9 Month Old Won't Drink Water

Water down every other drink item you give her - juice, etc. And no carbonated or caffeinated drinks. She should stay pretty hydrated that way.

My kids love when I make "fruit water" - all I do is get a big pitcher (a clear glass one), fill it with water, and then slice up all kinds of citrus fruits (ie, lemons, limes, oranges). Drop the slices in the water and you have flavored water that looks pretty cool! My kids think it is neat and drink it up.

She's nine months now, summer is 2+ months away. A few sips at a time is fine when she's a year, just offer it frequently or give her unlimited access to a cup of water. Babies don't need to guzzle down whole cups of water at a time.

When my daughter was that age, my pediatrician said no water until one year.

Noooo water for infants under 12 months, because it can cause 'water intoxication'. A baby's kidneys aren't mature enough to filter water or water-based liquids out of the blood. Can lead to swelling of the brain, seizures and death. Only formula or breast milk until 12 months.

Google 'infant, water intoxication' for more info.

If she is a breastfed baby nurse on demand and she will get all the fluids she needs. I never formula fed but I don't think they really recommend that a ff baby gets water either in any large amount. Really a few sips is all she needs. Primary nutrition/hydration comes from nursing/formula.

Why do you think your baby needs water, is it because adults and children do? Check with your DR, my kids are older now but I seem to remember that when they were under a year they were only supposed to have breast milk (or formula.) I remember feeling sorry for my babies because my milk must have been SO hot but they didn't seem to mind :)

I second Scarlett for the fruit water. EVen better for those really hot days, freeze the fruit and it will be nice an cold. Watermelon is a great treat, plus they eat it so healthy snack. Sometimes I also blend the fruit and add it to the water (not frozen though).

please do not start flavoring your water, especially when she doesn't need it yet! After she turns one you can re-introduce the (plain) water!

Letting her eat fresh oranges, slices or wedges. , counts as water, sucking on a frozen wash cloth. Diluted juice.

Many children do not care for plain water, but work it in in other ways.

I used to make juice pops. With 1/3 juice and the rest water.. then freeze it.

When my children were about 9-months old, I started putting water in leak-proof sippy cups. I was hoping that it would help with their transition from the bottle and the novelty of drinking from this new type of cup would make drinking water more interesting.

My answer would depend on if she's breastfed or formula fed. If she's breastfed then she's getting enough fluids and doesn't need to drink water yet assuming you'd still be nursing on demand. In any case, just get a leak proof sippy cup and keep water in it. Just make it available. No sugar, no juice, nothing in it except keeping it cool. Let her sip from Mommy's cup now and then. She's young enough that she doesn't have to have water because she's getting fluids from so many other sources.

I can't stand drinking plain water (which is hard when you are breastfeeding!!) so I trick my mouth by adding fruit juice to my glass, like Pom (pomegranate juice) or squeezing a fresh orange into it. Maybe that will work for your daughter too?

My now 13mo old and 3YO was similar. We use a spoon or straw for her water in a cup and she'd just take sips. About a week ago, I bought a munchkin water bottle with soft tip straw built in at target for ~$3 and filled it with water. Both drink water from it like a champ! It gave my baby independence and she drinks whenever and as much as she wants. So try different water bottles or sippy cups out. I think the one with the straw is more intriguing for little ones. They still take in her regular amt of milk but more water now:).

Don' ; t lui donnent l'eau ! Elle est trop jeune LOINTAIN pour lui.

We introduced both of our kids to sippy cups (and water) at around 8 or 9 months. Initially, we would put about an ounce of apple juice in it and then fill the rest of the 6-oz. cup with water. After three or four weeks, we quit the apple juice and they've been drinking plain water ever since, no problems. Juice is a HUGE treat that they get maybe once a week (and we always heavily watered it down until they were around 2) and soda maybe three or four times a year. (They are 7 and 5 now.) If your daughter is taking a few sips now and then, at least she's learning to drink water and getting what she needs for now.

This doesn't change the taste, but just might be the "trick" you need (hey, it works for cereal boxes). Last year my son had a school event and all the kids were given promotional water bottles. The minute he walked in the door he wanted me to fill it up and now he loves using his "special" water bottle. What if you tried letting your daughter go with you to pick out a special water bottle (or sippy cup) with one of her favorite characters on it and make this ONLY for water. With the push down tops they are portable - and can be kept on a shelf in the fridge. We also add a few drops of lime juice - not enough to make it really "limey" but a few drops give the water a crisp flavor. Love and Blessings, A.