https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 24 Oct 2026 05:34:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ozday-does-a-2-3-yr-old-need#post-989333 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 08:00:32 +0000 anbanan15 989333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I guess after 5 days of his only option being water the kid started to catch on! He drank 8+ oz of it Saturday and Sunday!</p> <p>In case anyone is wondering our pedi said 24 total ounces of liquid per 24 hours, so for DS that is only 8 oz past what he gets from formula. I don't think that is too much for mama to ask :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ozday-does-a-2-3-yr-old-need#post-983538 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 23:03:03 +0000 sweet_p 983538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you tried adding ice to water? I found my DD will drink more when it's cold :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ozday-does-a-2-3-yr-old-need#post-982020 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:40:46 +0000 looch 982020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well my son eats hardly any variety, so I get it about not even wanting to try.</p> <p>Ice pops? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ozday-does-a-2-3-yr-old-need#post-982016 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:39:26 +0000 anbanan15 982016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: @Bao: @keiki_mama: We have cups all over and in different types of containers. He wont drink any. I tried making him smoothies and he won't even taste them. So frustrating... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ozday-does-a-2-3-yr-old-need#post-981860 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:49:01 +0000 keiki_mama 981860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I leave straw cups all over the place too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ozday-does-a-2-3-yr-old-need#post-981805 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:29:25 +0000 Bao 981805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you try offering water another way? LO isn't quite 1 yet but she thinks it's cool to drink from an open cup and a bendy straw. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ozday-does-a-2-3-yr-old-need#post-981797 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:26:01 +0000 looch 981797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 2.5 and I would estimate that he drinks about 16 ounces of water per day. He might also supplement that with a small box of apple juice, about 2 ounces.</p> <p>He has 11 ounces of milk in the morning and 11 ounces at night. </p> <p>To get him to drink, I place cups all over his area. I might also get him to drink a bit more by offering water in a sports bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-ozday-does-a-2-3-yr-old-need#post-981777 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:22:19 +0000 anbanan15 981777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Total liquids. All I can find is a milk breakdown and we can't so milk.</p> <p>DS recently started refusing all liquids but his "box" (formula that comes in a juice box). He can only tolerate 2 boxes/day which is 16 oz. He has always refused water so we used to dilute at least 1 box with 60% water, but now he won't even drink it that way. In an effort to get him drinking water we have only been giving a formula box first thing AM and last thing PM....in between water, with yesterday the first day strictly doing this without caving and he only drank 5 oz water, so 21 oz total for the day. I'm not sure if that's enough or how to get him drinking... </p>