Doctor Explains Why You Should NEVER Give Babies Water!

[@DrKaran]

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[@lourias]

I disagree. My baby was 4 to 5 months old, and OBVIOUSLY needed to cool down; the beet-red face told the story. After all, 100°+ ferenheit is excess temperature for even babies. So, when we were riding in cars which had NO AIR CONDITIONING, my babies got extra water. It was a supplement, not a substitute for milk. Furthermore, I could not breastfeed while I was driving. I can agree with you IF there is no extreme high temperature involved.

[@Byzantine_mapping]

noice doc

[@soul-edits319]

Does drops of water work?

[@SelfvsSelf24]

Thanks @Dr Karan ❤️

[@SelfvsSelf24]

​@@soul-edits319 I used to give my kids like a very small dose of water on a teaspoon I guess it all depends how much is intaken

[@wesleyem3]

I never even realized that I've never seen a baby drink water 💀

[@DrKaran]

LOL right??

[@StampleD2147AI]

@@DrKaran im contemplating what could've happened because I never knew this 💀

[@potato1084]

YOUNG babies yes but after 6 months they should

[@frankcesaretti4817]

@@StampleD2147AI same. I guess maybe you just instinctually know.. cause I’ve never hear that they can die.. but also never gave my babes water (thank goodness)

[@josefptacek113]

​@@StampleD2147AI same, thank God I don't have baby 😂😂

[@theterrificyolo]

I always wondered why they never drank water, but it makes sense. All placental mammels like puppies and kittens dont start water drinking until they’re being weaned

[@C_911_]

you get water from breast milk

[@bigburger293]

@@C_911_ a small amount

[@C_911_]

@QuackL1 it's not a small amount...it's 87%

[@sejozwak]

I drank water, Im fine

[@connectkarim]

Thanks for your comment. Got me curious and I learnt about monotremes.

[@samr2494]

My son is nearly 18. Back in early 2006, the health advisor told me to give my son some water in between feeds as he was hungry. I was 18 myself so I followed her advice. Thankfully he is fine. My daughter arrived 4 years later and I asked should I do the same again, and she said no and claimed she’d never given me that advice. I changed health advisors after that. My mom was there with me when she told me to do it, I hadn’t misheard her or misunderstood her. She was also a really rude person too, so I was glad to change her.

[@expertbean101]

You should report that person, even if it leads to nothing, if they screw up again they should see there's complaints against them and hopefully take away their medical license. It's a hard job for a reason, to keep those types of people OUT of giving people professional care. You were lucky but the next person might not be

[@samanthahardy9903]

I was advised the same back in 1989. Cool boiled water in between feeds. My son was a very hungry baby.

[@samr2494]

@@expertbean101 She’s retired now thankfully, but when I saw the video it made me feel sick of what could have happened.

[@-KMA-]

They always make it look like our fault

[@anneharrison1849]

I’m glad he was fine, but if her logic was “he’s hungry” that seems like bad advice, if it was hot weather and the logic was “he’s thirsty” then it seems like adapting to circumstance.

[@j3rryb3rry]

Never knew this. 4months preggo now… you single-handedly saved my baby just now

[@PTEC]

It would be cool to get into more education on this. Any resources?

[@scubameg]

Dont give them honey either 💀

[@bp-lw9hm]

@DrKaran could you talk about nut allergies? I heard about recent research that found mild and gradual exposure to nuts at a young age can actually decrease sensitivity and prevent allergies from developing. Thanks, keep up the good work!

[@meganritchie2635]

Yep! I’m so thankful I had all the paranoid moms around me feeding me advice on how I could accidentally harm my child and how to prevent it! I was told if you suspect your baby is dehydrated that they go to the ER for IV fluids. Really should only be if they are sick and not keeping fluids in for long, but just giving them their regular feeding usually fixes dehydration.

[@Celestials1aurora]

@@meganritchie2635can i ask what those moms teld you? * told

[@kamomile_tea]

Dude... 20 years on this planet and it never once occured to me that babies don't drink water. Ignorance like that is always scary af to learn about because while my dumb ass was never put in a position where I could give a baby water, one day I might unknowingly screw up with something equally fatal and I wouldn't even know. You're out here doing really good work. 😭

[@ShorlanTanzo]

Its perfectly fine to not know, especially when its not even related to your life. When you do become a parent though, all of these things are suddenly expected of you as though its common knowledge, and No one will just casually bring it up, not even the pediatrician unless you ask. My wife and I didnt know that newborns need the pre-mixed formula, not the powder mix one. Pediatrician didn't tell us, parents didn't tell us, it's just something that people expect you to know already for some dumb reason.. Baby's doing just fine though. No big deal.

[@zineguri8515]

this guy is exaggerating. its not water thats the problem its large amounts of fluid imbalance/overloading that would be the issue- which would be hard to achieve for most sensible people. If you think about it - those who don't breastfeed - use water to make their formula. we also use "sugar water" in the hospital even for premi neonates to calm them down during a procedure for example - they can suck on small vials of it with no issues. So water is not toxic or anything, u just dont want to overload them with it ( which again the baby would likely refuse since they have small stomachs - and even with breastmilk - baby just vomits regularly cause of their limited stomach size - and its their way to stretch it too). and the 6 month mark is also dependent on the baby and how its developing in size and action etc. I mean even regular grown adults can get fluid overloaded and die from drinking too much water - but in reality this is pretty hard to achieve (unless the person is lacks all common sense I suppose) the main reason we dont recommend water is to make sure the limited stomach is not filled- since they need nutrients so dont want to risk malnutrition etc by occupying that space with water

[@ananyamajumder243]

​@@zineguri8515are you a medical professional? I am not downplaying your info I just want to know the source:)

[@SL-gz3dy]

​​​@@ShorlanTanzowhen you are pregnant you see a lot of professionals and they will tell you how to take care of your baby 😊 they don't just drop a baby in your hands and say good luck 😅 they might not say do not give water, but when they don't say you should, then you just shouldn't. And doesn't the package say which kind is for newborns? There are a lot of classes you can follow when you expect a child. As a parent you should do some effort too...

