Can newborns be fed boiled water during confinement?

Many mothers will hear the instructions of doctors and nurses during confinement: "Children under six months only need to drink breast milk, and there is no need to add additional water." There is a scientific basis for this. Why don’t you need extra hydration in your daily routine?

However, Zhishijun, who is "dual online" with sensibility and rationality, will advise daddies to analyze specific issues in detail. Newborns do not need extra water on a daily basis, but this does not mean that extra water is absolutely prohibited for newborns. So, under what very few and special circumstances can newborns receive reasonable hydration? Sweating a lot?

Newborns may sweat a lot under different conditions. For example, if a newborn interacts frequently with his daddy that day and is very playful, he will easily sweat a lot. Based on this situation, it is very appropriate for Baba Mama to properly hydrate the baby. There is no need to replenish too much water, just a small amount depending on the situation.

In addition to "having fun", babies may also have a fever or sweat too much due to weather conditions. During the period when the baby has a fever, appropriately increasing the amount of water will help the baby's defecation and help the baby recover faster.

Therefore, during the confinement period, newborns can occasionally replenish water according to the situation, but in ordinary daily life, regular rehydration is not needed. Breast milk can already meet the nutritional needs of newborns. and the need for moisture.

I am Zhishijun, a turtle dad, a senior media person with strict requirements on food. Welcome to follow me and learn more about children's feeding and food safety. 01 Regarding this issue, there is no "yes" or "no".

It mainly depends on the mother’s understanding. The baby is passive. 02 Water is one of the guarantees for human survival.

The great effects of water are also more difficult for ordinary people to experience:

1. Quench thirst

2. Moisten throat

3. Satiety Belly

4. Diuretic and laxative

5. Nourishing and moisturizing

Many doctors’ mantra to patients is: drink more water! 03 It depends on whether the baby in confinement should drink water.

I am happy to analyze this issue with my third-child experience and BMW. The problem is actually this:

Dabao’s experience

After giving birth to the first child, During the two hours of observation in the delivery room.

I asked the nurse to give the baby some water, and the answer was:

Breast milk contains a lot of water, so breastfeeding babies do not need to drink water before they are six months old to avoid kidney burden. .

In this way, Dabao’s first ration when he came into this world was: milk powder.

After being discharged from the hospital and returning home to start the confinement period, the confinement nanny wanted to feed the baby some water after getting up and taking a bath, but I refused.

Because I remember the doctor said: half of breast milk is water, and drinking extra water will put a burden on the kidneys.

But my confinement sister-in-law told me: She has seen many babies who did not drink water during confinement, and they did not like to drink water when they grew up.

But since it was my first child and I had no experience, I chose to follow the doctor’s advice.

It wasn’t until she was half a year old that she started to give Dabao water slowly, but she just took a sip every time and that was it.

Now that I am four years old, I will only take the initiative to drink water unless I am very thirsty. I usually have to be urged to drink.

Sometimes I can’t help but think about whether the confinement sister’s words are reasonable, but I can’t make up my mind.

Improvements on the second baby

Because of my experience with the second baby, I began to have my own opinions when raising the second baby.

After giving birth to my second child, I was still in the delivery room.

I insisted on asking my family members to fill the bottle with some water and give the baby a few sips before starting to prepare milk powder.

During the confinement period, I did not follow the doctor’s advice.

1. Let her drink one or two sips of water after feeding, which is equivalent to rinsing her mouth.

2. Drink one or two sips of water after bathing and swimming, which is equivalent to moisturizing your throat.

3. Drink one or two sips of water after going to bed, which is equivalent to waking up the brain.

Although the amount of water I drink each time may be less than 0.5ml, I always feel very at ease.

Once this habit is done, Erbao will drink water by himself.

Now she basically takes her sister to drink water, and when she drinks water, she also brings a water cup for her sister.

No need to worry, she is growing healthy.

The advancement of the three treasures

The different methods of carrying the big treasure and the second treasure have completely different effects.

The obvious contrast visible to the naked eye will tell you which one to choose.

Therefore, during the confinement period, the third child, like the second child, drank one or two sips of water at the right time to relieve boredom.

Excessive drinking of water by young babies will indeed cause kidney burden, but no parent is ignorant enough to give his baby excessive drinking of water. It is also best not to drink it. Although there is water content in breast milk and milk powder, the meaning is different.

So when it comes to giving babies water, different people have different opinions, and it ultimately depends on the parents’ thoughts.

