Why You Shouldn't Give Water to Your Baby
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2019
- When can babies drink water? Humans need water to survive, but did you know that babies under 6 months don’t ever need to drink a drop of it? Babies' inner workings are quite different to an adult’s, which means they can’t eat and drink the same things grown-ups do. Even a couple of ounces of water can pose major health problems!
According to the World Health Organization, babies should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of their life. If they can’t be breastfed, formula will suffice. Even in the hottest months of the year, babies can remain hydrated from their daily breast milk or formula intake. So how much harm can water do to a baby’s insides? A lot!
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TIMESTAMPS:
How do babies survive without water? 1:47
What can water do to a baby’s insides? 2:45
Water intoxication 3:38
A baby’s kidneys 5:07
How to incorporate water into a baby’s diet 6:42
How much water toddlers need 8:29
#babyhealth #babycare #toddlers
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SUMMARY:
- Surprisingly enough, the answer is no. Unlike adults, babies are comprised of approximately 75% water. Babies simply don’t need water in the same way young children and adults do. Babies remain healthily hydrated thanks to a regular intake of breast milk or formula.
- Water can fill up a baby’s tummy, which can make it difficult for them to absorb the right amount of nutrition they need from their breast milk or formula.
Too much water in babies’ small bellies can fill them up and will spoil their appetite for the milk or formula they desperately need for healthy growth.
- If you use too much water in your formula mixture or in general, you risk giving your baby “water intoxication,” which can prove to be very dangerous.
- Watering down formula unnecessarily can screw up a baby’s electrolyte balance. This imbalance can cause major complications like seizures.
- Giving water to babies doesn’t only interfere with their ability to absorb nutrients. It also does major harm to their organs.
- A baby under 6 months old doesn’t have a fully developed filtration system in their body. This inability to filter water can literally intoxicate the baby, affecting their overall growth and development.
- Just like you do with solid food, you need to incorporate water gradually into their diets along with breast milk and formula.
- Since you can only give them a tiny bit of water at a time in the very beginning, try giving them just a taste of water on a spoon. This will give them a chance to experience the stuff!
- According to the United States Department of Agriculture, toddlers typically need around 1.3 liters of water a day, which includes water found in milk, juice, and other foods.
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Hey there, when was the last time you held a little baby?
Btw, here we have a video on the lessons we should avoid teaching children th-cam.com/video/kuNxZTC6R-w/w-d-xo.html
When I gave her some water.
I held a little baby a few hours ago and your video is ridiculous. There are so many things that are wrong or not properly explained.
First off, you're right, breastfed babies do not need water at all.
Up until 4 months, it is not DANGEROUS ... it needs to be boiled. It is put in formula and you can (and should) give water on small doses if you feed your baby with formula and that it's hot outside. After 4 months a lot of parents start to give sippy cups of water to their babies in small amounts and it's perfectly fine.
Its not just holding a baby and thinking this, it's being a mother and knowing they are allowed water they masewell make a video saying it's fine to feed your dog chocolate
I held one yesterday
Yesterday
My mums had 7 kids and she uses the same method with my baby, her grandkid. We've all had water and we're all alive and pretty healthy. Not often but she gives it sometimes.
Agree fully
Yes I do the same
The answer starts at 2:50. Your welcome! Too much filler words in this video!
Thank u
Thank ya
Ty he talks why to much
Needed to reach that 10 min mark to get paid.
Thank you so much
You 100% need to give your baby an extremely small amount of completely sterile water if they are experiencing dehydration and have a sunken fontanelle.
I had no idea babies couldn’t drink water thank god I have no babies lol
Investing Hustler what if your father had wished the same as you before you were born?
@@memail9815 😂👌
Ikr
Investing Hustler thank goodness I don't have babies either but my gf wants one though but not me
The fact that you're against having a baby speaks volumes. I personally thank all the incels, for not having one!
I give my baby water the very day he was born. And he is very healthy and smart,
So why do you mix water into the powder formula then? They don't say add milk. They say add water
Sheila Mac-Abee the h2o reacts with powder and produces a different product which babies can digest. At least that’s my guess
The formula has the right amount of salt in ot to ballance the water as to not dehydrate the baby. Thats why theres specific instructions on the can.
3:28-3:58
It's mix with water so it's not water 100% water
That’s what I was wondering
So basically the comments have completely debunked this whole video's premise 🤣
ALWAYS CHECK THE COMMENTS!
I gave my baby water she is 23 and fine. And she loves water to this day.