[@smurfe_tte]

im 11 and i know that lmao

[@paominHaokip2203]

This video just made me realise that babies don't drink water💀 Edit : I'm so fed up of people commenting that breastmilk consists of water, wine consists of water too but it's called wine for a reason, just because it has water in it doesn't mean it's water,get your smart ass to think twice

[@crazycatlady2310]

Well I'd hope so that's all he was talking about

[@ubiquitous866]

Who gives a fook? I'm African anyways

[@Ryan-cb1ei]

Shit, I would’ve killed a baby by accident 😶

[@ChaoticAngelKitten]

Ya… I didn’t know this either… good thing I was never planning on having kids. Oo

[@Jack_Redview]

@@ChaoticAngelKitten ironic how most people who end up with kids, never planned for them in the first place 😆

[@justgaming124]

Why does it feel like I should’ve know this sooner? We need life education more than anything in school now.

[@T13GUY]

That's what I say. Went to school, all they gave me was distress, fear and panic attacks. They taught me Shakespeare, they did not teach me how to pay bills. They did not teach me how to vote. They did not teach me how to properly cook (all they taught me was how everyone is terrible at making macaroni💀) .

[@galaxyvulture6649]

​@@T13GUYBruh I'm not trying to learn this shit in school too when I don't wanna be a parent and that might make people want to have kids sooner. There's those parenthood classes anyways. I would rather learn more useful stuff instead.

[@AntonYadrov777]

@@T13GUY they also likely destroyed your abstractive thinking abilities, to boot. Lovely thing, public education.

[@joeyjoe-joejr.shabadoo9448]

The obstetrician goes through this with mothers to be, they also recommend new mothers take a health class that also consists of infant CPR and other good to know items. We got this information at least half a dozen times with each baby through our doctors and pediatricians.

[@AntonYadrov777]

@@joeyjoe-joejr.shabadoo9448 here's the problem: they "recommend". Not enforce. Especially not even before conception. Basic pediatric training in addition to mandatory full genetic compatibility testing. I'll never tire saying that all this should be enforced at gunpoint worldwide.

[@zedantXiang]

We do more background check and test when considering someone for an Uber drive than being a parent Edit; for people saying childbirth is a right, so is not being abused by shitty parent, you're argument means we shouldnt take kids away from parents

[@ryukobestwaifu3319]

Obviously Uber is a company you have to sign up for you don't sign up to have kids

[@DaveManPrice]

Yeah, duh, one is a job where you operate a large vehicle for a company that pays you, the other is one the most basic human rights and the only reason any of us are alive, not a great comparison

[@kapwalapastangan]

It's not a statement on whether or not someone could have babies lol Is it wrong to verify if parents/caretakers are informed enough not to accidentally make babies sick or dead by giving them water? Both driving and rearing a child needs you to be knowlegable and competent in a lot of shit, and would lead to disastrous consequences when you fuck up. Would it really be unreasonable to make sure if parents are equipped to handle the huge task of raising a child? So we could aid the parents/caretakers otherwise??

[@zedantXiang]

@@DaveManPrice A job is more important than having childrens? Why should we educate people on driving more than raising a children?

[@DaveManPrice]

@@zedantXiang it’s just far easier to kill people through ignorantly driving than through ignorantly raising a child. There are rules to the road, once you know them you are no longer ignorant. My mother studied child development in college and still felt “ignorant” as a parent, her mother was a school teacher and still struggled as a mother. There is no one book on being the perfect parent. Children are people and all people are different. Over my dead body will the government tell me that there is one perfect way to raise a child and that I need a license to do so. There is one perfect way to drive. It’s a dumb comparison. That’s it.

[@MD-BullCreekATX]

Human babies are the most difficult sentient being ever to exist

[@umairashraf5167]

Which is why being able to raise one is the most rewarding challenge one could ask for

[@Iheartmefr]

💀

[@shanemorris3554]

IKR!!!

[@callinlikeIseeitbs]

@umairashraf5167 Exactly and the stages of independence that follow are definitely a great and trying time. It is a blessing and a challenge to raise tiny humans into functional, fair, independent people who are a boon not detriment to society. Parenting is a high calling.

[@joaquingomez4609]

They’re not really sentient by definition though. Your hippocampus doesn’t develop until you’re around 3 years old, which is why everyone doesn’t really remember being alive before then. We just kind of “pop” into reality one day. Babies aren’t aware of themselves in the same way a 5 year old is.

[@vicgamesvt9682]

This is another example on why parenting classes should be mandatory for first time parents.

[@normacroberts-hakizimana8785]

And grandparents! We have no clue as to how to raise kids!

[@brandonblue2994]

Man y'all really want the government involved in everything do I really need the Secretary of newborn baby Health up my ass while trying to change a diaper.

[@MineCraft-nz9pg]

So true ,why isn't it yet? Would definitely decrease the number of crazy people

[@-Dazai-]

Would your taxes pay for it

[@osheridan]

​@@-Dazai- Yep! Absolutely. I pay taxes to go to my community

[@k_nyeny]

If you have a tiny human, is my favorite phrase from him lol

[@The214thRabidFangirl]

It reminds me of the time when my oldest nephew was a baby and I convinced all of my siblings to go to the amusement park we me. It was a really hot summer day so we used a straw to drop feed him ice water too help him stay cool. I just double checked with his mom and he was older then 6 months at the time so it wasn't any danger, but I wouldn't have known either way. He'd now a full blown teenager and a pretty cool one at that, so I'm glad that it all worked out.

[@Arbidarb]

I mean, a baby under six months shouldn't really be out at a theme park in the heat in the first place.

[@Celestials1aurora]

@@Arbidarbliterally

[@NotGamgee]

This is why you never dilute formula. Always follow the exact recommendations on the tin

[@moviastdyst]

well that's what happens when companies like Nestlé make baby formula too expensive for mothers to use the recommended amount, especially in third world countries

[@thewitchstarot6975]

I always thought that formula was mixed with water ;-;

[@All_will_be_revealed]

​@@thewitchstarot6975o.o wait they don't mix formula with water

[@thewitchstarot6975]

@@All_will_be_revealed i thought they did😭

[@chelseabarker2250]

​@thewitchstarot6975 yes formula is mixed with water. What the OP is talking about is OVER watering down formula to help it last longer

[@kitjakaboodle]

God the baby stage is just the WORST. 😂 so much can kill them and they ACTIVELY seek those things out nonstop.

[@thatlittlemonstrosity]

Teenage is probably at the same state, but this time they do it knowingly

[@iamyourmaster2565]

@@thatlittlemonstrosity as a teen, I saw some dude smoke 2 cigs and vape at the same time.

