Is it OK for a breastfed baby to go without water for a day?

It is okay to be born just now, but you still have to drink a little when you are older, see if the baby is willing to drink, and don't force it if you don't want to.

After breastfeeding, especially exclusively breastfed babies, you generally don't need to drink water. In order to ensure the cleanliness and hygiene of the baby's mouth, a small amount of water can be given after breastfeeding. After the baby eats breast milk, there will be milk residues, long-term residual accumulation will form milk tongue coating, severe cases may also cause thrush, after feeding a small amount of warm water can play a role in rinsing the mouth.

Exclusively breastfed babies can be fed without water when no complementary food is added within 4 months, and other babies who are fed milk powder need to be fed water every day. Feed between feeds with about half the amount of milk in each feeding.

The "New Perspective on Breastfeeding" proposed by the United Nations Children** argues that under normal circumstances, breastfed babies do not have to add any food and drink, including water, for 4 months. There are six categories of nutrients that human beings need for growth and development, namely proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water. The first three nutrients produce calories and are called energy-producing nutrients; The latter three do not produce calories and are called non-productive nutrients.

Breast milk contains all the nutrients needed by babies in 4 to 6 months, it not only contains protein, fat, and lactose required by infants, but also contains sufficient amounts of vitamins, water, iron, calcium, phosphorus, trace elements and other substances. The main component of breast milk is water, which is enough for the baby. In addition, babies within 6 months of age, in the case of sufficient breast milk, calories and water can fully meet the needs of the baby's metabolism, therefore, generally breastfed babies do not need to be fed with additional water, but in some special circumstances, such as when the baby has high fever, diarrhea and dehydration, or takes sulfonamide drugs, or when the baby sweats a lot in summer, it is necessary to feed some warm water to supplement the loss of water in the body.

Breast milk is the most natural, safest and most complete natural food for infant growth, it contains all the nutrients and antibodies needed for infant growth, especially breast milk contains 50% fat, in addition to providing the baby's body with calories, but also to meet the fat needed for the baby's brain development, so breastfeeding is more advocated. General infant milk powder contains a lot of nutrients, such as the synbiotic Paixing milk powder, which not only contains a fat structure similar to breast milk, but also contains LPN whey protein naturally found in breast milk, which is of great help to the development of the baby's immune system.

How long to drink water while breastfeeding.

Water plays an important role in the human body, especially for babies, if the body is dehydrated, there will be a variety of problems. Some people think that they don't need to drink water when breastfeeding, but this is not the case, and parents also need to understand how long to drink water after breastfeeding.

Whether it is simply breastfeeding the baby, hydration is very necessary, if it is exclusive breastfeeding can be determined according to the situation, if mixed feeding, then it is best to feed between breastfeeding, but you need to pay attention to the amount of water to feed not too much, if the baby is not willing to drink, do not force feeding. When breastfeeding, there are also some special circumstances to be aware of:

First of all, when the baby is particularly short of water, you need to feed the appropriate amount of water, if you have diarrhea, fever, etc., or use sulfonamide drugs, you need to take warm water during this period to make up for the lack of water.

The second is that the baby loves to sweat, coupled with the heat and ventilation at home is not good, and the baby does not like to drink water, at this time must give the baby to drink water, so very serious, it will lead to the baby dehydration, so you need to pay attention to it.

Finally, we need to understand that breastfeeding is divided into pure breast milk and milk powder feeding absolute, if the former should be judged according to the situation, if it is the latter, it is very necessary to drink water, in order to avoid the baby due to lack of water and various physical problems.

What to do if your breastfed baby doesn't drink water.

Breast milk is the only nutrition for small babies **, because the baby has been accustomed to the taste of breast milk, when the mother feeds the baby water, it is easy to resist, so the rock eggplant does not like to drink water is a common problem for most babies. Some mothers are worried that the baby is not healthy if they don't drink water, so what should they do if the baby who eats breast milk doesn't drink water?

For Bao Xiaoxiao Chabao, who is under six months old, the water in breast milk is enough to meet the body's need for water, and there is no need to feed the baby additional water. Especially for babies of one or two months, the demand for water is not very large, and breast milk contains a lot of water, so the mother does not need to deliberately ask the baby to drink water. Deliberately giving your baby water can cause your baby to feel full, which can affect your milk intake.

As the baby continues to grow, complementary foods will be added successively after six months, and the intake of breast milk will be reduced, so it is necessary to replenish water in time. When the baby doesn't like to drink water, Bao Ma can add a small amount of milk powder to the boiled water to make the water have the taste of milk, and the baby is more acceptable.

For babies who don't like to drink water, mothers should remember not to force water feeding, which will lead to more serious resistance to the baby. You can change it to a bottle that your baby prefers, and then use the bottle to attract your baby's attention, so that your baby will become more fond of drinking water.

No, breastfed babies still need to drink water, because the human body also needs water, and if you don't drink water, it will be easy to make your body angry.

Of course not, even exclusively breastfed children still need to drink water, and need to replenish a certain amount of water to be able to grow normally.

Yes, it is also good for the child to drink water regularly, and the child should also be given some warm water after breastfeeding, so as to avoid the child from getting angry.