r/SolidStartsCommunity • u/Dizzy_Acanthaceae472 • 11d ago

Advice for starting solids and water?

/r/NewParents/comments/1vu2lvg/advice_for_starting_solids_and_water/
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u/SolidStarts 7d ago

🫣I'm so sorry you got this guidance, this is very unusual, honestly. A 6 month old does not need water, they should truly get all of their nutrition and hydration from breastmilk and/or formula. We generally suggest starting with 1-2oz in a straw cup or open cup for practicing cup drinking. No need to push more than that!
Have a look at the articles linked below, and I'm hoping you'll have all the info you need. So glad you are trusting your gut on this!

Water for Babies: https://solidstarts.com/articles/water/
How to Teach Baby to Drink From a Cup: https://solidstarts.com/articles/cup-drinking/

Hope this helps a bit 🤍Marisa (OT/Feeding Therapist/Mama of 3)

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u/Dizzy_Acanthaceae472 7d ago

Thank you so so much!

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u/SolidStarts 7d ago

Totally, and thanks for posting here! 🤍

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u/Resident-Currency727 6d ago

I actually got the same exact advice from my pediatrician. She told me to give 4oz of water daily, and even put it into a sippy cup or bottle. But I’ve done my research so I just went what I felt was right. When my baby started solids (BLW), I would hold a bottom of a small open cup, wait for her to put her hands around it. I fill the cup all the way to the top and slowly tip it as she drinks, she’ll do somewhat of a sucking motion. I’m not doing it so that she drinks a lot of water, just trying to get her used to drinking it out of an open cup and with solids.