How much water does a three-year-old baby drink a day

A three-year-old baby has no ability to take care of himself, and his mobility and control abilities are not fully developed, so the mother must control the amount of water the baby drinks every day, because water is a necessity for the human body. If the body is dehydrated, it will bring many diseases, and many diseases are also caused by dehydration. Babies should drink more than 150 ml of water a day, and try to drink it as many times as possible. You can also add some honey to the water.

1. 0-6 months: Babies who are exclusively breastfed do not need to be fed water directly, as 87% of breast milk is water.

The amount of water given to a bottle-fed baby = 150 ml/kg body weight × body weight - the amount of water in the formula milk. (Generally, water can be fed between two formula feedings, and it can be fed in small amounts and multiple times.)

2. 7 to 12 months: Feed water twice a day, 120 to 150 ml each time. 3. 1 to 3 years old: Drink 600 to 1000 ml of water directly every day.

Pay special attention to giving water when the weather is hot, after exercise, in an air-conditioned room, after crying, in a dry climate, after going out, or when you are sick with a fever or diarrhea.

How much water does a three-year-old baby drink in a day

1. It is best not to give children boiled water for more than 6 hours.

In order to make it easier to prepare milk powder, some mothers directly use a constant temperature milk mixer and keep the water temperature fixed at 40°, so that they can prepare milk at any time. This is not good for the baby.

Because if boiled water is left for more than 6 hours, not only will more than 70% of the biological activity in it evaporate, but it will also be re-contaminated by bacteria in the air. Therefore, it is best not to drink water that has been stored for too long, as it can easily cause diarrhea. It is best not to drink water that has been stored overnight.

2. Don’t give your child water that has been boiled for a long time

Some mothers are afraid that the water is not clean, so they boil the water for more than ten minutes after boiling. This is actually worse. Because water is constantly vaporizing during the boiling process, the concentration of minerals, trace elements, heavy metals and other substances originally dissolved in the water will increase relatively, which is a considerable burden on the baby's stomach and kidneys. Drinking this kind of water for a long time will cause diarrhea and abdominal distension.

Moreover, continuous heating will reduce nitrates in water to toxic nitrites. If secondary amines are present in the body at the same time, nitrites can synthesize highly carcinogenic nitrosamines with secondary amines.

3. Do not give your baby water from nature.

If the water source is not specially protected, it will easily be polluted by wild animal feces, parasites, human activities, etc., and the composition of various minerals is also unclear and may not meet the needs of the human body. For delicate infants and young children, there are certain health risks.

4. Watch out for nitrate content when drinking well water

There is no way to guarantee the nitrate concentration of water, and drinking water with high nitrate content is an important cause of methemoglobinemia in infants under one year old. A large number of examples have shown that the consequences are fatal.