First, the cause of infant water poisoning Infant water poisoning is not a very common phenomenon. This disease is mainly caused by drinking too much water, which leads to dehydration and hyponatremia. You don't need to drink water alone before the baby is six months old, because both breast milk and formula milk already contain the water that the baby needs every day, so you don't need to replenish extra water to the baby. The kidney function of the half-year-old baby is not fully developed, and the baby's kidney function is only one tenth of that of the adult. Taking too much water will make the baby excrete sodium while urinating. Losing too much sodium will not only lead to the baby's hypothermia, but also lead to the baby's drowsiness and irritability, which will affect the brain and nervous system. If the baby has symptoms of convulsion or convulsion, it means that water poisoning is very serious, and it must be sent to the hospital for treatment in time.
Second, how much water does the baby need to drink every day? Babies under six months don't need to drink water. Babies between six months and one year old should be fed water according to the weather and body temperature. If the weather is too hot, the baby will sweat a lot, so you can add some water to the baby appropriately, not more than 60 ml at a time. Babies after one year old should consume at least 1000 ml of water (including milk) every day.
So how do you judge whether the baby has enough water every day? Judging from the frequency of changing diapers, if the intake of water is normal, the baby needs to change six diapers every day. In addition, it can be judged by observing the color of urine. If the color is too light, it means that the baby is not short of water at this time, so there is no need to feed water. Not only babies will suffer from water poisoning, but older children or adults may also suffer from water poisoning. Therefore, although water is the source of life, you should not drink too much.