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Baby not drinking water
My baby is 18 months old... He does not like to drink water... He only takes one or two sips... I tried every possible way to make him drink water...be it sippy cup sipper or what not but all in vain... I cnt give him juices or fruits as it is extreme winter here and he catches chest infection n cold every now and then... I m worried he will get dehydrated...
I want to knw here hw mch water does he need to drink... And also plzz tell me if he is not drinking water will it have effected his kidneys till now. ...plzzz i am worried abt his kidneys...
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Check his urine output..if he passes 6to 7 times in a day then water in his body is sufficient.
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Keep an eye on the urine output. If he passes 6 times a day, no need to worry. He is getting enough water. Food also has a water content which is enough. Don't stress over water intake
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Dr. Bhatt Vivek Prafulchandra
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Rajkot
Need to check urine output
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Dr. M.L.Kothari
Pediatrician
42 yrs exp
Jaipur
Dear parents,
As you know milk content 80 percentage of water.
At age of 18months according to me Stop milk from morning 8am to 8pm and give semisolid Diet
Milk should be given from 8pm to 8am that to not more than 400ml.
Change this schedule
Baby will start drinking water
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