[@thatlittlemonstrosity]

@@iamyourmaster2565 I think he just sees lung diseases as pokemons, gotta catch em all (as soon as I catch my breath)

[@rabeechowdhury]

​@@thatlittlemonstrosityno lie though, teenagers go for every drug under the sun without the right education and parents. Best stage is right between adolescence and being a baby.

[@stealthboost2805]

I see all those replies in there and what in the actual hell are they going on about Maybe it’s just because i live in canada but there’s only a small part of teens that actually do this, a lot more are just average non-smoking/vaping teens having fun

[@mrs.b0742]

I’ve had multiple children and I only just learned this today. I’ve never even considered giving a young baby water because they’re always nursing. You learn something new every day.

[@anneharrison1849]

You may not have known this, but you used your common sense, well done.

[@rogersepeda]

Also you have to be careful when you use formula not to put too much water in it.

[@mzlww]

This seems like an important info that I, someone who has looked after babies, should have been told at some point

[@charliedeegan1598]

​@@J.U... Youre shocked that america has shitty education? Especially surrounding reproduction and infants?

[@aimanazminovich3602]

@@J.U...It isn’t

[@pluckybellhop66]

​@J.U... Read the room, bud, this is new info for most of us 😅

[@brodieshawn63]

​@@pluckybellhop66yeah but if you are someone who looks after babies then you should definitely know.

[@InuInugami]

Same, I obviously just gave him his formula but I did often wonder if he should have water, I'm so glad that for whatever reason it never got to that because holy shit

[@colleenmayes1537]

40 years ago, my newborn was given bottles of sugar water in the hospital and I was told to make sure he had one every day. Between that and being instructed to place him in his crib in what is now known as a dangerous position, it's a miracle he survived.

[@WolfeWrangle]

yooo wtffff???? What was lacking in the scientific field at the time to let this crazy stuff happen?

[@Lamedvavnik]

Sugar water is to deal with hypoglycaemia.

[@redparadise5468]

@@WolfeWrangle the medical field didn’t understand sids yet

[@harrietxo2310]

@@redparadise5468 sugar water is still given to some new borns just not bottle sized amounts

[@werm3169]

The sugar in the water is what would've made the water safe. It would prevent water intoxication.

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

And 30 years ago a doctor looked at me like I was a complete idiot for never giving my baby water. I was careful to give the next child water every single day. This was the same time that they flipped the tummy sleeping position from face down (so they didn't choke on spit up) to 'back to sleep.' I had one child with one rule and literally had another doctor glaring at me with absolute contempt and scorn because I didn't know the new rule with baby 2. I TOOK CLASSES, DAMMIT. I don't know how anyone in the last four generations survived infancy at this point.

[@colinsmith2399]

DUDE do they tell you this at the hospital???? This feels like really important info

[@violetskies14]

Nope. Kinda just assume you know, especially if you have other kids. Luckily my mum did know and taught me the same because I'm the eldest of 5 and looked after the little ones as babies a lot and that could have been bad. According to her she read in a baby book when she was pregnant with me that you shouldn't give babies under 6 months water and babies under 1 need any liquids to be sterilised so she just never gave us water at all until we were on solids.

[@MeeshT]

This is also why you should follow the formula to water ratios on the tin!!! Add the water first, then scoop the formula in so it’s accurate. Accidentally forgetting or adding a scoop every once in a while won’t hurt much but you shouldn’t be diluting formula on purpose - it happens with people who are struggling to feed their children, or sometimes people simply don’t know this. I wasn’t told when I was pregnant or after I gave birth, I saw it online and verified it.

[@Reeseseses]

I would forget how many scoops I added to my nephews formula and I'd freak out thinking I'll harm him by OD on formula.. because I mean even vitamins can kill.. im not nearly as big of an idiot as I was back then though 😂

[@easyethanol6611]

Tin is metal that i don't think it's even used get often anymore

[@terrykelly6113]

Or breast feed baby

[@minisn3066]

@@terrykelly6113 No shit Sherlock, except not every mother can produce breast milk. Formula has contributed in lowering infant mortality because of this!

[@TheScorpian56]

Just breast feed the baby. They add so much unnessary and harmfull bull to all food these days

[@mr.gamerbtw]

If you own a tiny human 😭😭💀

[@_Vorname_Nachname_]

Fr, I thought that ended in 1865 💀

[@masterdeetectiv9520]

@@_Vorname_Nachname_ actually the last country to ban it did it in 1981

[@_Vorname_Nachname_]

@@masterdeetectiv9520 I didn't know that that was the year when the last country banned slavery. Tbh I assumed that there might still be some backwards country that didn't completely ban it. I just thought that that was the year most people would associate with the end of slavery. But thank you for making me aware of that.

[@masterdeetectiv9520]

@@_Vorname_Nachname_ i think most people besides americans associate it with 1833, when the british banned the slave trade

[@neggas-]

not funny enough

[@user-uq4tx6bu8k]

"If you own a tiny human..." 🤣

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

I’m Guyanese born. Guyana can be sweltering heat. There were PSAs saying not to quench a newborn baby’s thirst with water. Never knew why until now.

[@ade3050]

Some mothers from Nigeria needs to her this, emphasis on the word *some*. my little girl was breastfed until she was 6 months old. She had chubby cheeks, thighs, she was healthy in every way but my relatives and friends kept saying she is needs water, she needs milk. I was made to feel I was not looking after my child properly. That little girl is 12 now, healthy in every possible way.

[@CH-px1fw]

But I don’t understand this. How can anyone think that breast milk alone isn’t enough?! It’s literally the only reason we have breasts.

[@Bl4ckJade]

That’s cause a whole lot of us were raised with water. Nigerians are funny lol. Mom gave i and my brother water. I still see a lot of babies being given water even before 6 months and they all honestly turn out fine

[@Tuoyo3005]

I've sent this video to my mum because she keeps mentioning that my NEWBORN should have water 🙄. I explained that he has a small stomach and would get too full to take milk. Maybe she'll listen to a doctor...🤞

[@DianaMartinezA1]

@@Tuoyo3005your mum is right they can have little water

[@goomba8170]

@@DianaMartinezA1No. Watch the damn video. There is no reason at all to feed a baby water. Milk/ formula is the only thing they need. Water is useless at best and very dangerous at worst,

[@RimaEln]

Rule of thumb is only breastmilk/formula during first six months and no honey during first two years.