I gave my son 2oz of water boiled room tem everyday and it's very fine idk about this
I gave my babies water after I boiled and cooled it, didn't hurt them at all.
I raised two boys an everytime i took them to a doctor the doc would say very healthy just keep up the good work an guess what my babys drank a little water everyday after a month old so BS . and my sons were never sick never had runny noses no ear infections no colds never had to give them medicines. Bull
Calm down susan!
You're genetically more advanced than most of us.
Dang
Look at them Susan. They want to keep this narrative out there . It's unnecessary and lies
The video is saying not a lot of water
I have two boys and I gave them water from day 1 and now the first is 10 years and the other is 8, they have never been sick and have always been healthy.
My baby sister was just born on the 10th of December 2020 and my mom gave her water the second day she came back while she was pregnant I told her that babies are not supposed to drink water then she said to me"I used to give you guys water and now you are both 13 and we never had complications of any form"and now my sister is 15 days old today on Christmas
@@senamilemgenge6607 Ur mom was right dear.Give ur babies water bcos no living thing can survive without water.
@@hadizasuleman1350 💀
Me too l give him water and his 5 math
I gave mine water before their 1st month of birth and they are find ages 25 and 27
I was told by a doctor to give my baby boiled water at room temperature coz babies can easily get dehydrated but it was to only be 30ml once a day
Pure nonsense!!
My baby was constipated due to a particular formula,was advised to give water in between feeds by a paediatrician
We're you told to give an entire bottle? No right? That's what people don't get. You are only allowed to give no more than 2 oz per day. Babies under 6 months can easily get water poison. Too much water in the formula can also dilute the mixture preventing them from fully absorbing the nutrients. That's why it's very important to follow the instructions. If your baby is constipated change the formula. The child's stomach probably can't handle it or switch to a gentle version.
Hows your baby now?
If your baby is constipated add more scoop of formula milk. Google it.
@@randyvillacin5562 thankfully,she is healthy. I appreciate your concern
@@hazeljoyrondina363 Google? Talk to her doctor. Google isn't a medical professional 😒
My new baby drinks it and loves it. Thank you. All 3 if my kids since 3 months old drink water
I am mother of three healthy kids from Uzbekistan where temperature in summer can reach +40. We do give water to babies between breastfeeding when too hot. The population of Uzbekistan is now 30 million
This is not true.
My babies drank water . they grew up fine.
Honey Keeper right
Ali Bern 😂🤣😂
Ikr talking bout u gona give your baby seizures the problem is because it's free
That's great dear, I was worried about my baby coz l started giving her little water when she was under 6 month.
@@koltokawarpeei don't give your little one cold water just room temperature or a little warmer but a little bit after a feeding will keep your baby from becoming constipated and irritable
my mom would always told me to give my baby water because baby’s also get thirsty so I would just a little. I finally asked her nurse once and she said I didn’t really have to because the milk gives her the hydration and nutrition she needs but she never said it was bad to. My daughter is healthy and always was when she was a baby. 🤷🏻♀️🤔 I guess their saying don’t give the baby too much water because it gives them no nutrients!
I remember adding water to formula at a certain amount when babysitting and NEVER more then directed
A few sips of water are ok to freshen up. Less than an oz or 29ml in the first month per day.
A warmer bottle once a day was how we were raised, we're still here...
Me watching this while making my baby formula with water 👁👄👁
in not water thrn with what to make formula
Sterile water
Very useful thanks Brught side I’m a new parent so it’s a great video 🙏
There are exceptions to this rule. If you live in the desert and it is summer time your baby needs a little additional water. If you ever see her baby's soft spot sunken in that means they are dehydrated. And you should take them to the emergency room
Finally someone who knows something
Wait, I thought formula came in a powder form. What do you mix it with then milk?
As long as the water is purified or boiled the baby will be fine, and also don't give them too much.
Thanks so much for the valuable video
No wonder why my mom didn't give my baby sister water to drink when she was REALLY YOUNG!
When I was a baby my mother gave us formula brest milk and water and for years it was okay and standard practice now it's not
Y was it okay then and 20 years ago and later it's not. Just saying
2:51 is where they start telling you why it’s harmful. You’re welcome.
very nicely explained 👌 thank you bright side. I love your videos.
