How Much Fluid for a 1 Year Old

My daughter has a soon to be two year old. We have always given him a sippy cup of watered down juice or other drinks in between meals. He drinks what he needs and there have been no problems. Now that he is a little older, he uses a cup.

Read Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron. It is a wonderful resource.

This is a question that your pediatrician (licensed healthcare provider) should answer. Now moms who have only suggestions or advice that may or may not be accurate. Please ask your pediatrician about this. don't leave stuff like this in the hands of non-experts.

Hi K.,

I would say offer some water, after any active playtime or if its a hot day and if you are outside or running errands with her. I am not sure how many ounces per day, but enough to keep her hydrated. I would also offer water throughout the day. I had the same questions with mine and it was just through trial and error.

Ask her doctor. He should know.

My DD is just about to turn one in two weeks, and she has her sippy cup full and at her disposal at all times. Normally though, she's only interested in it right after eating, or maybe a little sip here and there in between playing with her other toys. I don't know about know about drinking too much - Kalei never has yet, and I don't really expect that she will...

I believe you can just offer her a sippy cup or bottle with water in it and she will drink what she wants/needs. My little man is 13 months and I give him a sippy cup with 4oz of water and 4oz of apple juice mixed together so 8oz total. I just give it to him periodically through the day, like with a snack or when we are out at the grocery store etc. When he tosses it, I pop it in the fridge and offer it to him later. If we take a car ride and it is hot and he finishes it, I might offer him some water later that day as his need for fluid could be greater if he sweated in the car, I don't give him more than 4oz of juice daily. Of course he drinks about 20oz of milk daily so he is not dehydrated but water and juice help a lot to keep those little bowels nice and regular. Hope this helps!! Have a great day :)

I offer my 14 month old a sippy cup w/ a lil' apple juice and mostly water throughout the day. He drinks what he wants, and I don't think he over does it. The only time I limit his sippy cup is if its close to eating time, or nap/bed time cause he gets a bottle of milk. (he doesn't carry it around, the cup makes its way around the room) Unless she is not eating well (like filling up on fluid) I wouldn't limit her beverage. Or if you don't want her to drink too much, what works for me anyways, is to offer only water, which isn't as tasty as juice. Mine loves apple juice and he has never had it strait.

K.,

The fluid intake of a one year old will vary between children! My second was off a bottle drinking from a sippy cup by ten months, and on whole milk by a year! I used to offer her milk three times a day(4-5 ounces) at meals, and the rest of time water! I never measured or kept track of water! My pediatrician for both my kids said, don't worry about fruit juices, they are full of unncessary sugar. They should already be getting plenty of their vitamins from fruit itself!

I only offer fruit juices when they are sick, and really need the energy and fluid! If you find that your child is taking in more fluid at meal then solids, cut back on the fluid. They ideally only need 12-15 ounces of fluid a day!

Good Luck!

the only way she can drink too much is by force. offer her a sippy cup of water every so often. if you say "water?" when you hand it to her she'll know that "water" is the word she needs to say when she's thirsty. good luck!

Well our pediatrician says that 1yo + shouldn't get more than 18 ounces of milk per day...so i'm figuring that if your working milk in with water/juice, I wouldn't go over that.
However, I'd probably follow the other ladies' advice about just giving her a sippy cup with water to juice ratio and letting her decide, of course not when it's almost a meal time. As long as she's eating good and her stools aren't watery or extremely runny (that it soaks through the diaper) I'd say she's fine.
Good luck!

dear K.,
you wont find alot of info out there because they generally dont recomend you give children water under the age of 1. i have a 4 year old and 2 year old. my 4 year old drinks alot of water. wll over hal her body weight in ounces. but ive heard as long as they eat well there should be no problem. but go for half her body weight in ounces like youd do your self.
M.

The only thing I found was for an 11 month old from Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron. It says "...do not exceed 6-8 oz ( maybe more on hot days) of total juice, nut milks, and water." From what I understand this is in adition to the milk she is getting. Hope that helps. I am not feeding my child by this book- making homemade baby foods and what have you. But it is an exellent book to have on had for other questions like this one. Good luck.

Remember we live in a extremely warm climate. The suggested amounts of fluid do not really apply to us here.

Milk with every meal is great. A sippy cup with water or diluted juice that is always available is great. Whenever your child is outside make sure to keep the cup available.

I always took a sippy cup for the car trip with extra water in case my child got thirsty. Your daughter will tell you when she is thirsty. Each time I was thirsty, I would ask my daughter if she was thirsty.