[@skittlesreacts]

Why no honey??

[@RimaEln]

@@skittlesreacts I'm no scientist, but according to the Internet: "While delicious, honey should never be given to children under 1 and it's not recommended for children under 2 years old. Honey contains toxic bacteria that may cause infant botulism, a serious form of food poisoning that can end in death. There is also a risk of pollen allergies developed from honey." It's best not to test the baby's luck and just not give them honey during their first two years of life. Have you noticed that the packages of honey say "do not give to children under 2"? Yeah, they put it in the label, too.

[@jennadragon9923]

​@@skittlesreacts Botulism. There can be bacteria in honey that cause botulism and the still developing gut flora of a baby/todler can't handle it

[@nonyabidness5708]

Only the first year now.

[@Ogletort]

@@skittlesreacts I think cuz it’s sticky and they can’t eat it properly. So it might choke your baby.

[@bp-lw9hm]

Thank you for sharing this important information. I forgot about this and appreciate the reminder. We need more PSAs.

[@catie5939]

My mom was a home health nurse back when that was a thing. Insurance covered a nurse coming out to check in on you after birth and such. There was a mom with a newborn who had failure to thrive. It turns out, the new Mama had no idea she wasn't supposed to be giving her baby water. "What if she's thirsty?" The mom said. 😭 Formula/breast milk is enough hydration for a baby! IDK how most people would just know this fact though. I've always felt so bad for that mom and hoped she and her (now adult) kiddo are doing alright.

[@valinamiyu2912]

Reminds me of a once viral case here where a grandma feed a less than 6 month old grandchild porridge. She ended up in hospital with intestine blockage, crying most likely from the pain. Her doctor repeatedly told her family to not feed her anything at all for the moment, but then came the grandma whom secretly gave her water and she ended up gone, yet the grandma insisted that she kept crying due to thirst. Till the end the grandma insisted that she’s innocent and never felt remorse, meanwhile the baby’s father greatly regretted leaving his baby alone with his mother and letting her do as she wanted to his baby. The scary thing is it’s common here where old women feed their grandchildren stuff babies that tiny musn’t have, and when they’re told not to do it by their kids (the babies’ parents) then they’ll get angry while saying that they had raised them (the babies’ parents) well so they know better, meanwhile in reality not all of those old women’s children survived till adulthood for obvious reasons 😢

[@crazydragy4233]

Cool, you charge them with abby murder and let everyone know.

[@valinamiyu2912]

@@crazydragy4233 it was viral on social media here so I bet a lot of people knew. Last I heard the baby’s mother hated her mother-in-law but the baby’s father didn’t have the heart to bring his mother to court, so the couple simply kept some distance from that old woman and that’s it

[@DemonsWillPray]

My mother does this shit too it pisses me off

[@potato1084]

She knew what she was doing!! I refuse to believe she didn’t she should be charged tbh

[@crazydragy4233]

@@valinamiyu2912 No, I meant something quite different. Tiktok and YT short feeds do not reach most people in this world. When you let people think they can get away with things sometimes the iron fist needs to come down so they stop having weird ideas about their own authority A culture of entitlement is at fault for this

[@animatorstanley]

I had no idea, I just never thought about it before. I have two nephews and as infants they just drank milk, never thought of giving a baby anything else.

[@edwardjenner1381]

I have 3 kinds and never knew. Nobody told us and the internet was only just starting back then. I never considered it though, because for the first few months you are just trying to get as many calories in as possible. I did give one of my babies a strawberry though. Apparently that is a no-no.

[@chickenlover657]

In my country everyone gives babies water since day one, and nothing ever happened so I'm calling BS.

[@anstinsk]

@@chickenlover657 which country

[@chickenlover657]

@@anstinsk I'll just say eastern europe, I feel no need to specify further.

[@crazydragy4233]

​​@@chickenlover657 Your country is backwards then lol. I'm from eastern Europe too and we don't endanger newborns like that. Just say you're from a poor place and move on.

[@Larebearofhampton]

Love the way he put it in fact. Because when us old timers say something like it it's an ole wives tale

[@Mike-kr4br]

I don't remember ever hearing that but in this heat that is a important item to be aware of.thankyou Dr. For educating everyone.

[@junekafaltiya4514]

In india we actually have this it's like a tradition you cannot feed anything but even water to baby till they are 6 months old as the baby turns six months old we organise a ceremony called "annparasn" in which we celebrate first feeding of child it's the first time he/she drinks water and eat food family members prepare really tasty food for ceremony and the invited relative and parents brings gift for newborn like cloths and toys then we also keep various things like money ,book, music system, toy, to see what's the child pick and when the child picks anyone it means as he grows up he will be directed or attracted towards that thing it's a really cute ceremony and adorable function

[@shanemorris3554]

I like that idea

[@guessmyname1246]

Ooh my culture also has a similar item picking thing for babies :D Apparently I picked one that said I would become a doctor, made my parents happy (until I didn't become a doctor)

[@lolong5976]

Same here. Here in Maharashtra, after a baby completes six months then they are given a sweet porridge made of finger millet. And then very slowly but steadily variety of food and meals are fed in a very tiny quantity. But for the first 6 months, nothing except mother's milk

[@jojijohn2608]

And i india they put a small dot near forehead or cheek

[@jojijohn2608]

Also they are fed some gold too

[@sydhsydh1084]

Sometimes there will be cases in my country about babies who died because their grandparents secretly fed them water/solid food behind their parents back. Old people can often be very stubborn and think they are right.

[@pinkapotamus9266]

My SIL (who we hated) would give my nephew water when “it wasn’t time for his bottle but he was hungry” 🤦🏼‍♀️ It’s a miracle he lived.

[@XantinovaX]

Wow. It doesn't even make sense to not feed a baby when they're hungry, just because it's 'not time' to feed them 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️.

[@pinkapotamus9266]

@@XantinovaX She was…weird. I’m not saying that I was a perfect parent but I never deprived my kids of food when they were babies!!

[@talyahr3302]

That girl totally has a point though. Forcing women to have babies when school doesn't even teach you the basics of how to take care of one is insane.

[@donadeavera9608]

Mother's should take their daughters to gynecologists as soon as their old enough to reproduce and get them the birth control lecture. In my teens, the 60s, we fought for that right to prevent reproducing. Now girls think that abortion is the only form of birth control. It's not. Why has this generation, since the 80s, given up on all the rights we fought for? I don't understand it.

