How to make your infant drink water
Making your infant drink water is one of the hardest thing for few moms. Water should be started for a baby only after 6 months as per medical science. If offered before, it can lead to electrolyte imbalance as well as decrease the apetite for milk in an infant. There are variety of ways in which you can start water for your baby. Every child might prefer a different mode of drinking water. You can try and persue the method which suits your child. How to offer water to an infant? 1. Open cup/bowl The best method for parents is to offer water from an open cup/ bowl . However, babies mostly find it difficult to drink water from a cup or bowl because it requires oro-motor coordination. Mostly, babies drink water too fast and develop coughing. Too frequent coughing can discourage them from trying water again. However, the coughing will decrease with time as their coordination improves. This method will improve his/her drinking skills in long time and decrease the spilling too. You can cho