newborn and feeding

[happyfeet88]

Hi ladies, I knw ths isn't a pregnancy question I ws jus wondering my daughter is about 12ds old, I'm struGglin to gt her to drnk water, I nrmlly boil it an let it cool dwn, does anyone hv any advice wt did u do to gt ur lil one to drnk a lil water?

[happyfeet88]

I dnt hv breastmlk sadly, I've heard several ladies here comment on mayb changin her formula won't tht b bad for her at ths age? Please note tht I'm raisin her by myslf and she's my first child, I dnt always hv the knowledge an expertise so mayb to some of u my questions seem stupid...

[happyfeet88]

Um she stuggles to break wind/burp after feeds a lot an I ws tld at the hosp tht a lil water a day nt a lot wil hlp her, I wsnt tld nt to giv baby water, bt nt as if its a feed jus a lil to help her break winds cos she ends up cryin after feeds an I knw its a wind by the way she pulls her face I assist her in rubbin her bck gently an pacin up an dwn in the room it does come out bt after she's fussed a lot so I contactd her pedi, an she said a lil water wil help wth ths prblm bt she wnt to drnk water she pulls her face as if its smthn strange I jus wnt wts best for her, i feel so helpless smtyms..  

[Clysta]

You generally don't give water because A-there's NO nutritional value and it fills their belly making it so they have no appetite. A baby's stomach is very small, everything you put into their mouth needs to count. For the first year of life there's little a baby needs beyond BM or Formula. Even solids and baby food have little nutritional value and are given for more or less practice and texture.

[KTowne]

If you're using some formula as well, it could be the formula causing constipation, if this is the problem.

[KTowne]

Also, at 12 days old you don't want to flavor anything, you NEVER know what your baby is allergic to, and at this stage she is much too little to risk anything like an allergic reaction, when you do start experimenting with flavors, etc, about 6 months, you need to try one flavor at a time to make sure baby doesn't react badly to it, that goes for baby food as well.

[KTowne]

I agree, wayyy too early for water!