[@hello-ef4bn]

how do you get forced to have a baby? no one is forcing anyone to have sex. if they are, that's rape and another much bigger issue.

[@hello-ef4bn]

​@@donadeavera9608thank you for this. I'm only 20 and have painfully seen this. so many of my friends get multiple abortions a year. it's disgusting. so sorry you fought for basic things like condoms only for it to turn into genuine infanticide. the slippery slope is real.

[@unisophia]

who forces them?

[@personreanimation]

No one is forcing these losers to knock people up or get knocked up. It's called being a fucking adult.

[@insertwittyprofilenamehere]

This is a really good PSA for any expecting and new parents. I actually didn't introduce my baby to water until 8 months because she had a food allergy and I was so focused on foods that offering her water totally slipped my mind.

[@blueeagle1127]

Glad I stood up to my grandparents when they tried to bully me into giving my newborn water. I didnt know it was possibly deadly just thought lack of vitamins and electrolytes wouldnt be good. Wow moms instincts are always right!

[@shanemorris3554]

Except your grandmother's instincts😂

[@blueeagle1127]

@@shanemorris3554 my grandmother has the maternal instincts of an insect 😅

[@shanemorris3554]

@@blueeagle1127 so it's amazing you even exist!!

[@blueeagle1127]

@@shanemorris3554 exactly 😆

[@peaceglory5973]

​@@blueeagle1127lol hey .. that's a dis on some insects

[@karamullet1365]

Good to know! I always heard to never give babies water until 6 months but never looked up or asked why.

[@tristanfoss7469]

Can't believe I've never seen Willem Dafoe eat a bowl of soup.

[@uglyferalcat149]

Feeding soup to William Dafoe can also be extremely fatal.

[@Maninawig]

I learned something new to freak out about if I get a child.

[@just2botheru]

Just give them the tite👌 stop being selfish, you can share one w them 😂

[@blacksesamecandies]

Honestly just giving them milk is the easy part. There is lots more wild-card factors about having children as they grow and such. SIDs is much more frightening IMO.

[@aethlred7380]

I ain't never having kids. You hear all the time of parents stressing out and worrying about their little Timmy then they will go "But he's the best thing to ever happen to me". What? That makes zero sense to me. If something stresses me out I'm not dealing with that thing anymore you don't have that option with a kid. I can't just pack a bag and say good luck with your life.

[@Celestials1aurora]

@@aethlred7380honestly 😭

[@josephang9927]

Oh no so bad you are not reproducing. I care so much

[@katelynm.1750]

My parents thought it'd be a good idea to give water to my 5 month old once against my wishes. After they did, they looked up why I was so against it and why they shouldn't have. He's totally fine and healthy, but when I came to pick him up, they apologized.

[@godregretsme6955]

The fact they looked it up AFTER doing it 😢 😡hopefully they know now to listen to your advice or fact check it themselves

[@Kelly_Ben]

I've heard of SO MANY grandparents disrespecting the wishes of parents... even if it's not potentially lethal, it's still completely unacceptable.

[@ZombieDowneyJr]

Saving babies over here!! This young girl makes a prominent point. Let her chose. Operation Abobo is Gogo.

[@blackhat2005]

As a father, my wife had to teach me this. I later taught another mother who had their

[@moroccangardens5170]

Remember this still applies when it's the middle of summer and very hot, our adult brains think they must be thirsty but unless it's breast milk or formula it's a no. You can help a baby stay cool in many non dangers ways, like refreshing bath, wet cloth, not layering clothes, stay in shade.

[@solala1312]

damn, I never thought of this and I have a first aid license to care for babies and children! they never told us about that in the course.

[@shanemorris3554]

And if you have no formula or breast milk available and won't be able to get any for the foreseeable future?

[@moroccangardens5170]

@@shanemorris3554 my husband's mother was in this exact situation with him as a baby. She had a very bad blockage and couldn't give milk at all and they had no formula at all. I think she used some kind of rice water or oat water (I can't remember what she told me it was so long ago) but she was very scared for his health. So I guess you do whatever you can and pray it works.

[@no-kx6ld]

​@@moroccangardens5170 Rice water is usually uses in many poor Asian country so don't worry you don't need to pray but it ain't nutrition

[@priskruger314]

Screenshot! Thanks ❤

[@NeurodivergentQween]

This is also why it’s very important to read the directions and measure for formula. If you dilute it too much on accident or even to save money you can cause your child serious harm.

[@ministerJason1]

If you dilute it too much BY accident or accidentally not ON accident...WTF that drives me...

[@NeurodivergentQween]

@@ministerJason1 🙄🙄 thank you for officially being that guy.

[@beanholder3634]

​@@NeurodivergentQween With you on this one buddy 😩

[@naughtiusmaximus7210]

​@@ministerJason1 JFC thank you, it's not just me. BY accident, ON purpose. If I hear/read anything different it's so bothersome and distracting.

[@NeurodivergentQween]

@@naughtiusmaximus7210 like we are writing in friggen MLA format and haikus or something in the comments of KZbin 🙄 I write shit as I would say it. Now I’m not gonna change it just to bother every grammar nazi. I might even make it worse 😈

[@colettemr]

Exactly what my Dr told me back in 1986 when I had my first baby. They use to give us glucose water to give it to them after 6mths.

[@sksjdjsl]

You had me at Big Boss Man

[@aw3271]

Also do not drink a gallon of water a day during pregnancy without OB approval. My baby's fluid electrolyte balance was impaired, he had low amniotic fluid level and his kidneys were enlarged at 35 weeks because I was drinking too much water for my body size. Besides being extremely swollen with putting edema and gaining 145lbs during pregnancy from fluid retention, my water broke early, no contractions, and he was distressed, requiring induction. Be careful and don't take random advice from "health" sites. Always triple check all medical advice with your OBGYN because you don't know if it's appropriate for your particular situation.

[@TCGJAyandGian131]

145????

[@TheMariemarie16]

Was it even comfortable to drink 1 gallon of water per day? I can barely drink 2 or 3 cups per day. I am 6 months pregnant. How could you stand all that fluid?

[@oldjukeboxjo]

You gained the weight equivalent of one whole adult man in water weight? I don’t think that’s possible.

