Not to be concerned about DDs drinking?

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Asking for opinions as my mum and I seem to be in a bit of a disagreement over this.

DD is nearly 3. Yesterday was out with mum and DD in a large local park, having a picnic. Took bottled water with me.

Was there 2 hours at the hottest time of day (12-2). DD drunk 1.5 bottles which was about 750ml of water in that two hours.

I'm not concerned, she was running around, going down the slide, chasing other children she'd made friends with while there, playing with a football etc, I was sweating just watching her. So it's obvious she's going to drink a lot more than she normally would due to the heat plus running round etc. When she was having a drink I did make her sit under the shade of the tree and she was wearing a hat for the entire time she was in the sun.

Mum thinks I should be concerned as a small child shouldn't need to drink that much in such a short amount of time, she wants me to make a doctors appointment for her as she's worried that it's sometime serious. Have explained that she's been at Nursery today inside in their air conditioned building and not drunk that much but my mums having non of it and thinks I need to see the GP.

AIBU? Or do I need to be concerned?

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I wouldn't be concerned. Dd is similar in that she drinks loads when she is warm

You know your dd, how much does she normally have? Are there any other concerns? If she's well and not drinking tons every day then it sounds totally normal to be drinking loads.... it was a hot day!!

YANBU you know her best and if theres no other indication she is ill then yes, it probably was just because she was hot and had been running about.

She usually drinks around a litre a day both at home and at Nursery but it does vary depending on what she's doing. She tends to drink more at Nursery as they're more likely to make her physically stop and drink something whereas I just leave a cup of water out and refill it as it needs it - I probably refill her 250ml cup 2-3 times a day but she does have milk with meals.

It does seem quite a lot but as a one off when it is hot I wouldn’t give much thought to it.
I suspect your mum is thinking about the fact that excessive thirst is one sign of diabetes along with excessive urination, Weightloss and fatigue. If none of those other things ring and bells then I wouldn’t worry.

Some kids do drink loads. Mine don't, they are the opposite. We end up with issues because they won't drink enough.
If she does it all the time I'd check in with someone but if this was just on a really hot day and not every day I wouldn't be concerned.

With no other signs of illness I doubt any doctor would be interested in this.

What would you even say? 'My daughter drank more than usual when it was hotter than usual and she was running around'

What illness does your mum think she has? Is she prone to anxiety?

DD2 (nearly 3) would also drink that much when running round in the heat. She drinks normally at all other times and has no other signs of illness so I’m not concerned.

My twins are 20 months old and I read that over 12 months old they need a total of 1.5 litres of fluids a day. So I’m guessing by 3 they may need more. Excessive thirst can be a symptom of diabetes but it doesn’t sound all that excessive to me.

Sounds ok. But one of the first signs of childhood diabetes is drinking a lot. Maybe that's whats worrying her?

I think it’s a generational difference.

When I was at school we didn’t get offered a drink at break time or lunch.

My own parents don’t have a drink with a meal.

We encourage children to drink far more these days than when we were children.