I am Mother Wu, sharing the most authentic parenting story

Can newborns be fed boiled water during confinement?

Let me tell you about boiled water for my baby and me!

My baby started drinking boiled water as soon as he was born.

First, the baby does not resist the pacifier, and the process of switching from breast milk to milk powder is extremely easy

Breast milk and bottles give children different feelings. Many babies will not eat breast milk after drinking bottles. If you get breast milk, you will resist the bottle. I have seen that many mothers and babies have a very hard time switching from breast milk to formula milk.

As for me, because of my father’s insistence, my baby was already accustomed to switching directly between breast milk and pacifier, and I did not refuse to drink milk powder because of resistance to the pacifier. 2. Babies love to drink water and do not get angry or constipated.

Children who drink milk powder must replenish water, otherwise they will easily get angry and constipated. However, the milk powder is sweet and the plain water has no taste at all. The baby does not like to drink it at all. The baby is angry and constipated, and the mother is very worried. Mothers have tried various methods but cannot find a solution. Some mothers add sugar, honey and other sweet things to boiled water, but drinking these will not do any good to the baby.

My baby has been doing very well in this regard. He drinks some boiled water every time after drinking milk powder. In addition to not getting angry or constipated, the child's teeth are also better protected.

3. Babies who love to drink water do not drink beverages

We all know that it is not good for children to drink too much beverages, but the beverages are delicious!

My baby didn’t drink drinks before he was three years old. When he grew up, we didn’t specifically let him drink drinks. But he doesn’t drink much. He drinks a little at parties, and he doesn’t drink one cup after another. Among his needs, when he is thirsty, he needs to drink water. For him, there is no other drink except water. It quenches his thirst.

This is very beneficial to his growth and health.

4. Summary

There is no absolute thing about baby feeding. Parents still have to make decisions based on the situation. Experts judge the child based on the child’s physical needs. Do you need to replenish water? But I think we can introduce babies to boiled water early so that they can fall in love with drinking water.

Hello, I am "Jingma Shuo" and I am happy to answer your questions.

After the baby is born, there are many issues regarding baby feeding and care. Due to the inexperience of new parents, they always make mistakes. For example: When it comes to whether to feed boiled water to newborn babies, many parents make mistakes. Can newborns be fed boiled water during confinement?

Babies born in the summer will be very hot, and parents will also be very worried about the health of the babies. They will worry about heat stroke and feel that the baby's urine will turn yellow, so they always want to feed the baby some warm food. We drink hot boiled water, but can newborns be fed boiled water during confinement?

? Why is it not recommended to feed newborn babies water under normal circumstances?

1. First of all, the main reason is that "feeding the baby water will affect the baby's milk feeding."

① The stomach capacity of babies is very small during the confinement period, so feeding them all the time will affect their weight gain.

That is to say, as long as the baby is fed some milk, he will be full, but if you feed the baby extra water, it will inevitably "take up the belly" and affect the baby's milk feeding. If you always feed the baby water, it will It affects the baby's weight growth and leads to poor weight gain.

② Make skin-to-skin contact and start sucking milk as soon as possible after delivery.

Although the baby does not drink much milk each time, there is no "balance between supply and demand" of breast milk during the confinement period. Try to let the baby suck as much as possible. On the one hand, it will help promote milk secretion and increase milk volume, so that the baby can On the other hand, the breastfeeding process can help promote uterine contraction and recovery and reduce postpartum bleeding. However, if the baby is always fed water, the baby will not feel hungry and will eat less milk, and the effects of these two aspects will be weakened.

2. Secondly, as long as the baby has enough milk, there is no need to feed additional water

Because whether it is breast milk or formula milk, most of the ingredients are water. If the baby can be guaranteed to have enough milk 24 hours a day, If the amount of milk is sufficient, there is no need to feed additional water. On the contrary, drinking water will affect the feeding of milk and increase the metabolic burden on the kidneys, which is not conducive to the healthy development of the baby. In addition to not giving water to newborns, these things cannot be done to newborns

As mentioned earlier, many inexperienced new parents often "fall into traps" when caring for their babies. In addition to normal In addition to not giving the newborn baby water, the following things cannot be done to the newborn baby.

1. Give your baby a "good-looking head shape"

Many elderly people want their babies to have a good-looking head shape to make them look more beautiful, so many parents want to give their babies a good-looking head shape. People will put pillows on their babies as soon as they are born, hoping to put the back of their heads to sleep, but this is actually a very incorrect approach.

