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Posted: 19 September 2005 at 8:33pm | IP Logged

Hello....

OK am concerned I may be sounding like a nurotic mother, but am enjoying a moment of freedom and asking all those burning questions I've been hording for days!!!

Does anyone have any ideas for introducing juice to LO (and not Ella, this is juice, juice, this is Ella!!). Ella won't drink water. She's a good aim with it now and its usually my eye!! I tried Juice in a cup - no. Juice in a bottle - 1/2 oz, then WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH thats not milk!!

Am keen for her to drink more fluids so just wondered if anyone had any top tips?

Posted: 19 September 2005 at 8:52pm | IP Logged

Ollie isn't a great lover of anything other than boob, but I do have limited success with the top of a baby bottle.  He will sip from it or stick his tongue in it.  I use very very diluted fresh apple juice which he seems to prefer to water.  A small plastic cup would probably do the same.  I find the bottle top is good because he can't grab it and it's small enough for me to hold whilst he is trying to help without it going everywhere.  A cup with handles is dangerous unless you particularly fancy waring juice.

Posted: 19 September 2005 at 9:22pm | IP Logged

Dizie have you tried Hipp organic Fennel drink? Devlin will take water or juice..So i'm not to worried.. have you also tryed an icelolly?? it's worth a go.

HelenC

Posted: 19 September 2005 at 9:49pm | IP Logged

Quite possibly Jopsy!!!

Aha, Fennel!! Now I get you Helen!!! Hadn't thought of the ice lolly. Good call! Not tried Fennel - where do you get it from?