Won’t take any water

My 6mo will not take any water. I have tried in a sippy cup, cup with straw, open cup, in her bottle but she just pushes them away or if my magic I manage to get it to her lips she just spits it out.

She is on solids so has very hard poos now and I really need to find a way of loosening them up. She has some prune purée everyday but that makes no difference.

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Have you tried drinking it first, then giving her it? Just an idea. X

We had this too, I bought a tum tum cup and he took to it immediately, despite hating the other straw cup we tried which I think had a valve. You might have already tried this one but thought I'd mention in case! We're having similar issues with poos, horrible isn't it 😔

I’m in the exact same boat, constantly trying to give him water throughout the day; the best time is when he’s sleepy or just waking up, sometimes he can have a couple sips in his bottle before realising it’s water

My LO loves to drink it from spoon sometimes. Maybe that will help

We have the 360 cup. My boy didn't really take to it at first but we just made sure we tried every meal time, we even lightly pressed the valve to release some water into his mouth. Now he loves it. He has water after every solid meal. Have you tried on a spoon?

this worked, gave her a bottle with some water in before her bedtime bottle and she was too drowsy to notice. Drank an ounce. Thanks for the tip

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