Generally speaking, it is appropriate for a baby's brain shape to be symmetrical between left and right. If the baby is blindly allowed to sleep with a brain-shaped shape, it may affect the development of the baby's skull and cause a certain amount of pressure on the brain contents, which is not good for the baby. of health. Moreover, giving your baby a pillow from birth is not conducive to the development of the baby's cervical spine.

Also, there are "shaped pillows" sold on the market for babies to sleep with their brains in. They are not recommended for newborns because their ability to move around is limited. Once a shaped pillow is used to cover their mouth or If the nose is blocked, there is a risk of suffocation.

2. Pick the vernix off the baby's head directly

When the baby is born, he will have a layer of amniotic fluid and vernix on his body. The amniotic fluid may be wiped clean, but The vernix is ??not that easy to remove, especially the vernix on the head, and it may take a long time to get rid of it.

Therefore, many parents with obsessive-compulsive disorder may directly pick the vernix on their babies' heads. This is an incorrect approach.

① If the baby's fontanel is not closed yet, if you directly pick the vernix on the baby's head with your hands, it is likely to damage the baby's fontanel and affect the baby's health;

② The baby's head is rich in blood vessels , when you pick the vernix with your hands, you may break the blood vessels on the baby's head, causing infection.

3. Put leggings on the baby

After the newborn is born, he always curls up into a small ball. There is a custom in many places: Putting leggings on the baby can make the baby's hind legs look good when he grows up. This approach is of course incorrect!

The baby's curled-up state and curled-up legs are related to the habits of the fetal period. It is a normal phenomenon. However, as the baby gradually grows up, for a period of time after birth, it will turn over and move. After crawling and walking, my legs slowly stretched out and no longer curled up.

Therefore, parents should not blindly interfere with the baby's development and just follow the baby's natural development.

4. Let the baby sleep on the stomach

Some parents let the baby sleep on the stomach in order to keep the baby's "round head", and some parents let the baby sleep well in order to keep the baby's "round head" It is more practical to let the baby sleep on his stomach...

No matter what the reason is, it is not recommended to let the newborn baby sleep on his stomach. This is a very dangerous sleeping position and can easily block the baby during sleep. Danger to mouth and nose.

For newborn babies, the safest sleeping position is "sleeping on the back". In actual life, in order to reduce spitting up milk, you can also "sleep on the side" appropriately, but do not sleep for too long, and Parents must watch when sleeping on their sides to avoid danger.

5. The baby is covered a lot when sleeping

A few days ago, I saw a newborn baby in the group. The mother herself said that the windows were not allowed to be opened and the air conditioner was not turned on in the ward. Even adults can't stand the heat, but I posted a photo of the baby wearing long-sleeved clothes and a blanket. The baby is very hot just looking at it. As a result, the next day she said that the baby had red pimples all over his body and had prickly heat.

Now is the hottest time. Be sure not to cover your baby too much. Newborn babies have poor ability to regulate temperature. If you wear too many covers for your baby, it will easily overheat your baby. Prickly heat, even heat stroke, dehydration, etc.

Regarding the wearing cover of the newborn baby, according to the indoor temperature, it is basically the same as that worn by the father. Do not overprotect the baby, or the baby will always feel cold.

6. Don’t blow the air conditioner on the baby

Many elderly people at home think that the newborn baby is too delicate and cannot be blown by the air conditioner in hot weather. It will easily make the baby sick, but in fact, Rather than giving your baby a "fever", it's better to give your baby a comfortable air conditioner.

Whether you are a new mother after giving birth or a newborn baby, you can use the air conditioner, as long as you pay attention to blowing it correctly. For example:

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During the first period of time after the newborn is born, new parents may encounter many feeding and nursing problems. Learn some knowledge about raising a newborn in advance, so that you won’t be too anxious and don’t know how to deal with it after the baby is born.

If you did not study in advance during pregnancy and encounter various problems in the process of raising your baby, don’t be too anxious. Ask more experienced parents, or see a doctor in time if you feel abnormal.

The above is the answer to this question. I hope it can help you. I wish your baby healthy growth!

Let me tell you my personal experience on whether newborns should be fed water! After my brother's child was born, I just returned to the ward. My sister-in-law said: The neighbor suggested giving the child some water, because that's what she did. She gave the child water instead of breast milk for the first time after birth.