5:30 remember back in highschool which was a long time ago
90% reading this arent even in high school yet
My son just one month today evrymorning before I give him a bath I always give him a water this video is not true
I ended the century for graduation in 99 lolz
Dakota the 10% of us can’t remember high school
TIMESTAMPS:
How do babies survive without water? 1:47
What can water do to a baby’s insides? 2:45
Water intoxication 3:38
A baby’s kidneys 5:07
How to incorporate water into a baby’s diet 6:42
How much water toddlers need 8:29
My mom gave me water when I was a baby and I’m still alive.. the same goes for all of my 7 siblings when we were babies and were healthy as well.. so this is nonsense
*Bright Side* Wow, the name is so fitting!
then what happen when we mix it with formula ? for all this time ? usually mix powder milk and water also. does it work the same way?
My pediatrician told me to give my baby a half once of water when he was constipated at just 3 months,did it until it was controlled he's a healthy 6 months old now.
I legit thought the thumbnail was wight baby from game of thrones 😂
As far as information about babies goes you don't typically learn about them until you are having one but incorporating water isn't even the hard part there are alot of things that can adversely affect the baby in good and bad ways like for instance juice... Apple juice is amazing when they have hard stool it softens it and makes them poop easier but on the flip side if you give them too much they have an ungodly mess that you can't even begin to describe how you cleaned it up but you did cause you're Mom/Dad
Bright side: "Who knew water could do so much harm to a person?"
Drowned people: "We do... 😑"
I've always given my kids water and they're perfectly healthy. To each their own I suppose.
At what age have u started to give water to ur kids?
@@hamsavaniv3322 My kids never liked to latch on to their mom so we've always done formula. Formula is mixed with water, so you can say form the beginning.
@@hmgaming283 that's not what they mean here. They just mean don't give water by itself, it's not necessary or recommended.
@@86sarad My kids never lached on to mom either. They've had water since pretty much day one.
@@hmgaming283 my 4m old has used formula since birth. I was saying that's not what the video means though. The video meant don't give water by itself. Mixing it with powdered formula is totally fine.
Looks like the baby white walker from GoT.
Thx for the info
V.informative. thanks
They wanna eat it but cant
What a crock! I'm still here and so is my family. Raised on water
Once my parents gave me water when I was 3 weeks old and I almost died but then I got new kidneys and organs! And now I’m 13 and I’m still terrified of water
A very very informative video. Thank you very much BRIGHT SIDE
When she turns 1 me and my mother will buy 2 hamsters at the pet shop! 🐹
Next video
"Don't let babies breathe, it's dangerous!"
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Hahahahaha
Someone didn't pay attention to the video...
My baby is 4 months old and I've not given her the taste of water as suggested by her pediatrician. Good information. Thank you
I love your videos sooooo much ! 😢
My all 3 boys drank water even after a week or 2 of birth.
THIS IS MERIEM SHE CAN DRINK WATER PER LIKE
EDIT:ooo i see meriem just drank 4 drops of water she is still thirsty give her more!!!
What do you think their mouths taste like though? The formula constantly on the tastebuds...my baby got thrush in the hospital so he got some water. Ultra filtered Gerber of course and he loved it. Did not want to give it up. You only give like a tablespoon or so.
My cousin did that and he was in tropical areas. The poor baby girl had to be hospitalized after 1 month for being dehydrated. Almost died!
That's a whole lot of BS. I raised 4 children, 3 grandchildren and all of them had water early on in life. No wonder we now have so many sick children living in a bubble with so many sickness. Smh
That is some USA bulshit. Nobody here forbids water. Water cannot fill the tummy because water does not stay there, as milk or formulas. My kid does not like it but i give him some just to clean the mouth.
My doctor said my baby should have water 10ml after he drink milk.. btw my son 20 days years old
That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works. Yikes. 😂
I saw a video just like this on a different information TH-cam channel.
I had no idea! And I just gave my 5 month old baby a taste of water out of the cap. Oh my gosh, I feel so bad! Good to know. Thank u
Will have to tweet this 🤔
This is so untrue it’s hilarious! Their info is all wrong! The only thing they’ve said so far that is true is that you shouldn’t water down their formula. I worked in the newborn nursery and NICU during my nursing career as well as having two children of my own and we gave them water!
or maybe he is telling the truth but u wanna get more likes like him.
-.-
Yea my mom said she gave all of us (4) water, only at night after the last feed, if we were fussy, and we were def under 6 months when she started.
@@narie__b4799 um…you realize what your mother did was purposely starve you and try to trick your infant bodies by bloating/filling you full of useless, nutrition-less filler water, so you couldn’t have the same proper stomach-brain function that’d allow you to understand necessary hunger & cues, and therefore be more submissive to and allow HER to sleep through the night, right?
