I was wondering if anyone know's if it is ok to give my 6 month old 100% crandberry juice?

Question

I know there are some foods that infants can not have until they are older. Like egg's and milk, is crandberry juice one of them.

Answer 1

Cranberries are very acidic and should not be given to babies that young in any form. While they are not technically berries and thus do not fall under the "no berries before 12 months" rule they are not recommended that young because of the high acid content. Further, as others have mentioned, there is no need for juice at all at that age; while there is nutritional benefit to eating whole fruit you cannot really say the same about fruit juice, which provides a punch of sugar without the fiber, and most pediatricians will tell you to steer clear. The caveat: if your baby is having trouble with constipation fruit juice is often recommended, but pediatricians recommend pear juice and strongly diluted pear juice at that. If, as another person asked, you're worried about a urinary tract infection you should speak with the pediatrician about it.

There is an excellent online resource about introducing your baby to foods, with various charts/information about what foods can be introduced at what time:
http://www.wholesomebabyfood.com.
I highly recommend it. Your pediatrician may offer some different guidelines but it's an excellent reference.

Answer 2

I think you should not give a child this. At this age they still need the milder juices. Actually, they don't need any juice at all, it does nothing for them. You have to be careful with any berry product. When my daughter was about 8 or 9 months old we gave her some cranberry applesauce and she had an allergic reaction to it, she also had a bad reaction to the "rosy applesauce" we didn't realize it was rosy because it had strawberries in it. So I would say you should wait awhile before even trying cranberry juice on a baby, at least until the baby is over 2 years old.

Answer 3

if you don't mind the baby having diarrhea, the possibility of a sore behind, an upset stomach and all the screaming that goes along with such then go right ahead! otherwise, stick to water or mild baby tea if the child is thirsty. no acids, no sugars, no sore butt or other digestive problems and if baby already has teeth then you also don't need to worry about the juice attacking the enamel. eggs and milk are not to be given due to potential allergies, as many babies develope those. while cranberry may not always be a "common" allergenic, it still isn't good for a little child, just as no 100 % juice is. and you should also make sure not to give the child too much juice anyhow, as that will fill him up and he may decide not to eat his supper (lunch, breakfast whatever)

Answer 4

Try watering it down first and then you can increase the purity. You want to see if your child has a reaction first, but you also dont want it to have a full reaction. I gave my daughter watered down juices till about 7 month or so. Then I gave her pure juices at about 8 months. She was fine with all of them. She is now a healthy 2 with an iron stomach!

Answer 5

Cranberry juice may not be a good idea to give straight. If you really want to give it I would definitely dilute it, 50% water 50% juice. You always have to watch out for how acidic something is.

Answer 6

Cranberry juice is NOT good for infants. For a 6 month old - stick to watered down apple or pear juice. That's it!
If you give your little one cranberry juice, you may possibly be up with him/her for the next 20 hours while they scream their way thru it.
Don't do it!!!

All the best to you and yours....

Answer 7

I wouldn't. Cranberry juice is VERY acidic and could upset your babies stomach. I always use 50% water and 50% juice for my daughter. She likes apple and white grape. I don't think kids need a lot of juice and water is so much better for them and thier budding teeth!

Answer 8

No, it's not OK. Juice is not really recommended at this age anyway. Stick to milk and a bit of water.

If you want him to have fruits, then mush a banana for him, it's much healthier.

Answer 9

you can give him cranberry juice however not 100%. You need to dilute it atleast 50/50 or the baby will have really bad diahrea.

Answer 10

No its not one of them. But, its not recomended either. Cranberry is a strong harsh juice. Apple juice watered down is great even grape watered down is better. You should not be giving 100% of any juice to a child that age though. It really needs to be watered down so their system can get used to it.