I dont know much about this subject but i think i know more about it than the person i was arguing with. The other day in school this girl who takes the "child development" class was arguing to me saying "babies cant be fed water because they cant digest it and they will die". At that point i laughed. I dont think alot of parents feed babies water, but substitute it with milk, then i thought isnt milk the babies "food"?

 

Thanks.

Babies can be given water. Water isn't 'digested'. It is absorbed as is. Milk is mainly water (with a fat emulsion and some proteins and sugars).

thanks glider, thought i was about half right. btw i was quoting her with the word digesting!

Yeah, feed a baby a vital part of them and they die .

this person actaully sounded really serious about it. goes to show what happens when people believe everything they are told.

sometimes milk alone esp when it`s really hot weather will make them a bit constipated too, so cool boiled water is essential to give them on such days, a good way to know is to feel the anterior fontanelle, if it`s a little bit concave, the baby`s dehydrated, water will help with this

this person actaully sounded really serious about it. goes to show what happens when people believe everything they are told.

 

 

That's when you tell them that 78.23% of all statistics are made up.

Ha! lol. oh and another good one was "babies cant drink cold drinks 'cos there not sterile". and "cows dont 'ave to be pregnant to make milk, all they need is grass". i think ill leave the pattern there lol.

babies can drink cold water, just boil it 1`st then let it cool, it`s perfectly fine

as for cows, they can give milk for as long as there`s a demand for it, same allpies to Humans, they can breast feed for years if need be, but as demand lessens so does the production of milk.

babies can drink cold water, just boil it 1`st then let it cool, it`s perfectly fine

Listen to you, already an old hand. What a great Dad!