introducing solids and water intake

[katpotat]

How can I get my wee one to drink more water?
started introducing solids, and now managing one meal a day, but finding it really hard to get her to drink water, (I am still breastfeeding) any tips?

maybe give it her luke warm- and slowly start adding a little cold water each time to it for her until it is just all cold water- thats how i had to get my 2 to take water. a friend started with flavoured wters and started diluting it into filtered tap water until she soon didn't need to add the water.

Probably she doesn't need water yet tbh. Takes a while for them to adjust to flavour and use of a cup so keep trying but should n't be a problem in the meantime as breastmilk and the fluid content of the food at this stage is enough.

just offer it in a cup along with any solids and encourage your lo to take some. A couple of sips is plenty to start with as your lo will get the majority of fluids from breastmilk for some time to come.

if she is still getting the majority of her food and drink from breastmilk, she most likely does not need additional drinks of water, neither of mine really drank water until around a year old.... if she is having fruit & veg, there is some water in those, but i really don;t think it is an issue right now.

My DD rejected all water until I put it in a sipper cup. She found the cup such a novelty that she gulped it down.

we found giving water w/food helped with constipation, but i'm sure that varies w/each child, age, quantities etc. doidy cup works a treat for us.

Yeh, I think she is a bit constipated since starting solids, thats why so keen to get some water into her....just bought a doidy cup online!