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Is Water Safe To Give A Five-month-old?
Question: my baby is 5 months old.can i give her water? also can i start giving her juices as its very hot here in XXXXXXX
Brief Answer:
Do not give water or juices
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Let me assure you that breast milk contains all the water that a baby till 6 months of age may require.
You, therefore, need not give any water or juices as of now. If you do, you would be diluting calorific intake and that will harm the child.
Rather, all you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding (or fluid intake) is adequate.
If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Diptanshu Das, Pediatrician
Do not give water or juices
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Let me assure you that breast milk contains all the water that a baby till 6 months of age may require.
You, therefore, need not give any water or juices as of now. If you do, you would be diluting calorific intake and that will harm the child.
Rather, all you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding (or fluid intake) is adequate.
If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
Hope I have answered your query.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Diptanshu Das, Pediatrician
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