The baby was born at around six o'clock. At around ten o'clock, the doctor came to check the ward and asked about the baby's feeding status. When he heard that the baby had not been fed milk yet, the first sip he drank was water. So I asked back: Who told you to give your children water? Then he said: Children under six months only need to drink breast milk, and there is no need to add additional water. Newborns do not need to drink water

1. Children in confinement do not need to drink water, because 87% of the ingredients in breast milk are water, which can meet the child's body's demand for water, and no additional addition is needed. .

2. The stomach capacity of newborns is limited, especially in the first three days after birth. The child's stomach capacity is only 7 ml. After drinking water takes up the stomach capacity, it will be difficult to drink milk.

3. Drinking too much water will dilute the concentration of breast milk. In addition, water hardly needs to be digested, which will cause the child to get hungry faster and affect the child's sleep. In the normal process of raising a child, there is no need to drink extra water, but there are exceptions to everything. If the following conditions occur, the child still needs to drink water.

When the child takes medicine, you can feed the child some water if necessary;

If the child is fed milk and his stool is relatively dry, he can drink water appropriately throughout the day;

When a child is sick, especially when he has a fever, in addition to breastfeeding and drinking milk normally, he can also drink water appropriately to increase urine and detoxify.

In hot summer, if your child’s urine is yellow and his mouth is dry, you can add water appropriately.

Parenting is not a matter of following a script. Whether a newborn should be given water or not should be decided based on the actual situation of the baby!

Purely breastfed babies under 6 months old do not need additional water. Duo's mother and her friends were told this by doctors or nurses when they were discharged from the hospital after giving birth.

Moms, are you the same as us?

Therefore, Duo Ma specially discusses with you today: How old can a baby drink water? Does pure breast milk really do not require feeding water? What are the conditions for not feeding additional water?

Do newborns need to drink water

1. Babies who are exclusively breastfed do not need to feed additional water

Ninety percent of breast milk is water. For newborns, Generally speaking, the water in breast milk can fully meet the needs of the body. If the mother starts breastfeeding early, the milk volume is sufficient, and the baby is exclusively breastfed, there is no need to feed additional water.

2. For formula-fed babies, feed water according to the actual situation

If it is formula milk, the baby will definitely not absorb it as fully as breast milk. Some milk powder may also cause irritation or constipation. , it is recommended to give appropriate water at this time.

3. After sweating or crying, it is recommended to feed water

If the air conditioner is turned on at home and the baby is too hot and sweats, or after crying, the body loses water. This situation Next, you need extra moisture.

4. Add supplements and feed water appropriately

If the baby is born in a month with insufficient sunshine, the doctor may ask to add anti-jaundice granules. When the baby is about 15 days old, he will also be required to supplement D3 and calcium. After adding supplements, the baby can be given water appropriately to help rinse his mouth. Of course, this is not a mandatory requirement.

Under what circumstances must water be given?

1. Drink water when sick to expel viruses

Just like adults, drinking more water when babies are sick is also conducive to the elimination of viruses. Excreted from the body.

No matter how old the baby is, as long as he is sick, he can follow the doctor's advice and give him water appropriately according to the actual situation, which is conducive to the recovery of the body.

2. Burp and drink water to relieve discomfort

When Duoduo was a month old, she would occasionally hiccup without warning. At this time, I will follow the advice of the older generation: feed her some water, which can relieve the discomfort of hiccups.

3. Sweat and drink water to replenish water

Duo’s mother always feels that it is a relative theory not to feed water to a baby of one month old alone. Babies with underdeveloped sweat glands may sweat profusely throughout their sleep. If mothers feel that their babies are sweating, they can replenish water appropriately to avoid excessive loss of body water.

4. The urine is dark yellow, which means the body is dehydrated.

Look at the color of the urine to determine whether to give water. This is what Duo’s mother learned from the pediatrician. To determine the color of urine, morning urine needs to be eliminated. If at other times, the baby's urine is still thick yellow, not bright yellow, then it is a sign that the body is short of water, and mothers need to replenish the baby's water in time.

END Can newborns be fed boiled water during confinement?

Newborns refer to babies born within one month.

Generally speaking, babies who are fed exclusively breast milk, mixed feeding or formula feeding do not need to drink water during confinement. After all, the baby's stomach capacity is so small, and if he drinks water, he will not want to breastfeed.

