How to drink water for baby's health

Nowadays, there are several types of water for drinking at home, such as boiled water, purified water, mineral water, and pure water. However, babies have much stricter requirements on water than adults. So how can babies drink water to benefit their health? What water can babies not drink? What are the symptoms of a baby's lack of water? The following editor will introduce you in detail.

How to drink water best for babies

Many people tend to wait until they are thirsty before they think of drinking water. In fact, when people feel thirsty, their bodies are already in a state of chronic dehydration. The correct way to drink water is to allocate drinking time at any time of the day, and drink water in small amounts and multiple times, about one cup each time. For example: children aged 1-3 years old drink boiled water 4-5 times a day, 150-200 ml each time, and at the same time, refer to the season, temperature, and sweating amount to control flexibly. Young babies should reduce the amount each time. Remember not to drink a lot of water at one time, which will increase the gastrointestinal burden and dilute the gastric juice, which will not only reduce the bactericidal effect of gastric acid, but also affect the digestion and absorption of food.

For newborns, the water they need should be taken from a certain amount of drinking water and milk. Newborns have a relatively active metabolism, and their kidney function is not fully developed, but relatively speaking, the amount of water they need is higher than that of adults. The younger the child, the more water they need. However, it does not mean that the more water they drink, the better. Therefore, parents should control the amount of water their children drink to meet their growth needs.

What water can't babies drink?

Boiled water: The content of beneficial calcium and magnesium is low, which makes the water soft, while the content of harmful aluminum ions is high, which is not good for the baby's bone and nerve development.

Purified water: Although impurities in tap water are removed through activated carbon or purification membranes, too many industrial materials are used in the process, which has an adverse effect on the baby's liver function.

Mineral water: Babies' kidneys and other organs are not fully developed, their regulatory functions are poor, and their filtering functions are not as good as those of adults. The various metal elements in mineral water can easily increase the burden on the kidneys, and can easily destroy the balance of the original trace elements when mixing milk powder and other foods.

Bottled water: If the bucket is used repeatedly or is not used up within two days after being opened, the total number of colonies will increase. Long-term drinking of water by babies will damage their gastrointestinal function.

What are the symptoms of baby dehydration?

Look at the tongue: If the baby keeps licking his lips with his tongue and his lips are dry, it often indicates that the baby is not getting enough water. This is the primary sign of the baby's lack of water;

Look at the urine: The baby wets diapers less often and the urine becomes yellow;

Look at the stool: the stool becomes dry and hard;

Appetite: Lack of water will reduce the gastric juice secreted by the gastrointestinal tract, affecting the baby's appetite;

Look at the eye sockets: When the baby is severely dehydrated, the anterior fontanelle or eye sockets will be slightly sunken compared to normal;

Look at the tears: When a child is severely dehydrated, the amount of tears he sheds when crying may be relatively reduced, or even no tears at all.