Help with Anti-H20 Kid

April 24, 2002

I had this problem with my daughter as well at this age. SHe could

hold a water bottle (sport style, with the squirt top) and would ONLY

drink water our of sport type water bottles... but it took a while

until we realized it was the type of cup she wanted to drink from

(basically not a 'baby' sippy cup).

Can you son hold a cup/water bottle on his own? many a small sized

one? it might help for him to have a 'specail' cup just for water..

and make sure you drink water with hi - i found that helped too (i

use to not drink enough and never realized it)

~Kris

, " admartin " <admartin@s...> wrote:

> My 18 month old toddler refuses to drink water. I've tried

distilled, R.O., and filtered tap water and water with fresh lemon in

it but he just nips at these. I've tried mixing the water in with

pure, not- from-concentrate juices (orange, apple, pineapple, and

grape) but he's not crazy enough about juice to drink a sufficient

supply of water in this way. I'm still nursing him about 3 times a

day but his pediatrician agrees that he needs to drink more water,

especially because of the heat. Sometimes his urine has a strong

smell to it and recently I've noticed dark circles under his eyes,

symptoms that I believe are due to insufficient water. Do any of you

have tips on how to encourage a toddler to drink more water?

Thanks!

>

April 24, 2002

POPSICLES! We lived in Papua New Guinea for almost two years where it is

VERY hot year round, and my toddler lived on popsicles.

Melanie Wilson

" admartin " <admartin

Help with Anti-H20 Kid

My 18 month old toddler refuses to drink water. I've tried distilled, R.O.,

and filtered tap water and water with fresh lemon in it but he just nips at

these. I've tried mixing the water in with pure, not- from-concentrate

juices (orange, apple, pineapple, and grape) but he's not crazy enough about

juice to drink a sufficient supply of water in this way. I'm still nursing

him about 3 times a day but his pediatrician agrees that he needs to drink

more water, especially because of the heat. Sometimes his urine has a

strong smell to it and recently I've noticed dark circles under his eyes,

symptoms that I believe are due to insufficient water. Do any of you have

tips on how to encourage a toddler to drink more water? Thanks!

April 24, 2002

I am having this problem with my five year old whose urine is considered

concentrated by the doctors. She loves tea-(Southern) and likes

everything but water. I hate the taste of water too, but am really,

really trying to drink at least two large cups a day. I was the type

that could go 8 hours without drinkng a single thing, so it's hard for

me to force myself to drink anything, let alone water. But, my daughter

will drink water if it's in a bottle.

I buy bottled water because our local water tastes like chlorine and so

that it saves me money vs. the machine at the University. So, I am

thinking of stocking up on bottle water for her. I've told her she can

have one glass of tea a day, the rest has to be water. Unfortunately,

she is holding out. So, hopefully she will cave.

Good Luck, hope both of our kids start drinking it.

April 25, 2002

My 22 month-old son is very picky about drinking water too. It HAS to be in

be bottled water that comes with a " sports " top. There are a couple of

companies that bottle water with sports tops in the small size now.

His drinks all have to be in certain cups -- soy milk in his regular sippy

cups, juice in the Gerber sports bottle, water in the bottle it came in with

a sports top.

They aren't, of course, like the sports bottles made for kids (i.,e,

spill-proof), but he might like the novelty, especially if you drink one

just like he does.

Lori

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