If you feed too much water, it will increase the burden on the baby's kidneys and affect the baby's health.

However, there are no absolutes. If it is the following situation, it is still recommended to feed the baby some water appropriately:

1. The weather is hot or the baby wears too many clothes. Causes the baby to sweat excessively.

2. The air conditioner is turned on in the room but the humidifier is not turned on, causing the baby's body to be dehydrated, his lips to be dry, and his urine to be yellow.

3. Mothers who exclusively breastfeed eat too greasy food or drink little water, resulting in too thick breast milk.

4. The mother is sick and cannot produce enough breast milk.

5. The baby is sick and has fever, diarrhea, vomiting, etc.

Except for the above situations, there is no need to feed the baby water at other times.

The above is my answer. I hope it helps. I hope every baby will grow up healthily.

In general, do not feed babies under 6 months old to drink water, whether it is plain water, sugar water, or anything else.

Babies under 6 months of age get all their nutrients from breast milk or infant formula, even in very hot environments. First of all, you should try your best to achieve exclusive breastfeeding, and only use mixed feeding or infant formula feeding as a last resort.

Feeding water to infants under 6 months old may affect the child's ability to absorb nutrients from breast milk or infant formula. It may also cause the child to be unable to drink enough milk, affecting the child's development. In some rare cases, children who drink too much water can develop water intoxication, causing epilepsy or even coma. This is because too much calcium dilutes the concentration of calcium ions in the body, causing electrolyte imbalance and tissue edema.

If you feed infants with milk powder, be sure to add water according to the dosage required on the package, and do not dilute the milk powder yourself, otherwise it will cause nutritional deficiencies in the child.

If your child is sick, such as having diarrhea or dehydration, it is up to the doctor to decide whether to drink rehydration salts. In most cases when young children are sick, drinking more milk is enough.

Feeding water to newborns and babies under six months old is an unscientific and backward parenting habit. The new generation of parents should not listen to the older generation and should raise their children scientifically.

Of course, you can feed boiled water.

Although the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics do not recommend adding extra water to babies under 6 months old, breast milk contains a large amount of water, which can meet the baby's water requirements.

My baby drank plain water when he was three days old. Although there is no need to force the baby to drink water when breastfeeding, you can feed him water appropriately when needed. How much water does a baby need to drink every day? So under what circumstances can you feed your baby boiled water?

First, the baby burps

Sometimes the baby does not completely expel the air when burping, or laughs and inhales a certain amount of air. Sometimes my feet and stomach get cold and I burp easily. When your baby hiccups, you can feed him some warm water. After a few sips, the baby will usually stop hiccups. My baby was very prone to hiccups at the beginning, but he got better every time he was fed boiled water.

Second, when the weather is particularly hot, babies sweat more

In summer, when the weather is particularly hot, babies sweat a lot, and the water in the body will be discharged through sweat. The baby is prone to dehydration, so You can feed your baby some warm water appropriately.

Third, dry skin on the baby’s mouth

Although babies are not prone to dehydration, sometimes dry skin on the mouth can cause discomfort to the baby, so you can Give your baby water and moisten it on your lips to relieve chapped lips.

However, the baby can be fed boiled water, which does not mean that he must drink boiled water. If your baby doesn't like drinking boiled water, don't force him to drink it. After all, breast milk contains a lot of water and your baby won't feel thirsty.

Newborns can always breastfeed without water! Breast milk contains enough water

Breast milk is the best food for children. Its nutrients are suitable for all stages of child growth and development, and will change subtly as the child's needs change.

I also pump and store milk when I am raising my baby. I will find that during the two days when my child has a cold and fever, the sucked milk will be significantly lighter.

When the child needs more water, the breast milk will adjust to meet the child's needs!

Isn’t it amazing! So don’t worry at all, breast milk will provide your baby with enough water! The feeding capacity of newborns is small, and feeding water will affect the mother's absorption

The stomach capacity of newborns is only equivalent to the size of a cherry, and the amount of milk they can feed is limited. If you feed the baby water, it will cause breast milk loss. Insufficient intake can cause symptoms such as anemia!

Then why can newborns only take a little bit of breast milk to meet their needs? Because breast milk colostrum (breast milk for the first 12 days) contains a large amount of protein, although each meal is small, the high protein can provide the child with sufficient nutrition.

Therefore, for the health of newborns, please do not feed your children water without permission! If it is really necessary, the doctor will guide you in feeding at the hospital.