Tips for six-month-old babies not drinking water

Water is very important to us. The human body needs to replenish some water every day. Since water is bland, many people don’t like to drink water, especially some babies. When babies don’t like to drink water, many mothers will feel headache and worried. At this time, mothers can think of some small ways to make babies like drinking water.

Tips for six-month-old babies not drinking water

1. Babies who don’t like to drink water

Water is involved in all metabolism of the human body, so its importance is self-evident. Some parents may have discovered that their babies are more likely to get sick after going to kindergarten. Because at this time, the baby's water intake is significantly reduced, and the amount of activity increases, the body loses more water, which reduces the baby's resistance and naturally increases the chance of the baby getting sick. Therefore, it is important to let your baby develop the habit of drinking plenty of water.

Solution:

1. Whether at home or out, as long as your baby is awake, let him drink a few sips of water every hour.

2. Feed your baby water immediately after he wakes up.

3. Babies going to kindergarten should learn to say to the teacher, "Teacher, I want to drink water." When you go to the kindergarten to pick up your baby, you should also bring a bottle of boiled water with you.

4. Your baby should drink water immediately after bathing or exercising.

2. Babies who don’t like to eat vegetables

Nowadays, fewer and fewer babies feel hungry. Many babies have the bad habit of not eating vegetables and being picky eaters, and most parents just let it go. Such babies are prone to illness. Due to an unbalanced diet, the baby's body lacks some vitamins or trace elements, which will of course cause repeated colds.

Solution:

1. Don’t give your baby “nutritional medicine” frequently, as food supplements are worse than medicine supplements.

2. Many babies don’t like to eat vegetables, mainly because they don’t like to chew long leaves. Parents need to put some effort into cooking for their babies. For example, when steaming eggs or frying rice, cut the vegetables into small pieces so that the baby cannot taste the vegetables. It’s also good to wrap the vegetables into dumplings or buns.

How to wean off mixed feeding

1. Gradually reduce breastfeeding:

For babies who are mixed-fed, just gradually reduce the number of feedings and increase the amount of complementary foods appropriately. As long as you give your baby a weaning process, he can be weaned easily.

2. Use other complementary foods instead of breast milk:

When mixed feeding, the baby already has a process of adapting to complementary foods. If you decide to wean the baby, you should resolutely stop breastfeeding and increase the amount of complementary foods appropriately. If the mother chooses complementary foods that are suitable for the baby and that he likes, the baby will naturally no longer be dependent on breast milk.

3. Use formula milk instead of breast milk:

Choose some formula milk that is close to human milk, gradually replace breast milk with formula milk, gradually reduce the number of breastfeeding times, and slowly stop it completely.

4. Play the role of fatherly love:

During the weaning period, the father's role is particularly important. During the weaning period at night, the mother should consciously reduce the time she spends with her baby. This is when fatherly love should be brought into play, especially for babies who have the habit of breastfeeding before going to bed. The father can coax the baby to sleep.

5. Decisive weaning:

This is a very important part of mixed weaning. This requires the mother to be ruthless and not be soft-hearted just because the baby cries.