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Offline minmin

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water or juice??
« on: December 15, 2005, 06:43:31 am »
My son is 3 months now ,can I give him some OJ to try? other mums teach me that will be help the baby get more VItamin C ...anyone trying OJ at this stage?

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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2005, 06:54:22 am »
from my understanding it is unnecessary to offer anything other than breast milk or formula at 3 mo.  in the "old days" formula did not offer enough vitamin C so a whole generation was raised with juice to get the vit C and the idea has stuck even though formulas now have all the necessary vitamins for your lo. HTH
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« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2005, 09:43:25 am »
Way too early for OJ but I was offerinf my little one water at the stage because she was bottlefed.
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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2005, 18:56:22 pm »
Oranges and other citrus fruits are highly allergic.  It would not be good to offer juice at all at this stage, no matter whether he is formula or breastfed he is getting all of his daily nutrients.  The absolute only time I fed DD juice was to ease constipation.  And in that case it was diluted baby white grape juice.  1/2oz juice to 2 or 3 oz water.  That did the trick.  Now since introducing solids, I offer water during and after her meal.  She actually really enjoys this, whether because it's in a sippy cup or because she likes the taste.  She gets tons of vitamins A & C from her fruits and veggies, so there's no need to offer juice.  I think the longer you wait before introducing, the better you'll be.