toddler is drinking alot of fluids can you help.?

Answer 1

What do you mean by a lot? Is it excessive? My kids always drank a lot as babies/toddlers, its not necessarily a bad thing. Does he/she drink out of a cup or a bottle? If he/she drinks out of a bottle, he's probably using it as a comforter and it gets to be a habit. Does he/she wake up in the night for a drink? I'm sure everything is ok but if you are worried have a word with your doctor or health visitor to put your mind at rest.

Answer 2

This is a reassurance in case your doctors find nothing wrong - as a baby, toddler and now as an adult I have always drank an alarming amount of fluids, my mother had a terrible time toilet training me and as a child i would drink gallons and gallons of water, even during the night. To this day they have never been able to find anything wrong. I dehydrate very easily and on the couple of occasions where i've needed surgery and couldnt drink beforehand this created problems, so just be aware of this. There has been some speculation that it can be something to do with the pituitary gland and I have had a few hormone problems so it's very likely just an anomaly of some sort. So anyway... it's just something to look at if all tests come back negative, I have to limit my drinking when i travel and things but all in all it's not so bad to drink a lot of fluids.

Answer 3

Think answer one might be a bit mellow dramatic, drinking too much fluids can be a sign of diabetes but surely with a toddler the first option would be to see if he's eating enough.

My son drinks too much but once i make a conscious effort to get more solids in the fluids go down.

I You didn't say way your child drinking milk or other fluids, also is it at night or during the day.

If wetting the bed is a problem, let him drink as much as he likes during day but limit after seven, that way it's peed out before bed.

Answer 4

If your toddler is going to the bathroom often, or filling the diaper often then you're fine. It may be that he's running around a lot and needs fluids. Just make sure that you're giving water, not juice which has empty calories. Lots of water is good for everyone.

Answer 5

You don't say how old your child is but are they eating properly? Sometimes toddlers fill up on juice or milk and then refuse their meals. If this is the case then perhaps restrict juice and milk to after meal times in a beaker at the table. At bed time give milk in a beaker an hour before bed so they're not thirsty in the night but don't let them take the milk to bed with them or they won't eat their breakfast. Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Make sure they're eating well, never add salt to the food, do not allow chocolate/sweets.
Introduce plain water, juices are high in sugar and will not quench thirst. Aim for at least one full cup of water daily.

Boredom could be a factor too - offer plenty of distraction and make sure to have structured mealtimes and snacktimes, food/drinks should not be used to pass the time.

If all this doesn't help - get checked out by your child's doctor.

Answer 7

how much is alot, what kind of fluids is the toddler drinking?
if u are deeply concerned ask your early childhood nurse or go to your doctor

Answer 8

how much is a lot and does you toddler go to the toilet alot if really a lot for both could be diabetic
if not it could just be heat from central heating as it make you very dry but dont panick just go see gp or go to chemist as they can also do a simple blood test to see if diabetic good luck

Answer 9

Probably not unhealthy- what is the normal volume to drink? If there are no other symptoms simply have a chat with your Health Visitor for reassurance, that is one of her most useful roles.

Answer 10

Probably nothing to worry about, providing he has no other symptoms.I think that drinking is sometimes more of comfort than eating but If it continues it might be a good idea to speak to your GP.