The summer heat, baby metabolism is fast, sweating a lot, it is easy to dehydration. But about the baby drink water, in addition to not love to drink, in the end need to drink how much water, I believe it is also a test up a lot of mothers. In the opinion of many mothers, “drink more water” is certainly right. However, this is not the case, “drink more water” at least for adults, for babies, different months of age have different water requirements. How much water should the baby drink every day 1, 0-6 months baby: whether exclusively breastfeeding or pure formula feeding, do not need to feed the baby water, juice or other liquids. Myth: Drinking formula on fire, to drink water. Correct: In fact, whether breastfeeding, mixed feeding or formula feeding, at least 85% of the “milk” your baby drinks is water. Normal feeding as long as the milk intake is sufficient, the baby does not have diarrhea and other water loss, should not drink extra water. The “fire” is a Chinese medicine concept, in fact, is the baby’s body part “inflammation”, because the baby was infected by viruses or bacteria. Drinking water is not able to destroy the virus and bacteria. Adults “fire” drink more water to help the body metabolism, and babies actually drink enough water, no need for additional hydration. 2, 6-12 months old baby: you can consider feeding water, but it is not necessary, you can drink 4-6 ounces of water per day, about 120 – 180ml (including the water in food). 3, 1-3 years old baby: If you exclude 500ml of milk, the maximum amount of water needed per day is 400ml, which also includes water from fruits, vegetables, porridge and other foods. However, the numbers mentioned above are also for reference only and are not hard and fast indicators. Each baby’s physique is different, and there are individual differences in water needs, so at most, it is just a reference range for you. Don’t feed your baby too much water In fact, drinking too much water is not beneficial to health, force-feeding water to your baby may have such hazards: 1, resulting in malnutrition 6 months old baby stomach capacity is very small, in addition to milk, but also to force-feed him water, will occupy their limited stomach capacity, so that the baby’s milk consumption will be reduced, and in the long run prone to malnutrition. 2, increase the burden on the kidneys The kidney function of babies under 1 year old is not fully developed, drink too much water, the kidneys are unable to excrete too much water in the body in time so it will cause pressure on the kidneys. Short-term may not have anything, but in the long term, when you find the abnormalities, it will be too late. 3, the body electrolyte imbalance Baby drink too much water, water accumulation in the blood, will also lead to the body’s nano-ion concentration is diluted, resulting in low blood sodium, or even “water poisoning. How to determine whether your baby should be hydrated 1. Look at the urine Except for the morning urine, the baby’s urine should be colorless or slightly yellow. If your baby urinates less than 6 times a day, and if the urine is dark yellow or even brown (excluding medication and other reasons), you need to give your baby more water. 2. Look at the lips and mouth The baby’s mouth and lips are dry and always licking the lips with the tongue. These two are more obvious and simple to determine the method, there are two other belong to the more serious dehydration, can be through: 3, look at the fontanelle eye fossa fontanelle or eye fossa and a little sunken compared to normal. 4, look at the tears Baby crying with few tears or no tears. In addition, constipation and dry skin are not necessarily a sign of dehydration, but may also be a result of insufficient fiber intake or excessive starchy intake. If your baby wants to drink water, let him drink, this time not too fixed amount, he wants to drink as much as he can, but do not force. Children do not like to drink water 1, swallowing function lag Sometimes children do not like to drink water, because drinking water this thing makes them feel uncomfortable. Some one-year-old babies, the oral swallowing function has not yet developed to the extent that they can smoothly swallow the water into the stomach, so drinking water is easy to choke. Solution: when they eat, food as much as possible to break up a little, water as much as possible a small bite to feed, if you choose a straw cup, the flow must be smaller, less likely to choke. 2, taste buds are over-stimulated We often mention that do not add seasonings, including salt, sugar, to babies under one year old. Because infants taste buds are very sensitive, too much seasoning too early will “destroy” the baby’s fragile taste buds, directly leading to the baby’s future “heavy taste”, which will increase the risk of hypertension and hyperlipidemia in adulthood. Accustomed to drinking sweetened drinks or fruit juices, babies will definitely resist the light and tasteless plain water. Solution: Try to drink less or avoid sugar water / juice feeding, slowly reduce the concentration of drinks or juice, until the child accepts plain water. 3, force-feeding leads to baby rebellion Emphasis on drinking water is good, but if you use inappropriate ways to force children to drink water, not to mention plain water, even if the food is delicious, the baby will not like. Force-feeding water, only to make the child more and more hate to drink water. How to drink water scientifically 1, before eating should not drink water. Drinking water before meals will dilute gastric juices, which is not conducive to food digestion, and will also affect the baby’s appetite. 2, 2 hours before bedtime should not drink water. Small babies can not control urination, frequent urination at night will affect the baby’s sleep quality, if you must feed water, you should also pay attention to the amount of water. 3, usually after the baby wakes up and play, are the best mood, easier to accept special things, you can give the baby water at these times. Choose water suitable for babies 1, plain water: the most suitable for the human body drink. Boiled clean, sterile, and retains the minerals that the body needs. 2, fruit juice: the court in the freshly squeezed juice, to the child’s development provides the necessary nutrients for health, including fructose, minerals, organic enzymes, carotene, protein and vitamins. Long-term consumption is greatly beneficial to the health of children. However, avoid letting your baby drink any fruit juice before the age of 1, and drink it in small amounts after the age of 1, no more than 120 ml per day, and never use fruit juice as a substitute for water for your baby. Do not think that pure water or mineral water clean and hygienic to the baby to drink, in fact, these two drinks either the body needs to remove the minerals, or add some of the minerals that are not seen in the development of children need, so are not suitable for children to eat. Some carbonated drinks, sports drinks and high sugar drinks are not suitable for children to drink. Provide your baby with the conditions for drinking water. Do not store drinks at home, always have cool white. You can prepare a special water cup for your baby, the water cup can be taken with your baby to let him pick his own, so that he has a greater sense of accomplishment. Adults drink water when the child can see, while you can invite the child to drink together.