Scout was sitting on my mom’s lap and was fussing. He is pretty easy to figure out if he isn;t happy…..he is either hungry or sleepy. Well, as he was fussing, his eyes were fixed on one thing, and one thing only….the water bottle. As soon as I figured it out, my mom brought it over and Scout’s mouth was immediately opened wide. When she got it right next to him he was going crazy as she was trying to open it up. Once she got it open, he chugged the water, and in the first drink consumed 1/3 of the bottle. Either I am a bad mom and he was dehydrated, or he just wants to be like the big kids.
Water Hog!
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I vote for bad mom! J/K Linny
Comment by summer — November 4, 2007 @ 8:03 pm
Scummy….at least my kid didn’t walk around town with a black eye for two weeks!
Comment by lindsey — November 5, 2007 @ 10:34 am
True that!
Comment by summer — November 5, 2007 @ 4:33 pm
I originally was just going to give you some bogus info as a joke because I gave Cate water after about 6 mos. old a couple of times a week in a sippy cup.
Thought you might like to know what I found for you:
P.S. Fun to see you at the park!
Breastfeeding babies do not need extra water, though formula-fed babies often do. Your breastmilk contains enough water for your baby, even in hot, dry climates. Formula contains higher concentrations of salts and minerals than breastmilk does, so that extra water is often necessary for the kidneys to excrete the extra salt. Also, because of less efficient metabolism, formula-fed infants lose more water. In breastfed babies, not only is extra water unnecessary, giving bottles of water to quench baby’s thirst may also lessen the desire to breastfeed. This will interfere with the balance between mother’s milk supply and baby’s demand. Bottles of water are also likely to cause nipple confusion. A baby who is too warm or thirsty, but not hungry, can satisfy his need for more water by feeding more frequently and just enough to get the watery foremilk, but not necessarily the creamier hindmilk. Breastfeeding babies are great self-thirst-quenchers.
Comment by Jenny — November 5, 2007 @ 10:04 pm