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Seeking Safe Drinking Water to Keep in the Car
Asked by A.M. from Los Angeles
on August 29, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I am wondering if any of you have found bottled water that is bottled in anything other than plastic. I used to keep bottled water in our trunk for those th...
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- The only thing I have ever seen is the VOSS brand of h2o. Try looking for it online. Might be cheaper than whole foods...
- Hi... Glacia icebox water is from the Norwegian mountains and is in a box made to withstand heat in a car with no chemical leakage or leaching. www.glacia.co.uk I got ...
- I have the SIGG bottles that we use & fill them with water. Day to day, I do not use plastic water bottles. HOWEVER, If I'm going on a road trip, I break down & buy ...
Daughter Refuses to Take Milk from a Cup
Asked by J.E. from Chicago
on October 3, 2008
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Is there anyone out there who can give me some tips on how to get my 1 y/o to drink her milk from a cup? She admantly refuses it when offered, getting very upset. She ...
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- Try chocolate milk. Not the healthiest option, I know. But you can reduce the chocolate each time to weane her off that part.
- I had the same issue with my daughter. After breastfeeding, I guess regular milk tased way different. I started mixing a small amount of Ovaltine into the milk - just...
- Hi. I have the same problem. He drank milk all the time, barely no water and when I pulled the sippy cup, the milk stopped. He'll only drink water out of a cup or the...
Nursery Water?
Asked by C.M. from San Diego
on July 13, 2008
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Hi Moms! What is nursery water and is it different than regular bottled water? When do babies need to drink water and how much per day? Your advice is much apprecia...
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- You might want to read up on Fluoride before you give it to your precious daughter. http://www.fluoridealert.org/50-reasons.htm
- Hello C., I have a son who is a little over two and I gave him nursery water when he was an infant but not untilhe was 6 months old. I read online that you should not...
- The nursery water has fluoride in it. I give it to my little boy in his bottle before bed (he is on formula now). The baby doesn't really need much water beyond their...
I Know I Need to Drink Water, But ....
Asked by W.B. from Lubbock
on August 13, 2009
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I'm six weeks pregnant with my 2nd child. I KNOW what I should be doing, but the thought of water just makes me even sicker. I know I should be drinking water, but I c...
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- Hi W., I was not able to drink water throughout my whole second pregnancy, so I drink Perrier with Lime, and that was about all I could drink. Good luck! S.
- I am 10 weeks prego with my second and I too am finding it harder to drink and eat what I know I am supposed to. For me I can do most drinks if they are really cold. ...
- Do you like Crystal Light? Try that. I could, and still do, drink so much of it daily. The fruit punch flavor tastes just like Kool Aid, I swear! lol (The Kroger ...
Weaning from the Bottle to a Cup
Asked by S.S. from St. Louis
on November 6, 2008
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My son has been on whole milk since he was a year, so about a month now, and I am concerned that he will never be off the bottle.
My pediatrician assures me that it i...
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- This is going to sound crazy, but look at a Farmer's Almanac and go by the signs that they tell you for weaning. It works, I promise! I tried to wean my oldest daugh...
- Sara if he is really ready, and you feel you are really ready, then throw the bottles away, or donate them. The problem is not just breaking him but also breaking mom...
- Hi S.! Any time you try to change the habits of your baby, it will take a few days. I would suggest (when you're ready) to take the bottle away completely. He may g...
Reverse Osmosis Water and Fluoride
Asked by R.R. from Minneapolis
on May 15, 2008
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We are thinking about installing a reverse osmosis drinking water system in our new home as we will have well water. Does anyone have this system and do you give your ...
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- I used to work at a water company. Reverse osmosis drinking water systems are wonderful. Talk to your kids' dentist about floride treatments. They would be the ones th...
- Hi R.! I would encourage you to research flouride. There are cities that are completely removing it from their public water systems because it is so dangerous. I...
- I live in a small town with no fluoride in the water, and we do the chewables, liquid for the little guy. The fluoride treatment at the dentist office is NOT enough. ...
Night Time WITHOUT Bottle
Asked by R.S. from Sacramento
on October 5, 2008
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I have received very mixed reviews, outside of this forum, in regards to WHEN to remove the going to sleep bottle. Some did it as soon as the first came in, others wa...
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- We gave our oldest daughter the bottle at bedtime until she was about 15 months. At that time we changed it so that she used a straw cup (which she uses for all her d...
- We did the water in the bottle thing at 6.5 mos for the bottle our daughter woke up for in the middle of the night. It did work to wean her off the middle-of-the-nigh...
- Around 16 months we moved the bottle time earlier so that my daughter now sits with dad in the soft chair in the living room and reads a book while she gets her bottle...
Help Handling a Constantly Hungry 2 1/2 Year Old
Asked by A.B. from New York
on March 30, 2009
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It feels like my 2 1/2-year-old daughter is always saying, "I'm hungry" and "I want more" and "I want A LOT." Her pediatrician doesn't think that at this age she is ea...
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- First, kudos to you for being so health conscious with what you offer your daughter. She's a lucky girl. Veggies and fruits are great and you can't really eat too much...
- you could try letting her have granola bars,nuts, pretzels, etc... for snack. These types of foods might help fill her up better.
- It sounds like your daughter is not getting nearly enough fat! Small children NEED fat to grow and thrive - our cell membranes are made almost entirely of fat, and he...
13Mo Old Won't Drink Anything but Water- Seems to Hate Milk
Asked by J. from Milwaukee
on April 24, 2007
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Thanks for all the replies so far!
Here is something else I wanted to have you think about- one mom mentioned how we dont really need milk- I definately agree- we ar...
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- I don't personally believe that all advice from Peds apply to all children. They are not one size fits all. If you are nursing your child regularly and he is getting...
- I second what others have already said--try it in a different cup and mix it with something else. My son did the same thing, so we mixed it with those yogurt smoothie...
- I think it is great that he will drink water. it was hard to get my kids to drink water and had the opposite problem. Honestly, kids are so fickle, next month (or week...
How Much Should a 6 Month Old Be Eating?
Asked by S.R. from San Diego
on August 17, 2008
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I am wondering how much my 6 month old should be eating. He breast feeds until he falls back to sleep when he wakes up at 5 am (this is before I go to work). Between 7...
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- www.askdrsears.com has great feeding info or get their book The Baby Book. Hold off on juice as long as possible - he doesn't need it. Water can be given now, if y...
- I looked and looked for approx. amounts baby should be eating...not much out there! My son is now 9months old, and we started solids at 5 months..I also have made 100...
- I do think every baby is different. My DD is 7 months old and has been on solids for 2 months now. We started gradually and slowly added new foods every week until now...