[@Stop_Infanticide]

It sounds like you had a one in a million case. Higher fluid intake and even retention is completely normal during pregnancy. As long as you're listening to your bodu and getting exercise you'll be fine. I wouldn't go around scaring expecting mothers away from water 😅

[@DUSTINKENNEDY383]

​@@oldjukeboxjoI pretty small man

[@chellecopley67]

i am in my mid 50s and truly thought this was a joke but Wow, it isn't. I gave both my babies water, was in fact encouraged to do so between feedings. I'm glad they made it ok.

[@tubax926]

It's fine to give them water, but not too much. Babies will reject water 90% of the time, in which case they want the boobies/formula. Just don't force your baby anything; if they don't want it, then listen to them.

[@heather_foreather]

Your name like me 🤯

[@AndNowIWrite]

I would assume there are too many chemicals as well these days.

[@slbarbieri1725]

​@gaybrielle hastings yes, that is an assumption and a wrong one at that.

[@joywebster2678]

We gave newborns sugar water in hospital for the first 8hrs to be sure they could swallow and not regurgitate. It was 2 oz. And you see moms still in 2023 giving infants chocolate milk, and apple juice in the 1st 6 months. Sigh.

[@trudibarraclough478]

I gave mine a teaspoon or 2 in the heat of summer when they couldn't settle. Worked well. Also whem a friends baby was floppy from being left to sleep in the car, - which saved his life. 45 years ago. Not a bottle full though. Time and place I guess.

[@HysjMysj]

My kid has been drinking Monster energy since he was 3 months. He turned 6 yesterday and changed his name to Kyle, bought a pickup truck and started punching holes in the drywall. I'm so proud

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

The scarier thing is moms arguing online “No, babies do need water! I gave water to all my kids when they came home from the hospital and they are all just fine!” And I just feel pity for her babies

[@BettyAlexandriaPride]

Exactly. Just because someone survived a near-death experience doesn't mean you should subject them to it. That's like saying: I fought yogi bear once and made it out alive. *I WAS FINE. YOU'LL BE FINE, TOO.* 😂 Like, no Sway.

[@DianaMartinezA1]

It’s soo true they are they telling mothers not to give water and that it’s fatal that’s wrong we are made of water we all need it even the babies

[@kaeldare]

It's because it used to be what doctors told us to do

[@crispybatman480]

That was like all of them 30 years ago lol, they gave your baby sugar water at the hospital ffs.

[@elijahschaffersonlysimp]

it use to be what Drs told them to do. my grandparents and parents were told to give us water everyday. now days,even though this guy made it sound like water is poison to babies,a drink of water here and there,is essentially harmless,but usually by 6 months a baby is sucking down 6-8 oz bottles,so you don't give them that much water,but a drink or two here and there. probably why oral thrush is more common these days than it use to be 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@SapphireX413]

I had to tell this to my daughter's paternal grandfather. Went to visit him when she was 1 month old. Her father and I walked to the corner store for some soda and chips for the cookout later on that day after feeding her 3oz of formula. When we got back we saw grandpa feeding her a bottle of water and I almost had a heart attack. He explained that she got fussy shortly after we left and was acting hungry so he gave her 3oz of water and drank almost all of it. He got a quick lesson in caring for infants that day

[@nyizzle4533]

Lucky you had already fed the baby formula or the outcome could have been deadly. Glad everything worked out.

[@MiVidaBellisima]

Don’t leave a kid under 6 mos with anyone if you can help it.

[@SapphireX413]

@@MiVidaBellisima That's kind of ridiculous, people should be able to leave their children with their grandparent for 10-15 minutes 🙄

[@diego032912]

​@@SapphireX413 Both statements can be true. Don't leave your child unattended if you can help it but you should also be able to leave your child with your grandparents.

[@wetsockz3001]

@@SapphireX413 No my mom would leave me with my grandfather and he used to SA me 🫤

[@salmanrashid5526]

When we told my parents about this they thought this was completely ridiculous n fed me n my siblings water before 6 months…. My mom used to be a general med doctor when we were that age n she doesn’t remember this in her training…. This must be a relatively new guidance that came out

[@jessicagalvin4598]

Tiny humans are so insanely delicate. I’m too terrified to even hold one.

[@Maria_loves_water]

I don't want kids but if I ever do want you just saved their life.

[@josephang9927]

You are probably too old For babies now.

[@MariaNicolae]

Fitting username. Also, Marias unite!

[@averycheesypotato]

So many people offended by this video in the comments. Maybe you raised your children another way years ago, or maybe you were raised another way yourself. Parents/guardians did what they thought was best, based on the information available at the time. That is not wrong or shameful in any way. But now we are being given new information. Please consider it & make use of it going forward.

[@yuribezmenov4967]

I don't see any people being offended

[@mynameisreallycool1]

@@yuribezmenov4967 Deeper in the comments, you can.

[@mr.peanutbutter5423]

i think the water now must be somewhat filled with toxic chemicals that’s why it’s fatal for babies as opposed to years ago. my cousin in Africa (Ethiopia) had no problem consuming water as a baby.. what is in our water damn

[@pennyforyourthots]

​@@mr.peanutbutter5423 there's no "toxic" chemicals in water, at least not in the concentrations that we use them in. There's stuff like chlorine, but that's only dangerous in higher concentrations, in the small concentrations it's used and it's only dangerous to things like bacteria. Any place that has clean water uses these same chemicals or something similar. In reality, people just got really lucky that giving their kids water didn't kill them. Think about how recent instant communication is. If a kid died of water intoxication forty years ago, not only would they have been exposed to a bunch of other dangerous stuff that could have killed them first, but it's hard to communicate that kind of information beyond people who you interact with on a daily basis. It's not that these things didn't happen in the past, but that we can know about them more easily now.

[@P.M.P.181]

​@@yuribezmenov4967 😅 right they must have dug deep for someone to argue with and lecture 😂😂

[@Randomtime12]

I never knew that!😱 That‘s the reason why I think every Parent should need to go to a „How to handle a baby class“ or something like that… It‘s ridiculous that you get to the hospital „deliver“ you‘re baby and than the hospital is like: Ok you‘re ready! Have fun with parenting! Goodbye😬

[@ilive4anime.]

A couple was sentenced to life behind bars for accidentally poisoning their infant with water. They were broke and needed to stretch the baby milk so they added more water...they too didn't know.

