what happens when an infant drinks juice?

Answer 1

A little later they pee juice.

I don't know what you mean.

Answer 2

Their poop thins out. Too much can cause diarea. You see, juice is mostly simple sugars, and when simple sugar enters the intestines, extra water is absorbed in. This causes runny poop. To do the opposite, you add rice cereal to the diet. That will thicken the poop. The main reason why doctors tell you to never feed an infant juice is because infants need a ton of nutrients, nutrients that are provided by eating a certain amount of formula or breastmilk per day. Any amount of juice added to the diet takes away from the amount of formula that the baby can eat. So for example if the infant eats 12 oz a day, if you give 2 oz of juice, then that means the infant will only get 10 oz of food that day. That is why it is very important that if you decide to give juice to an infant that it is only a very small amount per day, and only if it is needed, i.e. the poop is hard.

Answer 3

Nothing bad, except maybe a little diarrhea in some babies. It is not recommended in a healthy baby, because it is not balanced nutrition (is mostly sugar), and is replacing a time when the baby would usually be drinking breast milk or formula which he needs to grow. He might also get a preference for it and start rejecting the stuff he really needs. Also, young exposure to some 'allergenic' juices, such as orange juice, are more likely to cause an allergy to the juice/fruit later in life. It is not recommended in a sick baby, because they should be replacing electrolytes along with their fluids, and should therefor be given pedialyte not juice. So, juice should not be added to an infant's diet at least until he is old enough to eat a variety of baby foods. But, if someone just gave your baby some juice, it won't hurt him.

Answer 4

I wouldn't suggest giving juice until 9-12 months and then it should be diluted.

It's important to note that juice would replace breastmilk or formula in an infant's diet. Breastmilk is a perfect, complete food. Formula is more complete nutrition than juice. Breastmilk or formula should make up most of the child's diet for the entire first year. Giving juice means you're not giving the best nutrition for the calories. And the sugar! Truly, there is very little reason to give juice.

Answer 5

It depends upon how young the infant is. It can cause them to get diarrhea and vomiting. Doctors really don't recommend juice until after the age of 1 and most think that toddlers and children should only have about 6 ounces of juice a day. Too many kids are walking around sucking juice down all day, it's basically just empty calories, one cup of juice per day supplies enough Vitamin C, anything after that is just pointless.

Answer 6

Infants should not be given juice - only formula or breast milk. If they drink juice (or water) they are not hungry for their milk which is better for them.
At six months you should give no more than 1/2 cup of juice diluted with water each day. This is because of the sugar (natural sugar or added) and the acidity of the juice is hard on their teeth and their digestion.

Answer 7

It depends on the infant, the type of juice and the quantity. I don't think it will hurt the infant if it happens once by accident, but you shouldn't do it often because it robs the infant of the ability to consume the more nutritional calories of your breast milk or formula. Infants can't consume much and every calorie they take should be more than just a calorie ie have vitamins protein...

Answer 8

when you give an infant juice make sure the nipple hole is smaller than the formula nipple. because infants tend to choke on the juice because it is thinner than the formula so with a smaller hole the flow comes out slower. my sons doctor had me put my son on juice when he was about 3 months old and i only limited to one juice bottle a day which i usually gave to him with lunch. i also diluted the baby juice with water so he wasnt getting just all juice i was afraid it would have bothered his little belly, but he was just fine with what i did. make sure that it is baby juice like gerber or beechnut not juice like we drink

Answer 9

vitamin C juices like oranges, apple juice , mango puree , etc.. help them digest the rice cereals quickly.
thats y sometimes they ask to mix a fruit with the cereal so itll absorb into the system quickly!!!

Answer 10

dentists don't advise giving juice to infants. The natural sugars are bad for their gums and teeth.

Answer 11

while on vacation my parents convinced me to give my son watered down baby pear juice when he was 3 months old..I did it just to humor them...If you ask me though this is way too early ...they only need breast-milk or formula this young. I waited till he was 6 months after that.