky"

However since 4 months he's not drank anything but water bar 1 sit of my iced latte when he was about 3 and a sip of DHs coke at 4. One sip, funny face, back to water. I worry that this will make his stand out more as he gets older.

So the teenagers all go to Macdonald's or when they go to parties and at best are drinking coke, or older when they're at the pub etc. I just can't see it ever changing and I worry he'll get picked on and ostracized.

So has anyone's liquid diet been that extreme and got over it? How?

My youngest is 5 and has autism, he will only drink water and milk, which I'm actually happy with as my other 2 have way to much fruit juice. He is also very picky with his food. He does like spaghetti bolagnaise so I try to hide as much veg in it as possible!

Nothing but water here, tap water fresh from the sink. On a good day I will drink a decaf coffee, but absolutely no juice or fizzy drinks. I eat like a savage, although a vegetarian one. And I do like Prosecco.

I'm really sorry, teaches me for commenting without reading the question properly and being an insensitive cow. That sounds tough, apologies and good luck

My dd only drank water for the longest time. I’m not sure when she expanded. She is 11 now. She now likes some smoothies, hot chocolate, and all sorts of tea. She can’t stand anything carbonated and her aversion is very strong so I don’t see that one changing.

People often comment on DD’s limited food choices, but no one has ever taken notice of her beverage list being small .

I'm in my 30s and only drink water (and wine!). It's not a bad thing at all.

My 6 year old only drinks water.

My 8 year old only drinks water and occasionally milk. He was unbelievably fussy when he was younger, he literally only ate about 6 different foods, it was very very hard. Then one day it was like a switch had been flipped and he now eats brilliantly. I think it’s because he’s so energetic (ADHD) that his body is so desperate for food that it’s bypassed his fussiness! BUT this has not translated into fluids and he recoils at the sight of squash etc.

Good luck, I agree with a pp - middle of the night worrying is the worst.

That sounds really hard with his limited diet, but honestly bar not drinking milk I don't think his liquid intake is extremely unusual at 5. I don't know many children that age who like fizzy drinks and certainly there are plenty who don't like milkshakes or fruit juice. The majority probably like squash but at say school dinnertime a significant minority will always ask for water. Its easy to get a bottle of water at somewhere like McDonald's, I'm not sure a lack of soft drink would be something teenagers particularly commented on.

My dd just drinks water. She has autism / special needs. It's never been an issue and it's better than just drinking cold etc
I really don't think that your ds will be bullied for drinking water
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DS 14 mostly drinks water and milk. I don't think he's ever been in a situation where water was not available! He can be fussy otherwise, milk must be whole. He will drink diet coke or ginger beer, hot chocolate but it must be from school or a cafe and not too sweet or he feels sick (never the packet mix). Often drinks only water at friends' houses because of his fussiness.

Im 43, and although I have drank other drinks throughout my life, 99% of the time I now drink water.
Dd is 19 and she's the same.

My child with ASD only drinks water, has done since I took away his baby bottles. He has a very limited diet, which worries me, but I’m perfectly fine with him only drinking water. Healthy, easily available and doesn’t damage his teeth.

Mine only ever drank water. He is now 20 and he will occasionally have a hot chocolate, but on the whole it is still just water.
He never drinks any fizzy drinks, tea, coffee, juices or alcohol. This is his choice.
It has never been a problem for him at school or going out for meals

My DD has autism and quite a few sensory issues. She's 6 so a similar add to your son.
She was also tube fed for quite some time when she was a baby and has a very limited diet consisting of nearly all beige food. She too will only drink water. I've never really worried about what she drinks because at least it's healthy and my anxiety has always been focused on her diet.
I try not to worry about it too much now as the more I press her or show that I'm anxious the more unlikely she is to expand her range of foods.
My DD is quite stoic in her refusal of food and drink and will not even expand due things like parties where her friends are all eating and drinking what are normally considered treats.
There's a lot of time until your son is a teenager and you may well find that he decides to try new things as he gets older especially when he sees his peers doing it. I wouldn't worry as water is perfectly fine and it sounds like you've done a great job weaning him off his tube and getting him to try new foods.

Dd. 18.

Water.

Milk.

Ribena.

Amd dragon soup. Pink muscat. Pink gin. Espresso martinis. Jagerbombs. Pop chocs. After eights.

Shall I go,on 😁

My youngest didn't drink anything but water or milk until secondary age. I was delighted!

She's now 21 and at home she still only ever drinks water, tea, and the occasional hot chocolate.

She doesn't like coke and only drinks lemonade with gin.

DS2 only drank water. He "grew out of it" and, at 19, now drinks a full range of stuff! He still always chooses water to go with a meal though.

His diet was fairly limited insofar as he disliked "wet" foods and sauces. Since leaving for Uni he has expanded this though.

I'm 31 and if I went to McDonald's or somewhere I would drink water too. Although I would take my own. I drink tea and if I'm in a restaurant and they have appletizer I'll have that. I was well into my 20s before I liked alcohol and even now I only really like prosecco. I don't think you should worry about him. If his friends think he's weird for only drinking water then that's their problem not his

My 6 year old DD only drinks milk and water. She's fussy with food but not for medical issues - though possible asd - her diet is now similar to your ds's in that she'd pass as a slightly picky eater, but she used to be terrible and I'd be up at night worrying about it.

I only drink water myself. I will drink other things (smoothies, coffee, alcohol) but very rarely do.

DS2 is 10 and only drinks water. He eats well though but won’t let any other drink other than water pass his lips!

I donlt thin it's an issue.
My kids have only ever drunk water.
No formula, never drunk cows milk, no dairy at all in fact.

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Those with teens, do they have a varied diet otherwise? Would they drink a hot drink or milkshake or fizzy frink etc of there were no water or go without?

I wouldn't drink any of those options! In times goneby with full sugar options, I'd have had a squash, but not with the sweetener laden stuff on offer currently. Now its water, fruit juice (or alcohol). Water is always available. Dont worry about it.

My dd is 2 on the 27th and won't touch water, she only drinks milk.
Just drinking water is totally fine, he may find a taste for other drinks as he gets older.

My DD only drank water for a long time - until mid teens. Even now as a young adult she will have water at a restaurant. Very occasionally now she will have Coke. And she likes green tea too. Wouldn’t drink normal tea, or coffee.