https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:15:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1772112 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:43:04 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1772112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At our old house we had an orange tree so when we had oranges we would make fresh juice a few times a week and the kids would also get some. Otherwise we mostly drink water except for special occasions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1772078 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:32:54 +0000 keepcalmcarrie 1772078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J gets diluted juice every day. He outgrew his lactose intolerance, but not his hatred for cow's milk (he gets lot of dairy from other sources). I hate milk too - drank lots of juice as a toddler/little kid, grew up to LOVE water and have never had cavities. I don't see it as a big deal at all, and I'm puzzled by the opposition to it. There's a lot of sugar in milk too. My pediatrician said it's fine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1771626 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:42:19 +0000 ShootingStar 1771626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS gets juice and at this point I don't see that it's a big issue. We're trying to encourage him to get more fluids in because his poop's been really bad and he's learning how to drink out of a sippy. Having some flavor to what he's drinking definitely makes him more motivated to figure out how to drink it. Sometimes he gets just water, sometimes he gets watered down juice, sometimes he gets straight juice. He only ever drinks an ounce or two (per day, not per sitting) and he still drinks water so I don't think it's a big deal. </p> <p>I read this recently about juice and kids - <a href="http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2009/06/juice-for-children/" rel="nofollow">http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2009/06/juice-for-children/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1771574 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:28:43 +0000 pinkcupcake 1771574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I started giving her juice when she was around 2 years old - we gave her some Honest juice when she was constipated. She probably has juice a few times a week? </p> <p>I do get worried about sugar and her teeth, so she never drinks/eats anything after brushing her teeth at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1771529 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:18:22 +0000 Ra 1771529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Meh. I'm a firm believer in moderation. B looooves water and milk. He's had juice, and even sips of my sweet tea (gasp!), and still prefers water. If he wants a sip of juice when we are out then I let him have it. I also give him juice when he's constipated. I wouldn't give it to him daily but I'm not going to raise him to think juice or sweets are "bad." I'd rather expose him to different foods/drinks, including treats, and teach him how to control his intake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1771507 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:13:31 +0000 blackbird 1771507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think it's necessary but I'm not opposed to it once in awhile...we never have it at the house, but she's had it diluted at her grandma's. She doesn't seem overly into it. Milk has plenty of natural sugars in it, too....hey, even I have an OJ once in awhile :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1771452 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:59:36 +0000 MamaPhoenix 1771452@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Katrocap: I would just be cautiously aware of how much and how often. Everything in moderation right, I think the concern before 1 is that any other liquid given is replacing a bottle/boob of what is more nutritious for a growing baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1771418 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 10:53:19 +0000 MamaPhoenix 1771418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: It's a combination. Brushing helps big time, but when sugary beverages are constantly flowing over tooth enamel no amount of brushing will prevent caries (cavities). Note: unless you brush after every sugar beverage. Its an accumulative effect on the enamel. Baby bottle caries comes form babies slowly sipping on milk out of a bottle all day and night long. It's even been noted that mothers who BF their babies to sleep have LO with a higher cavity rate. Those babes fall asleep sucking and BM pools in their mouths. The milk coats the teeth and the sugars from the milk start to break down the enamel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1771023 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 09:09:25 +0000 Katrocap 1771023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we are going to be in the "in the middle" camp. DH and I hadn't ever considered giving DS juice because he LOVES cow's milk and will also drink water. But he does deal with constipation regularly, so we thought juice might help with that. The AAP website says that juice should not be given to babies under 6 months old and after six months is not nutritionally better than fruits and children ages 1-6 should not have more than 6 oz/day. But there's no statement regarding negative effects of juice.</p> <p>@mamaphoenix: Thanks for your input as a dental professional. As I said, DS LOVES cow's milk, so baby bottle tooth decay is something we are concerned about.</p> <p>@purpledaisy: @lilteacherbee: Has diluted juice helped with your LOs' constipation issues?</p> <p>@luckypenny: I grew up in South Florida and hated orange juice until I was in college. My grandparents had orange trees in their yard. Think of all the fresh-squeezed I missed out on! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770944 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:53:40 +0000 Sammyfab 1770944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we go out to eat he will occasionally ask for juice so he gets juice then.</p> <p>At home, sometimes I feel like drinking something with more flavour so I buy juice but my husband jokes that my juice is disgusting because it's 75% water and 25% juice. My LO will get the same if he asks for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770858 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:32:12 +0000 meredithNYC 1770858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have juice in the house since neither of us drink it, so it's easy enough not to give LO any. When we're out and about and it's offered - at parties, by grandparents, etc. - we allow it and don't make a big deal out of it. She loves it, though, which has only strengthened my resolve not to make it a regular thing. I agree with others who say kids get plenty of natural sugars and there's really no need for juice, barring constipation issues. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770850 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:29:30 +0000 bushelandapeck 1770850@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't offer it but he has had the occasional cup of diluted juice if we are at a birthday/holiday party. I am very strict about this but DH doesn't really see the big deal...ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770821 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:20:22 +0000 LuLu Mom 1770821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We only give juice if she's constipated and lots of fruit is not working, she likes it but I don't' see the need for all that unnecessary sugar. I do buy the Caprice Sun flavored water packs for when we are at family things so she's not left out and she doesn't know the difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770787 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:05:33 +0000 NovBaby1112 1770787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>she gets an occasional glass of watered down apple juice, no sugar added, every now and then....she would choose milk over water or juice any day though, so we mainly give her milk. i'm in the "everything in moderation" camp and see nothing wrong with juice every once and awhile. sometimes she refuses water but I am trying to limit her milk intake, so I dilute apple juice and she drinks that. </p> <p>this is totally one of those TV vs. no TV things, and only you can decide what you are comfortable with. people are going to be on one spectrum or one extreme (not necissarily here, but IRL), i.e "I would rather die before giving LO a sip of juice!" or "my kid drinks a gallon of soda every day!" and then there is everyone else in the middle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770785 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:02:43 +0000 Trailmix 1770785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think juice is a big deal either way. Mine get sips of it here and there, usually if we're out or they're at a party or whatever. I only offer water or milk at home but I have no feelings either way about those who offer their LOs juice :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770784 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 08:01:12 +0000 looch 1770784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaPhoenix: Is it juice alone, or is it because parents aren't brushing teeth often enough and well enough? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770779 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 07:57:29 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1770779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we don't buy any juice at all. they still get plenty though at school parties, school snacks, birthday parties... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770750 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 07:36:58 +0000 sheskrafty 1770750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't want to give LO juice, but she refuses cows milk. Her ped said it was okay to give her some diluted OJ that was fortified with calcium to help up her calcium intake. LO is 16 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770749 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 07:36:41 +0000 luckypenny 1770749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She gets diluted prune juice (has horrible constipation) everyday and on occasion has apple or orange juice. I grew up in FL and had fresh orange juice every morning and I don't have a single cavity. But sure, 90% of the time she only drinks water. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770736 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 07:23:12 +0000 imbali 1770736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>honestly, I don't see the big deal. We give our 9month old juice and smoothies and she still drinks water when we offer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770723 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 07:15:22 +0000 lilteacherbee 1770723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was totally one of those things I said I'd never do when I had a kid. Then, when my LO started solids he got constipated pretty regularly. I have tummy issues to an extreme (I had a colostomy bag for 4 months when I was 7), and I'm super nervous whenever LO seems to be constipated because that's how all my issues started. We now give him diluted pear juice and he poops with no problems. I tried to stop and he would just get constipated again. We tried giving him water and he would act like it was poison and spit it out every time for weeks. I'm hoping that we can slowly reduce the amount of juice in his water and eventually get him to drink it, but for now, it is what it is. I'd rather my LO get some juice everyday then see him in pain from constipation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770713 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 07:05:19 +0000 looch 1770713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I try to save apple juice for situations when my son is sick and doesn't drink any water.</p> <p>He loves fruit juice though, the Bolthouse brand. He gets it on the weekends, for breakfast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770663 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 05:37:12 +0000 SleepyMonkey 1770663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Snowdrop: @beebug: @photojane: I give my LO juice too. It's diluted, she drinks more liquids that way, she doesn't drink a lot of milk, she isn't really into water. Most of my friends with kids give their kids juice too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770650 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 03:16:03 +0000 Grace 1770650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>"They" say that adults should eat their fruits rather than drink them, so we rarely have juice in the house. LO likes water, so I see no reason to offer her juice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770649 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 03:02:55 +0000 Snowdrop 1770649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beebug: i agree. My dentist always said as long as you brush twice a day you can eat what ever yoh want at meal times and if won't do any harm. He says it is snacking all day which causes problems as it interupts the natural cleaning process of saliva. My parents have terrible teeth but they followed this advice with my brother and I and ours are perfect. Can't buy into the whole 'this one thing is evil' way of thinking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770642 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:02:52 +0000 sarac 1770642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Juice is a very sometimes treat. Usually orange juice with pulp. The sugar content in juice is outrageous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770638 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 01:36:49 +0000 Purpledaisy 1770638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We give J diluted apple juice everyday. I used to be one of the judgiest people about parents giving their toddlers juice but when J developed really bad constipation problems at around a year old and we had tried other alternatives and nothing had worked. We finally broke down and tried diluted apple juice and she hasn't had a problem since. Sorry, but I would rather my kid not deal with chronic constipation and have a little bit of extra sugar a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770633 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 00:53:57 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 1770633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I dont have some huge objection to it, but he doesn't have it. I really don't "get" it. I think EVERYONE (meaning adults too) should just drink water. Sodas and coffees are just not good for us and are addictive (I'm the biggest addict). So, for me, I'd rather just not bring it into the picture from the get go.<br /> That being said, he loves when he gets flavored water. I see it as a middle compromise between just water, and juice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770614 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 23:55:19 +0000 Kimberlybee 1770614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 14 months old and has never had any boxed or fruit juice yet. I am scared she will refuse water once juice is introduced so I am delaying it for as long as I can. I will let her drink it later every once in a while when she gets older. I've let her try some of my green juice when I order one and she liked it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-think-about-juice-for-babiestoddlers/page/2#post-1770602 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 23:31:51 +0000 rrachael 1770602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dd isn't interested in it even if we wanted her to drink it. I've offered it to her when she's been sick just to try to keep her hydrated, but she pushes it away. In general I prefer she stick to water. Thankfully that's her preference too :) </p>