Diluted juice??

[pilkers]

My HV has suggested that I give Evie some very very very diluted juice as she won't take plain boiled water and apparently she should be having some everyday with her formula being thick (C&G comfort)

has anybody else done this? and how should it be diluted...what ratio?

thanks

 

[xrachx]

I have just started Glenn on some really, really diluted juice, i put about 4 oz water and just put in enough juice in to colour the water i would say about a quarter of an ounce something like that, he isnt keen on the orange cordial but loves summer fruits, we get robinsons no added sugar ones.x

 

[pilkers]

My concern is that Evie is only 2 months old though

 

[valentine]

My concern is that Evie is only 2 months old though

Just my personal opinion, but I definitely WOULD NOT give a 2 month old anything but milk or on a hot day, cool boiled water - she just can't digest it yet. I think your HV has a screw loose for suggesting this. I would stick to c/b water and just persevere.

I don't give my DD juice yet (and don't have any plans to anytime soon), but if I did, I would give her 100% pure fruit juice (not citrus) diluted 1/10 or something similar. I definitely wouldn't give diluting juice.

Robinson's Fruit Shoots and no added sugar squashes certainly look as if they're full of healthy fruit juice, but they actually only contain around 10% juice. They also include preservatives that are thought to cause hyperactivity in some children (Sodium Benzoate) and artificial sweeteners.

..taken from here.

Valentine Xxx

 

[weenik]

I'd agree with Valentine on this one, I think 2 months old is far too young to be giving anything other than milk or water. I don't give Dylan any juice either and don't intend to for a while

 

[mrs_tommo22]

I'm with the other girls, My LO is 7 months and drinks nothing but water and milk - 2 months is defintely too young in my opinion. If your uncomfortable with it, then go with your instinct.

 

[pilkers]

thanks everyone... I'm not gonna give her any. I'll just persist with trying the c/b water. It's hard when these people are the ones you're supposed to trust to give you good advice... good job I have the forum!

Valentine...you're right one of the HV's I see does have a screw loose. Evie had a blue tinge above her lip once and she told me not to worry about it but a few days later she told me she'd worried about it over the weekend as it could have indicated a heart defect...luckily that wasn't the case...she gets it when she has trapped wind but I was well pee'd off that she hadn't done anything about it and then proceeded to scare me half to death over nothing

 

[Ladybird]

I have heard bad things about sodiun benzoate. Will look it up. Also aspartame is a nasty additive. It's a sweetner so found in almost everything and is in robinson's squash.

When my DS was 1 month old and went 9 days without doing a poo, my h/v recommended 5mls fresh orange juice per 100 mls cooled boiled water, so the natural sugar had a laxative effect. This dilution was fine.