BLW - how much water?

[Fleecy]

My DD (27 weeks) has suddenly got the hang of this eating malarky, polishing off a whole roast potato and two chunks of chicken yesterday. She's just had half a piece of cheese on toast and some melon and mango fingers for lunch.

Now she's started to eat stuff properly, how much water should she be having? I don't want to cut back on her milk too much.

She currently has 8oz milk at 7.30, 4 oz milk, solids and a few sips of water at lunch, 8oz milk at 2.30, more solids plus a few sips of water at 5.30 then another 8oz bottle before bed at 7.

Is she getting enough fluids?

Thanks!

[AitchYouBerk]

yep, she was the middle of december...
this is such a brilliant age, isn't it? i'm amazed every day at the things she's learning. come back and post, there are loads of newbies asking questions who would benefit from your wisdom.

[fibernie]

Aitch, are ours near birthday buddies? Mine was born 2 Jan. I'm sorry haven't posted on your blog recently, keep getting distracted by making animal noises and building towers... plus I went back to work which seems to drain all spare time.

[GingGangGooley]

I offer it with each meal. I normally know when she wants it as she arches her back and pushes her tummy against the tray... I call it throwing banana shapes!

I don't give it to her straight away or she'll just stomp the food with it and squish it into oblivion.

She has a few sips here and there but no massive amounts... when she does sound like she's having a good old guzzle she normally opens her mouth and lets it all dribble down her chin and bib!

Cracking dinner date this one

[AitchYouBerk]

i just offered it but most went on the floor for months. funnily enough she drank more from an open cup than a sippy one. like fibernie's dd, it's only recently that i've noticed her intake going up (as she's dropping milk feeds) and she's 15 montsh as well.

[olivo]

had been wondering this myself fleecy. my dd is a couple of weeks older than yours, still has about 30 oz of milk a day plus a bit of food,as and when (most ends up on floor, she's only been doing it a couple of weeks!)i try and offer her water but it ends up on the floor too!
i think she gets any extra fluid from sucking fruit!!

[littleEasterlapin]

I offer my DS water with each meal, and he drinks what he likes... sometimes a lot, sometimes a little. It's pretty much the same with food! And I generally have a cup of water around, which he will come and take if he wants it (he's nearly 1, BTW).

[fibernie]

My daughter has only recently started to drink lots more water at 15months. I used to worry but now I reckon as long as you've got plenty of wet nappies and DD isn't constipated let her take what she wants...
I think mine used to get most fluid from slices of pear!