Baby refusing milk
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@Dani yes she usually loves water but now she takes some sips with her food, not much. I even tried putting it in a different sippy cup and bottle
Watered down apple juice? Or even coconut water? You could do some fruits and veggies that have water in it. Like apples, watermelon, cucumber, peppers
@Christine she hasn't had juice yet but I guess I might have to introduce that. I did not think k of coconut water. Thanks for the ideas.
When my LO is sick and not eating or drinking much, I like to mix juice and coconut water to get some electrolytes. I'm not a huge juice girl for babies but when she's sick, you gotta do what you gotta do
@Christine yeah that's what I will do. Thank you
I would just try to get Pedialyte into her you can grab that at Walmart if she will eat food try to get some into her, could do the brat diet for a little banana , rice apple sauce and toast) around 10 months she will be okay if she only gets 6 ish Oz thru the day tbh I would just offer fluids any chance you can
@Mckinnly I was thinking pedialyte but read that it is for LO over 1 year. She is eating a bit of solids, so that's good. I just keep offering liquids when I can. It doesn't help that she has a wicked cough. Makes her cough up her milk sometimes and then she doesn't want it anymore.
Give her coconut water it's a natural electrolyte should be fine for her to take and it will bring back her appetite. One thing I did for my son when he was little when he was sick & could never eat or drink liquids I used to give him fruits to eat cause that was his favourite as he always ate that really good when sick. Before getting to know that coconut water is a natural electrolyte I used to give him Pedialyte and that helped him get his appetite back slowly to be able to eat. When I gave him he was about 1 years old or older. Yes I gave him lots of water to drink too.
@Lizz I tried giving her coconut water yesterday and she was not a fan. I guess because it was her first time tasting it. I'll keep trying. She still loves fruits, I've been giving her that.
@Uche yeah my LO won't drink coconut water unless you mix it with some sort of juice. But juice is also good when sick bc the sugars are fast carbohydrates!
@Christine I mixed it watered down apple juice
Have you tried giving her some water? They can have about 4-8oz at that age. We always found puree pouches helpful as well during illness. We love the Love Child ones!