Hellobee Boards Topic: If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?

Hellobee Boards Topic: If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:11:33 +0000 ElbieKay on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink/page/2#post-1987864 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 07:16:03 +0000 ElbieKay 1987864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't drink soda, and I hardly ever drink other sweet beverages. Most of the time, I drink water, unsweetened iced tea, coffee with milk and sugar, hot tea, wine, and the occasional cocktail. Every once in awhile I have orange juice or lemonade, but that happens less than once per month. I haven't really modified my habits (other than alcohol for pregnancy/nursing), but I would not feed the baby most of the things that I drink! SugarplumsMom on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink/page/2#post-1987844 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 05:57:03 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1987844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We mostly drink water. Iced tea on occasion and during Xmas, a kind of local rootbeer (Julmust), but we don't let LO have any. She's used to not having exactly what we're having because of all her food allergies earlier on. Rainbow Sprinkles on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink/page/2#post-1987810 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:20:47 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1987810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No we still have lots of beer, wine, And coffee in the house. Sapphiresun on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink/page/2#post-1987789 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 02:01:32 +0000 Sapphiresun 1987789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH and I only drink water and the occasional diet coke. She's allowed water, milk and sometimes diluted juice, but we don't often buy it since a container of juice lasts a long time 1 tablespoon at a time. Grandpa gives her full strength juice though, and she thinks it's pretty fabulous. birdofafeather on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink/page/2#post-1987595 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 21:16:16 +0000 birdofafeather 1987595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We don't drink soda except for the Italian sodas and not much juice. If we have a juiced drink it's more like smoothie status and R has some of that. NurseDMB on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink/page/2#post-1986846 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 14:05:26 +0000 NurseDMB 1986846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only drink water (besides wine, lol) so I very rarely even have juice or soda in the house. My son is only 16 months, but he only drinks almond milk and water. He loooves water, so I see no reason to give him juice right now. skipra on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink/page/2#post-1986785 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 13:34:40 +0000 skipra 1986785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ The only thing I limit is sparkling water because DS is totally obsessed with it. We are struggling with weight gain so I don't like him to have too much water. Otherwise we mainly buy beer, coffee, and tea and DS doesn't even try to have any. Smurfette on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink/page/2#post-1986496 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:31:31 +0000 Smurfette 1986496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope! DH and I still drink sodas. She knows that it is just for us. bpcmarj on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink/page/2#post-1986495 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:31:26 +0000 bpcmarj 1986495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't really drink anything other than water at home anyway, so it is a non-issue for me to give her watered down juice. Ginabean3 on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink/page/2#post-1986492 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:30:18 +0000 Ginabean3 1986492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only drink water and occasionally sparkling cider and coffee. I didn't grow up drinking juice and neither did DH so we never have that in the house! LO strictly only drinks milk and water. She's had juice a couple times at parties but that's it. Doesn't seem to faze her just sticking to those two beverages! Mrs.KMM on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1986480 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:24:18 +0000 Mrs.KMM 1986480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Not a chance. I'm not giving up pop, beer, and wine just because they aren't the best choices (or legal for the alcohol) to give to my kids. BSB on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1986464 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:15:10 +0000 BSB 1986464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @regberadaisy: Haha! Where do you have them hidden? Orchid on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1986447 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 11:08:21 +0000 Orchid 1986447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH and I don't drink or have coffee, so it's pretty easy. We have been enjoying sparking lemonade and sparking grape juice from Trader Joes lately though. LO is usually too busy to notice. getjazzy on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1986203 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 09:06:41 +0000 getjazzy 1986203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ LO only has water, milk or homemade fruit and veggie smoothies. He's never shown too much interest in anything else besides talking about the fact that coffee (or anything in a mug) is hot and then he wants to touch the side of the mug to feel if it is. I think we were probably curb any soda intake once he's old enough to understand and try to have it when he's asleep but it definitely won't stop us completely. Sometimes there will just be things that are the way they are "because we said so". regberadaisy on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1986181 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:42:14 +0000 regberadaisy 1986181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Nope, we still have soda and beer in the house. She doesn't ask for it. @bluestriped bee: I hide all sweets from LO! I only eat them when she's sleeping. LOL Mrs. Lion on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1986177 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:40:37 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1986177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @bluestriped bee: I do think there is value in modeling for kids what you want them to do, but it is also perfectly appropriate to just tell your child no. lulibee