[@mainhalo117]

What where they convicted of because that seems like negligent homicide not murder

[@Rachel-fi4sc]

Not even negligent homicide. They were actively trying to feed their baby.

[@justagirl6761]

This is heartbreaking

[@heehoopeanut420]

Wow, what a horrible country we live in. Ration insulin, now rationing formula.

[@potato1084]

@@heehoopeanut420 Exactly

[@redtsun67]

My mom was ranting about this a while back saying "I don't get these young mothers. I read something the other day that said you shouldn't give your babies water until they're 6 months old." Then she looked at me and said "I use to give you guys water all the time when you were babies".

[@charmaineespeut4627]

I keep telling my mom about this but she acts like I don't know what I'm talking about

[@annabellesanchez8011]

When my second so was born a little over 40 years ago my milk hadn't come in yet and doctors told me to give him a bottle of water with just a little bit of sugar. I remember him getting sick and vomiting a lot. My poor baby

[@yuribezmenov4967]

Damn how do that "doctor" got certified as doctor I wonder

[@syd9394]

@@yuribezmenov4967it was 40 years ago- a lot of wrong info was thought to be true then and we know a lot more about infant physiology now. Not that long ago the medical field thought that babies didn’t feel pain and operated on them with no anesthesia. Terrifying

[@TechTchno]

​@@syd9394 P- People actually thought that???

[@syd9394]

@@TechTchno yeah… it’s idiotic to think that but yeah thank goodness for modern medicine

[@nammi895]

The fact that you still remember this means how good mother you are❤❤

[@helgaioannidis9365]

What I found really cool when breastfeeding was, when I found out, the density of breast milk varies. I was wondering why on very hot days my babies were constantly demanding the breast, but only taking a few sips and then they'd leave me with a dripping, full breast. I then found out in the beginning of a breast milk meal the milk contains more water than later during the meal. So if they needed more liquids because they were sweating a lot, they'd have more, but quicker meals. They just knew by themselves how to make sure they'd get the appropriate nutrients.

[@callinlikeIseeitbs]

Yes that is true. It also gets much thicker as you feed older babies I breast fed 2... 1 until 16 months and 1 until 3 months ( darn bc made me taste off so she switched to formula)

[@mz7315]

This and "no honey before one year" sounds like tiktok BS but is actually life saving.

[@tourmii]

There really needs to be some sort of test people need to pass before being able to take a baby home 🤦‍♀️ the requirements foster families need to go through should apply to every single person having a kid

[@MamaLena123]

I gave all three of my boys water growing up. I'm in my 50's and things were different back in the 80's. I was told by doctors back then to offer my babies water to relieve constipation when they switched over to powdered formula. Luckily they mostly just played with the water and never really drank much. Scary to think about this now! 😧

[@tybryga86]

No you didn't 😂

[@tybryga86]

​@ana suicade no they didn't 😂😊

[@JCHK.]

@ana suicade I’ve been a midwife for over 30 years, even back in the early 90’s we taught parents to not give water to babies.

[@anandgosai3294]

It was not different in India since more than 5000 years. We have a ceremony when a child becomes 6 months old. Before that no water/other food is given to child. So called "uncivilized" people who are said to be "civilized" by savages at that time called brits 😂

[@heavenonearth3316]

6 months. I was about to say "I might've killed several babies". Nigerian babies need water with that jolly rice!

[@TheblazingSword]

Wait what? U give kids water in Nigeria?

[@TheblazingSword]

@@TrumpAgenda47Only what's Oz?

[@sweet.commentary]

​@@TheblazingSword ounces

[@TheblazingSword]

@@sweet.commentary why can't people use like litres and gram bruh

[@tiwalolafemi-famakinwa311]

Nigerian babies don't need water. Hospitals in Nigeria advise mothers not to give their babies water

[@Thecutestpookie]

The thing is that my parents sometimes gave my siblings water. This was when they were around 5 months old or younger, they'd always crawl to them and stand up while holding their leg and beg for whatever they were drinking in their cup. It would sometimes be water, juice, or even soda. They really liked orange juice and would try to drink the whole cup of soda but when it came to water they'd spit it out.

[@leahroberts9901]

I had my daughter in the late 80's and was sent home from the hospital with bottles of "nursery water". That's what it was called. You could even buy it in the stores in the baby food aisle. The rules for babies are constantly changing

[@lunaskye621]

I also heard that parents need to be careful when preparing formula milk as if too much water is added, it can also lead to water intoxication.

[@fatimahabukazir1477]

Am not a mother but this is educational love your content doctor 👍👍

[@fahadb6994]

Wanna be one ?? , Naah just kidding 🏃🏃

[@guitargirl1517]

makes it sound like every first time mom knows everything. No, you learn. I read up a lot when I was pregnant (and I'm lucky/unlucky enough to have a pediatrician as a mother-in-law) but yes, you need to learn before taking care of a baby.

[@gavinfinch2393]

Thank you for sharing this!!! I’m 27 and I had no idea

[@kaylalubicz6051]

I was today years old (27) when I learned this! Fortunately nobody’s ever left me alone with a tiny human 😂

[@krickett8538]

I freaked out about every little thing with my first baby. Now I have my second, I have to remember everything from 2 years ago to keep her alive. Like not giving her honey.

[@1eV]

You can't give her honey?

[@MonicaL2129]

@@1eV babies under 1yr cannot have honey because they are more susceptible to the bacteria that cause botulism.

[@krickett8538]

@@1eV she's only 7 months old and until she's 1 year old it's a botulism risk.

[@Shahzad....1187]

bro I never thought about why babies don't drink water before this video

[@ugaladh]

This is why if you mix your formula from powder, you must do it correctly.

[@Hugh_de_Mortimer]

I’m shocked I didn’t know this. This should have been taught in PSE.

[@jennilycos2251]

I never introduced water until weaning started. They get plenty of water from their breast milk or formula.

[@GlyphAbiff]

That’s a crazy fact I’m glad that I learned just now. That said where does she live that she would be FORCED to have a child? Is she someone’s property in a place where slavery is legal and she has no choice who she has sex with or to use protection or not???? I’m baffled.

[@HeatherHolt]

How we survived as a species is pretty amazing. We usually have one baby per pregnancy, we have a long adolescent phase, and so many of us are ignorant to the basics of caring for children. Yet here we are! Ignorant not dumb ❤

[@Siirena]

My doctor said not to give my child water or gallon milk until she turned 1. That's all I needed to hear. My baby is everything to me so I listened.

