https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:43:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2527029 Sun, 17 Apr 2016 11:09:50 +0000 ShootingStar 2527029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we need DS to drink, we go for novel stuff he's never had before, even if it's totally unhealthy. We've done chocolate milk, popsicles and gatorade. My mom suggested orange soda when we were potty training, apparently it worked to get me to drink :silly: . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526811 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 16:36:18 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2526811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: poor girl! I hope they heal up soon. That sounds awful :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526764 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:28:38 +0000 regberadaisy 2526764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Autumnmama79: haha I've definitely randomly forced a few mL into her through the day! The nice part is it doesn't go IN her mouth so I don't have to fear hurting her sores but she's forced to swallow the water. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526759 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:16:06 +0000 Autumnmama79 2526759@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Lil bugger! At least it worked once. When push comes to shove I've just done it really quickly without her even knowing whats coming.</p> <p>Glad to hear LO is on the mend! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526726 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:41:17 +0000 regberadaisy 2526726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Autumnmama79: @SleepyMonkey: @Mrs. Lion: thanks for the syringe trick! Got her to drink 15 mL (aka 3 tsp) of water this morning. Of course she refused when I went to try again later on. :P</p> <p>@SleepyMonkey: I suspected HFM Tuesday night. She went to the ped Wednesday afternoon and they didn't see any sores. Took her back today and the ped saw sores in her mouth. Yesterday she was inconsolable, even on meds, so that was definitely the worst of it. She seems to be on the mend now. Today is much better than yesterday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526514 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:05:29 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2526514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh never mind. Saw your last post. Sounds like she is on the mend? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526513 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:05:02 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2526513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What is she sick with? Does she have a high fever? The only time my ds1 was so sick she refused fluids was when she had a uti and I should have just taken her to the ER. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526511 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:00:26 +0000 regberadaisy 2526511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: tonight we got pho for dinner and it's the first night since Tuesday she ate a decent meal! Hopefully it's a good sign. And thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526508 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:58:53 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2526508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: :( poor girl! Hopefully she will rest up tonight and feel better in the morning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526507 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:55:47 +0000 regberadaisy 2526507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: no problems with medicine via the syringe! Will be trying that tomorrow if she continues to refuse liquids. Applesauce in a pouch is usually a love but she only ate like 4 ounce through the course of the whole day :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526503 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:51:45 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2526503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: how is she with taking medicine via syringe? We were on the verge of an IV and had some luck with pedialite via syringe. It was novel enough that she was willing to try it...she refused every other bottle/cup and fluid we tried. Also, maybe applesauce pouches? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526495 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:33:44 +0000 regberadaisy 2526495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gingerbebe: LOL! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526493 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:29:53 +0000 regberadaisy 2526493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Autumnmama79: @SleepyMonkey: thanks! Will try the syringe trick.</p> <p>@erinbaderin: nay on smoothie too, she wouldn't even open her mouth to try it. :( </p> <p>@Foodnerd81: ok - good one. Will try that tomorrow! The hard part is getting her to open her mouth and drink some! :P</p> <p>@Mama Bird: that worked yesterday a few times! That always works on DD1. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526492 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:29:48 +0000 Mama Bird 2526492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe a water bottle? My oldest was a bad drinker at that age even when healthy, but he'd drink out of those any day. Maybe it was the novelty... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526470 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:54:25 +0000 Mae 2526470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ugh, that is the worst! Total commiseration because my LO is horrid about drinking when she doesn't feel well. It can be really scary, we've gone up to 12 hours without a wet diaper before. (Technically you're supposed to take in at 8 hours for hydration but I was having some success getting liquids in her towards the end of the day and I didn't want to put her through an IV). </p> <p>Anyways. I feel like some kids just are going to be bad about this and what has helped me most is to have lowered expectations. I know at the toddler age going 8-12 hours without a diaper is not good but also not going to cause permanent damage if it is only for a day. Being calmer about it seems to help both of us (personally I think I tend to get annoying to her pushing the water so much lol). </p> <p>The best luck we have though convincing her to drink is via food. If I give her crackers, freeze dried fruit, raisins, or peanut butter she tends to want to drink more to wash them down. And if it is not a stomach bug we will feed her spicy food because she likes it and that always makes her want to drink. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526461 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:41:08 +0000 gingerbebe 2526461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son had a nasty virus and went on strike from all food and liquids for like two days until we gave him a straw cup full of white Gatorade on ice (it's called like Glacier Cherry Frost or something). He ended up drinking the whole bottle during that day and between that and McDonalds Fries he was like Lazarus resurrected the next day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526436 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:06:18 +0000 Foodnerd81 2526436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My toddler is obsessed with coconut water. Like she will suck down an entire carton in minutes. Has she tried that? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526424 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:51:44 +0000 erinbaderin 2526424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A smoothie, or ice cream) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526423 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:48:50 +0000 winniebee 2526423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full fat chocolate milk?? That's usually a hit even when my kids are sick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526420 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:40:33 +0000 MenagerieMama 2526420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO drinks a ton of bath water when she takes a bath. Gross but hydration! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526413 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:24:42 +0000 SleepyMonkey 2526413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with the above. When dd1 was super sick and refusing everything, she would drink out of a plastic syringe filled with water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526409 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:20:22 +0000 Autumnmama79 2526409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Plastic syringe! Quick and easy. DD loves the novelty and when she's sick it does the trick. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-amp-tricks-for-getting-a-sick-lo-to-drink-liquids#post-2526408 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:16:49 +0000 regberadaisy 2526408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What are some of your best tricks to get a sick LO to drink fluids?</p> <p>Dd2 has been sick and in teething H-E-L-L since Wednesday. She's barely drink 6 oz of liquid a day and that includes fruits and applesauce.</p> <p>I've tried different cups, open cups, straw cups with hard straws and soft straws, room temp and ice cold water, ice cubes, milk, juice, pedialyte, Popsicles and soup. I offer at least every half hour and most times she says no. Sometimes she will drink it, but only take a sip.</p> <p>So far we've been getting 2-3 wet diapers a day, so we're not in dehydration territory, yet. But I'm afraid if it continues.</p> <p>Any other tricks that worked for you that I haven't tried yet?</p> <p>She's only 19m so can't be reasoned with like my almost 4 yo. </p>