How much do your babies drink?

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Registered: 09-15-2003
How much do your babies drink?
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Mon, 03-08-2004 - 8:43pm
Hi everyone!

I am in the process of moving from bottle to cup. DD is going to be a year old next week and it's time. She's not missing the bottle at all, really, but she doesn't seem to want to drink anything! She'll sip on a sippy cup of water all day (but won't drink anything else out of the sippy, milk OR juice and, conversely, won't drink anything BUT milk from the bottle). But all the sipping doesn't seem to empty the cup. I make due with lots of fruits and veggies and milk in her oatmeal and a bottle before bed (she'll only take about 4 oz from that bottle).

According to "What to Expect in the Toddler Years" she should be drinking 4-6 cups of water a day (32-48 oz total)! That would be 4-6 WHOLE sippy cups full of either milk or water. Between all the eating and playing and napping, I just don't think that the little busy body has the time or the interest in drinking that much.

How much do you get your babies to drink? BTW, she is totally weaned from the breast and has been for a while.

Thanks for the imput!

Melissa, Aspen's mom

Meldi

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Registered: 03-16-2004
Sun, 03-21-2004 - 1:17pm
you could try to milk up his water.. when trying to wean off the bottle of milk you can gradually add water until it is only water. you could do this in reverse and slowly add milk to his water.

sara

jacob 6/11/03
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Registered: 11-17-2003
Mon, 03-22-2004 - 11:19pm
Hanna who is 23 months and still on the bottle because of allergies and Lactose Intolerance is drinking 32 oz. of Formula and 12 oz. water from a cup a day. This should be fun when I start potty training.

Trish :)

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