My mil gave my 2 month old 4 oz of straight water to get him to stop crying. What's going to happen? I know is not super bad, but we have a two hour drive ahead of us.
It should be fine, I don't think anything will happen. I was told when Sidney was tiny, that she could safely have 1oz of water for every month of life.
if it was boiled water then it will be fine! i dont really understand why people say u shouldnt give babies water?! i gave my son water from a few days old! was told by my midwife it was fine because it was so hot when he was born and also sips of water to get rid of hiccups! i dont think u need to worry :-)
He 's not fussing, which is mainly what I was worried about, but he has pooped twice in an hour, which is what I figured might happen. I guess he.'ll be okay..
@leviluv8 she did it because he was fussing because he just woke up and she doesn't like it when either of the kids are crying. I wasn't right there to calm him down and she did n't dig in the diaper bag to find the formula. Doubt she would have known what to do with it anyway..
He'll be fine. There is actually nothing wrong with giving water to a baby once every blue moon until he/she is closer to a year old. I've always heard that its ok as long as its not tap water. And all babies in my family drink water every now and then.
Babies shouldn't get water because it can cause water intoxication. Also causes baby to be full off nothing. But he should be fine with just once. Everyday is not good.
Water early on can water log a baby. 1oz here and there wouldn't matter but 4 oz can be a lot. I had this fight with my fil many times! Plus it fills them up and has no nutritional value. At that young everything they consume should have nutritional value.
I am not saying water intoxication is not real but I think it is over hyped up. I don't think people should be scared into not allowing their babies a drink of water. However I didn't give water until 4 months and then it was just lil sips in a sippy cup.
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@leviluv8 she did it because he was fussing because he just woke up and she doesn't like it when either of the kids are crying. I wasn't right there to calm him down and she did n't dig in the diaper bag to find the formula. Doubt she would have known what to do with it anyway..