(Literally what anorectics do. Or anyone trying to fill up on watery, nutrition-less lettuce in dinner salads.)
Not something anyone should feel “SuperMom/SuperBaby” type pride from or brag about. And I can already hear the survivors bias/“well her mom’s mom’s mom’s…” argument making it okay…and/or the stories of rice cereal bottles to knock out the naps too 🙄
By the grace of Allah I am now 37 After Drinking water right after next day and my newborn baby too😇
Moral of the video slowly introduce your child to new things.
More people need to see this
Just watching this waiting for my lil one to go to sleep so i can go bed..... 😪
Same here 😅
He said look how cute it is u dont call a baby it
I raise 5 kids with water introduce to my kids at 1 months. All 5 still alive today and they don’t drink juice or sodas only water. If you don’t introduce water when they are little because water have no taste. I’m raising at the same way.
When I was a baby I always beg for water and nothing happening I was 11 months old
I don't know if I can believe this or not, All the babies I knew had water so did I, as well as my brothers and my half sister and we were all healthy and okay! I think we all had water when were babies I fed them with my own hands and gave them water as well XD idk idk
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My baby would get the hiccups around 2-3 months. I would give her water. I would also drink lots of water for my milk. I don't think this is true.
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thanks for this video. now i finally knew why water is so dangerous to babies under six months of life. ❤
Good thing we gave my baby brother water when he was 6 months old and now he’s 7 months old
In summer I have to give the sip of water to my 3 month loved one...And there's not any kind of symptoms of intoxication
I give my baby less than an ounce of water our pediatrician says its okay as long as its a little amount
Lol you better not let my mom, grams sisters and aunts hear you saying this😅
Uhh thanks for the last video of baby’s it helped my mom learn
I told my sisters that baby can't drink water but no they say that they can and now one of my sisters is pregnant I can't wait to see her "RESPONSIBILITIES"
Savage! xD
"Responsabilities" ? Are you sarcastic with these ""? You cant have more responsibilities than with a baby
@ um I didn't ask for your opinion dude
Nobody asked for yours either and there you are 🤔
@ oh I forgot to mention that u spelled responsibility wrong maybe u should try going back to school instead of looking for attention
My bby starts drinking water when he reaches 8month
I knew that infants couldn’t drink water, but I didn’t know why before now. Thank you, Bright Side.
Anyone think to wonder if it's the flourude and led in faucet water or chemicals in bottled water
This is so confusing 🤨😭
I have heard to give a baby water to keep them from being constipated.
@@danhutson3460 a little bit
The better way to figure out what’s the right way to keep your baby healthy and safe only takes advice from DOCTORS 🤗
So what do you mix the formula with ???????
They'll turn in to a white walker ? That's cool
I mean this is proven. It’s called water intoxication.
Anyone else start craving an ice cold bottled water watching this?? I don't drink much water but this video is making me thirsty!!!
Great video
Formula milk has water....is it ok if ml of water in formula is bit more/less?
Imagine breastfeeding for a whole six months without food those little things cry like nothing, I only don't just give them water within 3 month but also feed em soft porridge...and my kids r all grown n healthy
I'm not agreeing with this. Just off of experience. Lol cool vid though. 🤣
Nah bright side took our white walker for thumbnail
Very interesting video.
Why is this video 10 minute's
To make sure he went over everything
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Any video over the 10 minute mark means more ad revenue and in turn more dollaaaar
Galaxin Rax So he gets ads, and ads mean money.
What to do I gave my baby a bath and he got some water in his mouth 🥺🥺‼️‼️
jackk Of All Trades he’s perfectly fine, it wasn’t much at all. It’s not like you gave him a bottle of water
He will be fine. A small amount wont hurt a baby.
I am a child, nice advice!
This made me more confuse...
My auntie always give her child water...
In some cases as well i gave my 3 mons old son water specially when he needs to drink medicine he's perfectly fine..
Is this for European children or Moorish children?
NONSENSE!!!!
My kids were perfectly fine and they drank water by 1week old. My mom and her friends/generation gave their babies water.
My kids didn’t have issues with gas or clearing out mecomium because they drank water
same, i gave my little sister who is two month a tiny amount of water as chocked on the formulae milk and when I saw this video I was scared but my sister is fine still nothing happened and she is 4 month still nothing wrong with her
Ok, I live in australia. All three of my babies. Have had water since 2 months old. All three are healthy! Hmmm .,
Oh wow. I have kids and I never knew this