If you choose juice, even of you wait a year, dilute it so it's mostly flavored water. In the meantime, if you think your child is ready, try watermelon, melon, pears, mango, etc - all fruits with fiber and a lot of hydration.

I'm not an anti-juice fanatic or anything but your baby does not need it. Neither of our kids for used to drinking water until well past 12 months. As some PPs say if you once start on that sweetness you will never be able to come back. Just spent a weekend with my 10-year-old cousin. All she drinks is Gatorade. Parents started giving it to her at 18 months old ("she is active and needs to replace her electrolytes") and now she is a chunky 10 year old who only drinks sugary beverages. She is a fantastic kid but her parents did wrong by her and continue to.

We don't buy juice. It's expensive and not worth the cost. Kids drink milk or water. At birthday parties they drink juice boxes. But otherwise never ask.

I'm not a dr but I recommend you not go down that road. Especially with a such a young baby.

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Anonymous wrote:These responses are quite rude. Keep offering the baby water. I always had a sippy cup of water around and eventually the baby started reaching for it.

He's now 13 months and we give him whole milk and juice. I buy the 100% fruit juice with no sugar added. He drinks sippy cups that are 2/3 juice and 1/3 water and loves it.

While I agree there is no need to be rude, I think this is bad advice. Don't get your kids juice other than as an occasional treat. Or course they love it. It is very sweet.

I agree there is no need to be rude, but please don't give your 7-month-old juice. Of course the above PP's son loves juice! Who wouldn't? His dentist will love it, too!!

PP. The pediatrician and dentist both said juice is fine in moderation. So does the Mayo Clinic. His teeth and gums are brushed daily. Juice is FINE.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/childrens-health/expert-answers/fruit-juice/faq-20058024

Why would you give it on a regular basis? Bad for teeth. Empty calories (very little in the way of nutritional value). Give while fruit. Save juice for a treat.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These responses are quite rude. Keep offering the baby water. I always had a sippy cup of water around and eventually the baby started reaching for it.

He's now 13 months and we give him whole milk and juice. I buy the 100% fruit juice with no sugar added. He drinks sippy cups that are 2/3 juice and 1/3 water and loves it.

While I agree there is no need to be rude, I think this is bad advice. Don't get your kids juice other than as an occasional treat. Or course they love it. It is very sweet.

I agree there is no need to be rude, but please don't give your 7-month-old juice. Of course the above PP's son loves juice! Who wouldn't? His dentist will love it, too!!

PP. The pediatrician and dentist both said juice is fine in moderation. So does the Mayo Clinic. His teeth and gums are brushed daily. Juice is FINE.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/childrens-health/expert-answers/fruit-juice/faq-20058024

Please do not start your baby on juice. Especially if they are still not wanting water. Once you start the sugar its going to be that much harder to get them back to water. Unless there is a medical condition that warrants it, you really never ever need to give a baby or toddler (or any kid) juice. Processed sugar for a baby/toddler is horrible. Also, lots of fuits have water in the them and that counts toward liquid intake. My toddler loves watermelon. I can't believe any pediatrictian would recommend juice.

OP, keep trying with the water - and try it at different temperatures. If baby won't take it cold, try room temperature or warm. Or if baby won't take it room temp, try it cold. My baby drinks more when it's a little cold.

If you do give juice, dilute it so that it's really 1/2 - 1 oz of juice and the rest is water. Also make sure it's 100% juice, no added sugar and find a juice that isn't sugary sweet. Whole Foods has a brand (knudsen or something like that) that the juices aren't as sweet.

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are either an alien or just plain retarded. You don't feed a 7 month old juice. When you start giving a baby solids, their poop becomes more solid. If baby won't drink water, sugar water certainly is not the solution. There is also no reason for him to be consuming more than 6-7 ounces of formula at one time. Use your damn head.

wow I feel sorry for your children. I can imagine they will be the kids who use derogatory language when they bully other children. there are a hundred other ways to say what you want to say without using such hurtful and hatefilled language.

If you give him juice, you may never get him back to formula, much less water.

I've given watered-down formula in a sippy cup.

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are either an alien or just plain retarded. You don't feed a 7 month old juice. When you start giving a baby solids, their poop becomes more solid. If baby won't drink water, sugar water certainly is not the solution. There is also no reason for him to be consuming more than 6-7 ounces of formula at one time. Use your damn head.

You are an alien.

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Anonymous wrote:These responses are quite rude. Keep offering the baby water. I always had a sippy cup of water around and eventually the baby started reaching for it.

He's now 13 months and we give him whole milk and juice. I buy the 100% fruit juice with no sugar added. He drinks sippy cups that are 2/3 juice and 1/3 water and loves it.

While I agree there is no need to be rude, I think this is bad advice. Don't get your kids juice other than as an occasional treat. Or course they love it. It is very sweet.

I agree there is no need to be rude, but please don't give your 7-month-old juice. Of course the above PP's son loves juice! Who wouldn't? His dentist will love it, too!!

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are either an alien or just plain retarded. You don't feed a 7 month old juice. When you start giving a baby solids, their poop becomes more solid. If baby won't drink water, sugar water certainly is not the solution. There is also no reason for him to be consuming more than 6-7 ounces of formula at one time. Use your damn head.

Be careful with the use of that word, oh wise one. You never know what's next for you.

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Anonymous wrote:OP, you are either an alien or just plain retarded. You don't feed a 7 month old juice. When you start giving a baby solids, their poop becomes more solid. If baby won't drink water, sugar water certainly is not the solution. There is also no reason for him to be consuming more than 6-7 ounces of formula at one time. Use your damn head.

Don't be rude. Her doctor told her to do this. And things have changed since we were babies. Maybe some other people have also been telling her to do this. Not everyone is up to date on the latest recommendations.

OP here. FWIW, I also came across this on KellyMom:

https://docs.google.com/a/gsa.gov/document/d/168K1AMH5rORIuqVrXFgOBsIWODBOeOr7AakrNjCn39k/edit

For the person who made the nasty comment, what will you do if your child doesn't turn out as perfect as you?

Anonymous wrote:These responses are quite rude. Keep offering the baby water. I always had a sippy cup of water around and eventually the baby started reaching for it.

He's now 13 months and we give him whole milk and juice. I buy the 100% fruit juice with no sugar added. He drinks sippy cups that are 2/3 juice and 1/3 water and loves it.

While I agree there is no need to be rude, I think this is bad advice. Don't get your kids juice other than as an occasional treat. Or course they love it. It is very sweet.

These responses are quite rude. Keep offering the baby water. I always had a sippy cup of water around and eventually the baby started reaching for it.

He's now 13 months and we give him whole milk and juice. I buy the 100% fruit juice with no sugar added. He drinks sippy cups that are 2/3 juice and 1/3 water and loves it.