[@kaeldare]

Where as my baby's pediatrician told me to give my baby's water from birth. That's why there is so much confusion on here. Different doctors give different advice. 🤷‍♀️

[@peaches5540]

Thank you for saying breast or formula. There is so much pressures on mothers to breastfeed. I was able to to do 12 weeks with one breast and it really overshadowed all the happiness I should been feeling with my son. Instead I was a mess worried about my milk supply. Thanks once again :-)

[@DrKaran]

FED is best!

[@firelady118]

The only time my babies got any type of water was because some of them had colic & an old home recipe is fennel seed tea/water. You don't give them alot, less than an ounce & it helps with colic, I talked to my pediatrician before I did so & was told it was safe as long as it wasn't all the time & only a tiny amount. The fennel seed tea helped sometimes. When my 2nd child came tho they finally had infant gas meds which helped more so I stopped doing the fennel seed tea.

[@DestinyWithCubby]

I love that big boss man is the mascot of this channel

[@confusedramsay3133]

Imma give my nephew beer instead

[@bioloitz]

Their kidneys may be weak but boy that liver can take some alcohol

[@Youmy473_lazyedits]

​@@bioloitz whyd you think that he was gonna do that for real? 💀

[@sweet.commentary]

@@Youmy473_lazyedits because he will

[@SatoruGojo_BelieverofGod]

@@sweet.commentary No he wouldn’t tho

[@aprettydumbperson]

​@@SatoruGojo_BelieverofGod you underestimate Gordon

[@thisiswhereidied3054]

Meanwhile priest dunking me in water like I'm Oreo in milk at my baptism:

[@codename495]

They dunk you, not force feed you water.

[@thisiswhereidied3054]

@@codename495 I think it's hard to argue that repeatedly putting crying and screaming baby under water like it owes you money isn't going to make it drink some of it, but i guess not enough to have harmful side effects. Fortunately "baptism by waterboarding" is relatively rare now days, just really big thing where I live.

[@Goodsuh]

@@thisiswhereidied3054 usually they just cup a little in their hands and sprinkle it over the baby’s forehead. Nothing too bad. I’ve heard Eastern Churches are pretty rough with it though.

[@thisiswhereidied3054]

@@Goodsuh oh they are, i have a vid of my baptism, that's why I made this comment, you could just put "where's the money Lebowski" on top of it

[@MrQuoteShorts]

Tiby humans = koalas Tiny humans: don't drink water Koalas: don't drink water Tiny Humans: cute and chonky Koalas: cute and chonky

[@attoboi9763]

I've literally never thought of this once ever lmao

[@Pond721]

I assume new parents are told this by the nurses and doctors because I had absolutely no idea this was a thing.

[@edwardjenner1381]

Nope. I have 3 kids. Never knew. Went to parenting classes, no idea. I knew about no honey, but I gave one of my kids a strawberry once, apparently that is a no-no too. But honestly, up to a few months old, you are trying to get them as many calories as you can becasue they are growing so fast and can't take all that much volume. So it never occurred to me to give them water. If anything I'd be tempted to under-dilute formula.

[@maryarney1350]

Nope, 50 years and never got told this.

[@Oliviaandtrina]

My ex mother in law was trying to tell me to give my 2 month old water to go to bed with and thank God my mom told me babies can't drink water that young lol. My ex mil also believed that babies are still supposed to sleep only on their stomachs and the few times she watched my daughter she put her on her stomach to sleep before she was able to roll. And fell asleep with her on the couch. Pretty much every no no you can think of, she did. She doesnt watch her even now as a toddler I don't trust her lol.

[@TheMrTataaa]

The thing is, the stomach thingy is a lil bit correct. Making babies sleep on their stomach will lessen their chance of puking (the gastro esophageal reflux), BUT it also increases chance of SIDS /Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Between puking and dying I think we know which one is more dangerous😅

[@ChinchillaQueen]

Yeah. Don't feed your baby anything other breast milk or formula until they are around 6 months old. Their systems can't handle it. Obviously, breastfeeding is the best way to go if you can do it but the other is fed is best. The laying on the stomach thing? Makes sense. Some babies tolerate sleeping on their backs a lot more than others. Mine hated sleeping on their backs and would only sleep on their stomachs. It just meant we did a lot more monitoring for them until they could move themselves into whatever position they wanted themselves in. All the child no-nos? Yeah. My dad tested that. He was put in charge of my boys for a little while and they are toddlers but they had also never seen a wood stove being used before and my parents only have a single gate separating the wood stove from the walkway and grasping hands. I came home to dad outside and him telling me the boys were told to sit and watch a movie. 2-year-olds and 4-year-olds do not do sit and watch well and while they thankfully did not get interested in the very hot wood stove, they can open gates very well, they did get into everything else and I strong-armed my dad into helping me clean up the three hours mess the boys had managed to make in less than five minutes. He is now supervised when it comes to watching them

[@maiaraandrade1952]

Breastfeeding is the best way to keep a baby healthy. In my country we have milk banks, which takes donations from pregnant women and mothers that produces a good amount of milk. You just need to collect and freeze it for later use!

[@Stella737E]

My mom still won't believe me, even now.

[@lilmelody93]

"If u own a tiny human..." that's a weird way of describing parenthood. 😅

[@stuffedsomething1699]

I genuinely wonder how I survived my parents.

[@TapanThakur1964]

LOL

[@debrawallace4542]

My kids are all adults now, but when they were born, nurses in hospitals would bring bottles of water to us for the baby. It also created some nipple confusion if you were trying to breastfeed.

[@kennynakawaki]

Wow, I literally was just talking about this the other day 😂 anatomy yo

[@plumber1337]

Well, no one is obligated to know everything, we're learning daily. That shouldn't be shameful. Not wanting to learn is a completely different issue. That's why there're experts like you and people that have lived that experience previously. Learned something new today.

[@saved_yet_so_as_by_fire]

In the Bible they're referred to as willingly ignorant, in today's vernacular we would refer to them as dumb on purpose.

[@haldouglas4773]

​@@saved_yet_so_as_by_fire nah, nowadays we use the term "weaponized incompetence".

[@saved_yet_so_as_by_fire]

@@haldouglas4773 I like it, very clever.