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17 month old drinking tea?
Hi ladies,
i have had an battle with lo trying to get him to drink water, iv been persevering for a year now and he just doesnt like it, he will have the odd sip with meals but thats it, he is still having two bottles of milk a day. but i was wondering if it would be ok for him to drink tea, as i have found out that he likes it! so far i have only gave him it a few time, i make it in his beaker and its very weak. but i was just happy to see him drink something! i was thinking of offering him one cup of tea a day.anyone else's lo drink tea? oh and he is 17 months.
thanks
ashy x
i have had an battle with lo trying to get him to drink water, iv been persevering for a year now and he just doesnt like it, he will have the odd sip with meals but thats it, he is still having two bottles of milk a day. but i was wondering if it would be ok for him to drink tea, as i have found out that he likes it! so far i have only gave him it a few time, i make it in his beaker and its very weak. but i was just happy to see him drink something! i was thinking of offering him one cup of tea a day.anyone else's lo drink tea? oh and he is 17 months.
thanks
ashy x
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He turned out rather well- so I shouldn't worry!
I think i'd be avoiding caffine as I know it makes me go a bit loopy and the caffine dehydrates you and also makes it harder for your body to absorb iron so he'll get the taste of tea with decaff without the bad bit of caffine xx
Mooomin x
Also - as far as I know, milk is mainly made up of water, so giving your LO milky drinks will still keep him hydrated - it's just that water (obviously) has a lot higher water content, so he wouldn't need as much of it (IYSWIM). There are loads of foods that have a high water content too (jacket potato is 80% water, also fruits are very good) so you might be able to up his water intake that way too.
Oh and another tip I learnt, is if he wont drink water, but you don't want to give him juice - you can make your own fruit flavoured water - by stewing apples/pears/etc and mixing the cooking water with boiling water and letting it cool (you can freeze it, or keep it in the fridge for a few days) this is fabby, as it just gives the water a hint of sweetness, and it's packed with all the vit C that leeches out of the fruit during cooking.
hope that helps.
Nx
nikkiandneil thanks for the tip about making my own fruit juice i will also give that a go.
ashy xx
my LOL is 12 months old and he has never liked water as my mum would always give him juice and he dosnt much like milk either! he has no formula and was just on juice, and my nan said I should try tea so I did half water half milk and a dip of the tea bag and he loves it!
I wouldn't worry too much about what others think x in my opinion it is a good alternative to squash for my bubba and means he is getting some calcium xx
My moms used to make sort of cold tea from Anise and coriander seeds since my 18 months is very notorious and didn't drink until some flavors...its good for digestion and keeps him hydrated
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