Who says why newborns can’t drink water? Except for these 3 situations…

really. Babies under 6 months old, whether breastfed or formula fed, basically do not need additional water. But dear moms and dads, don’t be too rigid. If your baby shows the following symptoms of water shortage and you still insist on the concept of \”not old enough to feed water\”, it will lead to disaster… Your baby will have these 3 symptoms Must drink water 1: Acute diarrhea When a baby has diarrhea, parents must pay attention to giving the baby appropriate water! This is mainly done to prevent dehydration. Because severe dehydration can damage your baby\’s brain and organs, and even be life-threatening. When children are mildly or moderately dehydrated, they may experience fatigue, restlessness, thirst, dry lips, slightly sunken eye sockets, inelastic skin, cold limbs, and oliguria. When children are severely dehydrated, they may appear apathetic, comatose, not drinking water, or have sunken eye sockets, which is very dangerous. If your baby is dehydrated, he must be treated with oral rehydration salt solution or intravenous infusion as directed by the doctor. 2: When a baby has a fever, his metabolism speeds up and body water is easily lost, so he needs to replenish water appropriately. If the baby is severely dehydrated during the fever, electrolyte imbalance may occur, which will undoubtedly make things worse. Moreover, drinking water when you have a fever is not only to replenish lost water, but also to increase the frequency of sweating and urination to help the body take away some heat. Three: Severe vomiting When a baby has frequent vomiting or projectile vomiting, in addition to replenishing water in time, it is also necessary to seek medical attention to find the real cause of vomiting to prevent delays in the treatment of certain diseases. However, if the baby\’s vomiting is not serious, his mental state is not greatly affected, he can continue to breastfeed after vomiting, and his weight is growing well, in this case, the baby will generally not suffer from acute water loss, so there is no need to feed the baby water. . The following two symptoms require rehydration according to the situation: 1. Urinary volume and urine color are actually one of the reference ranges for judging whether the baby needs rehydration. If the urine is colorless or light yellow, it means that the body is adequately hydrated. No additional hydration is required. However, if the baby has yellow urine and reduced urine, you need to feed the baby milk or water according to the situation, and then observe whether the yellow urine is improved. If your urine continues to turn yellow after feeding milk and water, accompanied by loss of appetite and poor mental state, you need to seek medical attention to check the specific reasons. 2: Excessive sweating. Hot weather, wearing too many covers, playing for a long time, and crying will cause the baby to sweat a lot. In this case, you can feed babies under 6 months old and let babies over 6 months drink milk or water. Why don’t babies under 6 months need to drink water? Because the moisture content of breast milk is as high as 90%, and milk powder can basically meet the baby\’s daily water needs as long as it is brewed in proportion. In addition, the kidneys of babies less than 6 months old are not fully developed. Excessive water intake will not only increase the burden on the baby\’s kidneys, but also cause water intoxication. Even if the baby is slightly dehydrated, it will be resolved by drinking milk, so babies under 6 months generally do not need additional water. Of course, nothing is absolute. For example, drinking one or two mouthfuls of water after each feeding to clean the milk stains in your mouth is fine. Na BaoHow much water should Bao drink every day? Babies who are fed normally and do not have any diseases between 0 and 6 months old do not need to drink additional water except milk every day. Milk and complementary foods between 6 and 12 months old contain water, so they can be supplemented daily according to the baby\’s condition and wishes. About 117~175ml of water is enough. Excluding the water contained in milk, vegetables, and fruits, children aged 1 to 3 years old need to drink approximately 600 ml to 1000 ml of water per day. Some parents reported that their 1-year-old baby could drink two thermos bottles of water a day. In this regard, Mr. Xiaokang needs to explain that this situation may be caused by these three factors: ❶ The food is too salty. It is recommended to check the amount of salt your child eats to see if the baby is thirsty due to eating too salty food and drinks water frequently; ❷ Water loss. If the baby is active and sweats a lot, the baby will drink water to replenish the lost water; ❸ Diabetes. If neither of the above two reasons are the case, then parents need to take their baby to the doctor to have their blood sugar tested to rule out the possibility of diabetes.