Is it harmful to give water to babies after taking breast milk?

Exclusively breastfed babies do not need additional water – breastmilk is 88% water and supplies all the fluids that your baby needs. There are some problems associate with feeding water to exclusive breastfed baby below 6 months old e.g. too much water can lead to a serious condition called oral water intoxication and too much water can interfere with breastfeeding because it fills baby up so that he nurses less. http://kellymom.com/nutrition/starting-solids/baby-water/ You may want to show your family member on the news of the tragic happened where a mother diluted her breastmilk using water to her 10-week-old and cause water intoxication. http://ph.theasianparent.com/baby-dies-after-drinking-breastmilk-mixed-with-water/

As a guide, for newborns younger than five weeks, consumption of water is related to increased bilirubin levels (which will cause jaundice) and excess weight loss (it will fill a baby up but has no nutritional value). It may also affect milk supply, as the baby will end up not being interested in nursing. For babies who are older, too much water will again interfere with breastfeeding by filling the babies up and causes the babies to nurse less. A baby could be given moderate amount of water when he/she starts on solids to help prevent constipation. Otherwise, there is no real need for water given the lack of nutritional value in the consumption of water.

Yes. Please do not feed water to breastfed babies if they are younger than 6 months of age. This is because water does not contain any calories and it might cause the baby to feel full without getting the required amount of nutrients he would normally get from breastmilk. Breastmilk also contains up to 80% water so there is no need to supplement babies with water even during "warm weather". You can continue nursing your baby. Also, water may not be clean and may cause your baby to have infections. http://www.who.int/features/qa/breastfeeding/en/

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