The only reason we give or kid juice is for occasional constipation, in which case, we give diluted prune or pear juice. Babies don't need juice. Better to eat the whole fruit, pureed, smashed, or whatever.

Oh and water intoxication and hydrocephalus are totally different things!!

OP there is no need for juice. I think you might have misunderstood what your ped was talking about. Babies who are on a liquid diet before solids can get water intoxication more easily so no need to give water. Once they eat solids they can have water.

And trust me EBF babies can get constipated after starting solids! Should have seen the turd my DS had today! Some smushed carrots fixed him right up though.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

water on the brain

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/181727.php

This. OP, I think you're a troll but if you are not, get a new ped ASAP.

+1.
I'm a pediatrician and have been watching this thread with "interest" ( even replied once from
A purely parental standpoint, for full disclosure). But THIS is absurd. If your pediatrician thinks 3 ounces of water can cause "water on the brain", you NEED a new pediatrician.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My children do not have any juice at 2 and 4 unless constipated and then we give 2 oz of organic pear juice mixed with 4oz of water. Babies should not have anything to drink other than BM or Formula until a year.

Not really. You can start giving them a little water alongside their solids at 6 months. Helps with constipation, incidentally.

Breast fed babies wouldn't be constipated .

How nice. But not really relevant to babies who are not breastfed.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My children do not have any juice at 2 and 4 unless constipated and then we give 2 oz of organic pear juice mixed with 4oz of water. Babies should not have anything to drink other than BM or Formula until a year.

Not really. You can start giving them a little water alongside their solids at 6 months. Helps with constipation, incidentally.

Breast fed babies wouldn't be constipated .

Anonymous wrote:Juice for baby. Not baby juice!

Anonymous wrote:Fruit juice is sooooo high in glucose (SUGAR) that it is not healthy at all for a baby. You could give the baby diabetes. DO NOT FEED A BABY JUICE!!!! At 5.5 months, maybe start a few ounces of water each day, and definitely NO JUICE!

Fruit juice is high in glucose? News to me. Fructose, yes. Glucose, no.

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Anonymous wrote:I will hold off on the juice. My ped said not to give him water until he is a year old. So what do I put in the sippy cup then?

First time mom and I've read many people giving their 6-12 month olds juice.

Your baby can have a little water before 12 months.

Our pediatrician said 1-2 ounces a day after 6 months, when the baby's eating solids, is fine. Juice only if constipated.

Anonymous wrote:I agree but if the child won't eat fruit ( toddler) than actual juice is better than nothing.

No, it's not. Juice has such little nutritional value as everyone here has explained. You are better off giving more vegetables. OP don't give your child juice. There no reason to.

Don't juice your baby!!!

Fructose in quantity without fiber isn't ideal. There's no nutritional need for juice.