Whether a baby needs water for breastfeeding is related to factors such as whether he/she has added complementary foods or not. If he/she is exclusively breastfed, no water feeding is needed. Babies who have added complementary foods can drink water appropriately.
Infants refers to babies within 1 year of age, the age of breastmilk is an important source of nutrients, usually in the 4 ~ 6 months of age before exclusive breastfeeding, without any additional food supplements, and generally do not recommend additional water feeding, due to the small stomach capacity, additional water feeding can affect the intake of breast milk.
Generally after 6 months of age, babies can gradually add complementary foods according to their digestive tolerance. For babies who have already added complementary foods, and for breastfed babies in this age group, they can drink water appropriately to replenish water.
In addition, for some abnormal cases, such as the baby with fever, need to be directed by a specialist to guide whether to feed water.
It is recommended to go to the hospital to consult the doctor, according to the comprehensive situation to determine whether to feed water.