on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985719 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:52:41 +0000 lulibee 1985719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Right now I only give my LO milk and water to drink. But hell no, I will not be drinking just that. Mama needs her coffee! littleveesmommy on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985709 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:43:15 +0000 littleveesmommy 1985709@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I only drink water and, occasionally seltzer. I rarely drink soda and we don't keep juice at home but we have apple sauce pouches which we give to DD as her "juice". She does her juice at school which I don't really like but don't want her to feel left out since she already brings her own lunch due to food allergies. BSB on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985706 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:39:32 +0000 BSB 1985706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @shopaholic: My drink of choice is juice or iced tea (sweeten, of course). I do have a sweet tooth for desserts and candy. I'm wondering how hard it will be to restrict these foods & beverages from them. My one mommy friend gives her daughter water and diluted juice, but she drinks water herself. So I think it's easier for her to promote that. I can't stand regular water. (I mean, I'll have it if I'm at the gym and need to have a drink, but you won't ever see me grab a bottle of water.) I'll drink gatorade, juice, iced tea and if I have to soda. I'm just wondering if it's easier to 'train' myself to drink less sugary drinks so I won't give in and give them to the LO. shopaholic on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985702 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:32:24 +0000 shopaholic 1985702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I've been terrible about Coca-Cola since I had LO, but I know I need to cut drinking it (and I try to avoid it when I'm around her) because she always wants to drink from my cups. I pretty much drink ice tea most of the time and if she's really insisting on it and I can't redirect, I'll let her have 1 or 2 sips only (no sugar). But I have been trying to drink plain water more often. No coffee or juice for me. We do say a firm No and explain beer and wine are for mommy or daddy only. sarac on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985683 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:06:34 +0000 sarac 1985683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yeah, I don't eat foods or drinks that I don't want my daughter to consume. I'm a big believer in the importance of the food environment - keep only the food that you want your kids to eat, then don't restrict it. My husband drinks alcohol, so we talk about how that's just for adults. Mrs. Sunshine on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985412 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:17:26 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1985412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I was never a juice or soda drinker. I drink coffee & hot teas but my LO has been "ruined" & won't even touch milk or juice because she's so used to all the water we drink around here. I started eating clean and then mostly "primal" when we started LO on solids because I wanted to set a good example/have nothing in the house that I wouldn't want her to eat, so I imagine that if I had been a huge juice/soda drinker I probably would have cut back to be an example. Anagram on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985389 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 15:08:01 +0000 Anagram 1985389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We just drink coffee, milk, and water at home already. Very occasionally my husband will buy orange juice (for a mixer, haha) or cranberry juice or beer or something. LO eats a lot of oranges on an almost daily basis, so I have no reason to offer orange juice. mediagirl on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985334 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:35:58 +0000 mediagirl 1985334@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My husband and I drink a lot of things - soda, beer, wine, juices, etc. Our lo only drinks milk and water. fancyfunction on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985314 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:25:53 +0000 fancyfunction 1985314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I really only drink water and coffee. I'll very occasionally have a soda but out at a restaurant. travellingbee on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985309 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:22:40 +0000 travellingbee 1985309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We don't drink soda or juice often. It's very rarely in the house, so no, but I do drink flavored sparkling water and don't give it to LO. He calls it, "Mama's Water" and doesn't seem phased. mrs. tictactoe on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985293 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:12:45 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1985293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I don't really drink juice, so we just don't have it in the house. I allow Liam to have it at parties or for special occasions, but it's not an everyday thing. We do drink soda or sparkling water occasionally, but he doesn't. He doesn't like the bubbles, anyway, so for now it's not an issue. 2PeasinaPod on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985290 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:09:38 +0000 2PeasinaPod 1985290@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If anything, LO is taking after what I drink. I dilute lemonade...just a splash of lemonade and the rest water...just helps me to drink more. LO started wanting to drink from my glass, and he started requesting "memade" too. It's just a splash, so I don't mind. Prior to that, he drank straight water. He never drank milk outside of a bottle, and I never forced it. avivoca on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985227 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:44:01 +0000 avivoca 1985227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, but we recently gave up pop and we don't drink. So, she only drinks water and a little milk, while mom and dad drink juice, water, milk, and the occasional Starbucks drink. LuLu Mom on "If you limit your LO to water, milk, diluted juice or no juice, do you also change what you drink?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-limit-your-lo-to-water-amp-milk-diluted-juice-or-no-juice-do-you-also-change-what-you-drink#post-1985221 Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:40:08 +0000 LuLu Mom 1985221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We both drink pop, and LO knows "oh you having pop" but never asks for any. And beer she knows is "daddy's and gross"