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How to get dd to drink water?

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AllTheWayDown · 05/03/2018 19:37

Dd is 10mo and is formula fed. When we started wearing her I bought the doidy cup for water. She still does not want to drink anything other than her milk. I don't really want to start with juice as then she won't want to go back to water. With the foist cup she just dips her head in then smiles at me. Have tried it in her bottles but she just throws them. She's now constipated and I feel awful because I read that formula can dehydrate then which I didn't realise Sad does anyone have any suggestions? Maybe a certain bottle or cup? Have also tried the 360 cup but she can't get the idea of how to use that yet.

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sleepycat13 · 06/03/2018 09:52

no advise I'm afraid but I'm also wondering this. not started weaning yet but have tried to offer water a few times to get ds used to it in sippy cup and bottle. he doesn't understand how to use cup and refuses water in bottle

April45 · 07/03/2018 19:22

I have a cupboard fill of cups we tried that many! I found the basic tommee tippee was best at first .. the 360 is his cup now. I found letting him drink from an open cup gave him the idea of how to use the 360.

isthistoonosy · 07/03/2018 19:42

Give her fruit, pureed fruit and soft boiled veg to deal with constipation (not bananas).

Water we used the Tommie tippy and just only offered that every meal time. I suppose you could mix it with milk or formula for a while and gradually make it more water so they get use to the taste.

userabcname · 07/03/2018 19:46

We have the basic Tesco free flow sippy cup. Anything more complicated and DS quickly loses interest. He is much more prone to drink it if mummy enjoys some delicious water from the cup first! He will also happily guzzle from an open cup but obviously that's a lot more messy.

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