Whenever a small guest comes to the house, the grandparents or elders start giving advice for his health. Even today many old methods are adopted in the care of the newborn in India. One of these includes giving water to the newborn before 6 months. Due to less knowledge or belief in grandmother's prescriptions, people make the mistake of giving water to the newborn from 6 months. Even today people in rural areas are confused about whether the newborn should be given water before 6 months or not.
Somewhere you also do not consider it good. In this article, we are going to tell you according to the experts whether the child should be given water before 6 months or not.
Dr. Rakesh Bagdi, former president of the Federation of Resident Doctors' Association and pediatrician, told that before 6 months, the newborn should not be given anything other than mother's milk. According to experts, if water is given to the newborn, then there is a danger of deteriorating the electrolyte balance. In this condition, the body temperature decreases and due to this there is a risk of seizure. Experts call this situation water intoxication.
Mother's milk is the most important
WHO has also said that the newborn should be fed only mother's milk for the first 6 months. Because it has high water content and it also contains nutrition. By the way, parents feed formula milk to the child and this is also enough to fill the stomach. Doctors advise not to give formula milk to babies along with water.
Right time to water
Experts say that if you want to feed water to the baby, then wait for the right time for this. When the child starts eating solid food, it is okay to give him water.
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