Water

My LO is 10 months old and I try and offer him water with meals but he will only take a couple of sips. I’ve tried adding freshly made apple juice to sweeten it a bit, in case this would entice him, but he still refused. I think if it’s not milk, he doesn’t want it, or it’s odd to him.

Any tips?

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My LO was like this until I gave him his own water bottle bought one with a straw that can’t spill and he loves it!

I agree with Marissa. As soon as we started solids I got my baby girl
Her own water bottle with a straw and she loves it as well

Thanks and He’s got a tommee tippee straw cup and sippy cup. He gets the hang of the but stops drinking as soon as he realises it’s not milk

A couple of sips is absolutely fine, I wouldn’t be adding juice at this age personally. They just need enough to help prevent constipation, rather than for hydration as they’re still getting that from their milk. Try a few kinds of cups, having it available all the time to normalise, but I wouldn’t worry too much at this stage x

Yeah same as Jess said I didn’t worry about water at 10 months only gave him the water bottle after a year

This is normal. Just keep offering it often. Try not to add sweets because you don’t want him to get used to that. You want him to know that water is needed and it tastes like nothing. My baby barely ever drank water and now at 21 months he asks for it all the time. Juice in sippy cups just gives them more exposure to sugar for cavities. I am a dental hygienist and sippy cups with juice are a no-no. Kids enamel is so thin that cavities happen and grow quickly. Btw, i am saying all this but I also tried to put juice inside the water out of desperation to give him water but as soon as he rejected it I took it as a sign and didn’t try again.

At this age water isn't required and it's like everything else, just for practice. A couple of sips at meal time to work on hand-eye coordination and depth perception is more than enough. Water isn't required until 1 year.
Just keep practicing and try not to stress too much.

Mine drinks water too

My daughter only started accepting water in a cup/water bottle at about 13.5 months old and but only really when I’m at work if I’m at home with her she doesn’t drink much and wants to breastfeed lots still

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My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

Post partum dad

I have a 2 month old. A few weeks ago my husband crashed out because he didn't feel like he was getting to bond with her. I started exclusively breastfeeding around that time and honestly didnt see the big deal. Baby and I left for a few days and when we got back home, everything was fine. He was extremely hands-on. He helped with my meals, her bedtime, bath, stories.....for a few weeks it was great. Then he randomly sounds depressed af. He says our lo is better off without him, he wants to sleep all day , he asks me not to watch tv then tried playing a video game. He refused to reply to me when i asked any follow-up questions. Then he woke up our baby trying to race me to the bathroom first thing in the morning . He's doing a weird mix of crying, trying, and giving up. Im starting to feel like I cant handle him not being able to handle life with baby and just want to be alone. Are there resources for men?

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My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?