How do I give juice to my 10 weeks old DD...

[quiveutmabonnebaguette]

She has chicken pox and my gp told me to give her some juice to keep her hydrated. She's exclusively breastfed so how do I give her juice and what quantities and what frequenty ?? Please need your advice !!

Don't use Evian or any mineral water for a baby - the sodium etc content is too high.

My ds was 7 weeks when he had chicken pox and I just fed him as normal (was formula-fed by then)

Hope your dd gets better soon

god I'm a slow typist

BREAST FED BABIES RARELY NEED WATER ON TOP.

BFeed and if you are concerned boiled water.
what a weird GP???

Agree with the others, juice/lemonade(!) is not necessary. I have also read that your breastmilk will adapt to give the baby what she needs.

To get a medical view on this GP'smad ideas, you could maybe phone your HV for a second opinion? Some of them are nutters too but some are great (mine is).

Definitely just breastfeed.

How is your DD with the chicken pox? DD had it when she was 6 weeks (and exclusively breastfed) and she was very spotty. Not too ill though which was good.

DS3 had chickenpox at 7 weeks and I ahve some BF trasisning

NO EVIAN

No juice (some people are allergic to citrus! how stupid)
Boiled and cooled water if necessary BUT if a baby became dehydrated enough to need that, i woudl expect a GP to prescribe a rehydration mixture and possible a spot of monitoring in hospital 9as they did when DS2 was dehydrated at a smilar age- not Breastfed entirely, sadly)

Agree call the abm (association breastfeeding mothers) for professional advice, or la leche league- have helplines (see their websites)

Allowing your baby to enjoy the benefits of juice or even lemonade is easy:

1. Pour the juice, lemonade or other drink into a long glass, add ice and top off with a fetching umbrella or other eye catching decoration.

2. Position yourself and your baby in a comfortable chair or sofa.

3. Take long relaxing sips of the refreshing juice.

4. Allow baby to latch on and enjoy all the rehydrating and vitamin filled goodness through your milk.

EXACTLY Ruth

PMSL Ruth, well put!

no need for water either, certainly not mineral water. you don't want your baby filling up on water and not wanting any milk you see. just keep on with the bf!

surprised at giving juice so young. The only way I could give my Ds water at that age was from a plastic spoon, he was breastfeed 2 and apparently bottle is 2 different and many breastfeed babies find a bottle 2 difficult, sipping of spoon easier. Id get 2nd opinion b4 giving juice, perhaps hv or nct

quiveutmabonnebaguette,

Are you sure that GP wasn't refferring to a pedatric hydration drink such as pedalite? Double check just to be sure because 10 weeks is early and you don't want her to develope allergies.

Just breastmilk is fine [adds to chorus]

Your GP has no business suggesting lemonade for a 10wo baby

with ds1 the GP told me to give him ribena or flat lemonade when he was dehydrated as a baby. it's common practice. wrong, but common practice.

my old gp always used to advise flat coke when my kids were ill - esp d&v. don't know why and he was far too scary to ask.

There are SO many health professionals who are terrified of breastmilk, it would seem...!

It's like because they can't see it, they don't believe in it...

Flat lemonade or Coke replaces the sugar and salt that you can lose when you're vomiting. But recommending it for a ten week old baby ...

Unless she's vomiting there's no reason to think she would dehydrate anyway.

It's no wonder people end up so confused about feeding when medical professionals spout such crap.

i think you should report the doc!

what the funk does 'doc' think b/milk is? if not a highly nutritious and perfect for your baby liquid?!

When I was BF my DS, our peadiatrician always said, continue BF when they are sick. They do not need anything else.

I agree that breastfeeding is best but is there not a rehydration drink for infants. Like here in the US it is Pedialyte. It replaces the infant's electrolytes. It is not uncommon if the baby is really dehyrdrated for a physician to advise to drink this but I have never heard of juice or lemonade. And never ever in replace of nursing, unless baby is vomiting and cannot hold down breast milk. But along with nursing.

I really hope you baby feels well soon!

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Oh yes and here they advise nursing mom to drink lots and lots of extra fluids, too. This helps baby get more fluids.

a 10 week old breastfed baby does not need any other liquids.unless seriously sevelry dehydrated. in that case they would probly give it through a needle. iv type thing.

jutst keep breastfeeding