How much water should a seven-month-old baby drink every day?

Every baby has needs at different ages. Many children will be fed with milk powder and breast milk when they are 1 to 3 months old. At this time, the child’s body is sufficiently supplemented. However, when the child reaches seven or eight months, milk powder alone can no longer satisfy the child’s appetite. Then we need to supplement the child with nutrition and water every day. The following article will tell you how much water a 7-month-old baby drinks every day!

Water requirements for babies of different ages

The younger the baby is, the more water he needs and the more often he drinks. You can calculate your baby's daily water needs based on his age and weight:

Water requirement for babies aged 0 to 0.5 years (ml): body weight (kg) × 173 (ml)

The daily water intake for babies of this age group = the daily water requirement of the baby - the amount of milk fed. It should be fed to the baby several times to help the baby develop a good habit of drinking water.

Water requirement for babies aged 0.5 to 1.0 years (ml): body weight (kg) × 158 (ml)

Water requirement for babies aged 1.0 to 3.0 years (ml): body weight (kg) × 128 (ml)

Babies over 1 year old take in a certain amount of water from their diet every day, such as fruit, rice, soup, etc., so the amount of additional water for babies of this age group should be controlled at around 1200 ml per day.

Causes of water shortage in winter

The air is dry, and the stratum corneum of the baby's skin is thin and tender, so it is easy for moisture to evaporate through the skin.

Indoor air-conditioning environment can easily take away moisture from the baby's body.

When the temperature drops, the baby needs to consume a lot of water in the body to maintain body temperature through metabolism.

In winter, babies secrete relatively less sweat. You may think that your baby loses less water and does not need to drink more water. You have not developed a habit of letting your baby drink more water.

Water shortage signal

Careful mothers will find that babies will send out some signals when they are thirsty:

If the baby keeps licking his lips and his lips are dry, it often indicates that the baby is not getting enough water. This is the primary sign of water shortage in babies.

The baby wets diapers less often and the urine becomes yellower;

In the article, we learned how much water a 7-month-old baby should drink every day. Because each child's physical condition is different, we can replenish the child with water according to weather changes. When the child is thirsty, the skin on his lips will keep peeling. Sometimes he licks his lips constantly because of thirst and dryness. This is a manifestation of thirst.