What to do if your baby doesn't drink water

I recently went home to visit my little niece, and my sister-in-law kept telling me that my niece didn't like to drink water. Every time I fed her water, she would either tilt her head or not open her mouth. Feeding her water was like a battle every time, and she was very upset. What should I do if my baby doesn’t like to drink water? I believe many young mothers have encountered this situation. In fact, the baby at this time already has his own consciousness, and you must take some other measures when the baby drinks water. Today I will talk to you about how to solve the problem of baby not liking to drink water.

1. Play water drinking games with your baby

You can find two small cups, pour the same amount of water into the two cups, give one cup to your baby and one cup to yourself, and then play the "Cheers" game with your baby.

2. Encouragement strategy

Say more often, "Baby, you are good. You are not thirsty anymore after drinking water!" "Children who drink more water are good children!" etc. Babies will cooperate with the parents' requests in order to be praised.

3. No drinks stored at home

If you don’t want your children to hold beverage bottles all day, parents should first not buy them or store them at home. Even if you let your child satisfy his or her craving occasionally, he or she should finish the drink on the spot.

4. Parents are role models

In the cultivation of any habit, the role of parents is crucial. When you are drinking water, deliberately come to your baby and make exaggerated movements to attract his attention. The power of role models is infinite! Don’t waste every moment you spend developing habits.

5. The “follow the trend” effect

Children all have one characteristic, that is, when they see other children doing something, they will follow suit. It is recommended that parents prepare a bottle of water in advance when taking their babies to play in the community. As long as other children are drinking water, they should quickly give their own. Generally, this will work.

6. Change the cup

Babies have a natural preference for things with animal patterns. Parents can try preparing two or three cups with different animal patterns and feed the baby water in rotation, or use containers of different shapes to fill water for the baby to drink. This will make them feel fresh and interesting and like drinking water.

7. Let your baby love the whole house

Every baby has his own little idol in his mind, and uses his little idol to make up stories. For example, if your baby likes Teletubbies, you can make up a story about Teletubbies drinking boiled water.

8. Sweetened boiled water

Put a slice of apple or pear in boiled water and wait for a while to let the boiled water have a natural sweetness. This may make your baby want to try it, or at least not reject it.

After I told my sister-in-law this, she put a slice of apple in the baby's bottle so that the boiled water would no longer taste bland. Sure enough, my little niece drank the water happily. How about it, young mothers, after reading this, do you know how to make your babies love drinking water?