Can newborns be fed with water?

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Newborn babies are mainly breast-feeding or infant formula feeding. Some parents will worry about whether the baby will be thirsty, so they want to feed some water to the baby. Can the newborn baby drink water? It has become a new problem for parents to worry about, so let's talk about it now.

Can newborns be fed with water?

Water is colorless and tasteless liquid, whether the baby can drink water needs to be divided into two. If the baby is breastfed, the water in the breast milk is sufficient, the baby can not drink water (the baby will not feel thirsty). If Baoma's milk is insufficient, the baby can be fed by artificial feeding or mixed feeding, and the baby can be fed some water properly. Usually in the baby after drinking milk, and then feed a small amount of water.

Artificial feeding or mixed feeding baby if do not drink water, easy to cause insufficient water intake in the body, thus inducing dry stool, dry skin and other water shortage phenomenon. Parents should also pay attention to the ratio and concentration of water when mixing formula milk powder for their babies. If the water ratio is insufficient, it is easy to cause baby water shortage and increase the burden of the body. When feeding water to the baby, parents should choose a special bottle and nipple. The pore size of the bottle for drinking water is smaller than that of the bottle for drinking milk powder.

For breast fed babies, drinking water is not necessary, because the water in breast milk for the baby, has been able to meet the needs of the human body. For mixed feeding or artificial feeding babies, there may be insufficient water intake. Parents can feed their babies with proper boiled water after feeding.

matters needing attention

We know that drinking water is good for your baby's health. But for the baby, drinking water must choose the right time to achieve twice the result with half the effort. If you choose the wrong time, it will affect Xiaobao's health.