Won't drink at nursery, should I worry?

[Topcat11]

DD is 9m, have been weaning since 6m. She's never really drunk much water, I've experimented with different cups and have found the Tommee Tippee free-flow beaker is best, but she still never has more than a few sips.
This has never bothered me as she's still been having milk (6oz in morning and before bed and 3-4oz mid morning and mid afternoon).
She started nursery 2 weeks ago and is settling in really well, except she's refusing her mid morning and mid afternoon milk feeds. She's eating lots of solids so I assume she doesn't really need the milk anymore and only has it from me as a comfort thing. BUT she is not really drinking water either so this means she's drinking virtually nothing all day. She's still having the milk on the days she's with me.
Should I worry about this or will she just drink when she gets thirsty, and has anyone got any tips for getting her to drink more?
Thanks!

Should add that thr nursery are still offering her the milk and making her beaker of water available to her regularly, she's just not interested!

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is the beaker at nursery the same?

Yes, it's one I send in with her!

how many days is she in nursery for topcat?

3 days - Tues, Thur & Fri, all day

Well I can't really tell you if she is getting enough fluids, it's probably best to ask a health visitor/gp/NHS direct etc.

But I find it weird she isn't accepting a drink if she is otherwise settled. Do the nursery actually offer her the cup, maybe hold it up to her lips, spend a few days encouraging her etc? Rather than leave it on the side and expect her to 'ask'.

I used to work as a nanny and now work as a childminder and have never know a settled child to refuse a beaker (milk is more common though). Maybe post this over in the nannies and childminder section and see if any of them have experienced it.

Children will usually drink out of an open cup as it's a bit of a novelty so maybe ask nursery to try that. If it were my charge I would try spoon feeding water too as I'd be worried about her being dehydrated.

I suppose 2 weeks is still quite a short space though, I'm just lucky that all my charges settle within a day or 2.

Thanks for the advice Navy. You're right it is only 2 weeks but a whole day is a long time for her not to drink! I will ask them to try the beaker without a lid (and will try that at home too as she doesn't have much water at home either!)

no probs topcat, let me know how it goes!

I had this but after a little while the baby did drink water, but never milk. My baby was fine.

I think you should check the poo situation - as you can tell a little bit if the baby is dehydrated.

Oh and you can also try feed your baby more water filled fruit on the days of nursery - i.e watermelon and so on.