Hello mums. Can anyone help? Our 16 months old girl doesn't want to drink anything. We have tried different bottles (sizes, shapes, colours, styles - with straw - without, ordinary glass with teat...name it), we have tried juices, water - warm, cold

of the easy traps to fall into is substituting espressos and wine with soft drinks. True, fizzy drinks can help stave off feelings of pregnancy queasiness, and there is a limit to the amount of water or fruit juice you'll fancy drinking when your friends

It is important to keep up your fluids in pregnancy, but should you be drinking tap water and avoiding mineral water? Tap, mineral, purified - what's best?In the UK, most tap water is safe to drink. UK standards for purifying general water supplies

We spend so much of our time worrying about measurements and feedings for babies, it's easy to forget once a child can move around and begin to decide what he wants for himself, that we should be still looking at what he's drinking.MilkUnless your

Mums who drink diet fizzy drinks during pregnancy may be putting their babies at risk of premature birth, says a study funded by EU.Of the 60,000 women involved in the research, those who drank an average of one can of diet pop a day during

from milk as her main source of nutrition. She still needs around a pint of milk a day, but if you’re struggling to get her to drink this amount, you can make it up with other calcium-rich foods like yoghurt and cheese. You can still give your baby her

Non-alcoholic Christmas drinks for mums-to-beIf you're pregnant this Christmas, it might feel like you're missing out a bit on some of the festive foods and alcoholic offerings. However, you can treat yourself to a variety of fab non

hi i am just 3-4 wks pregnat now, i normally drink in moderation diet lemonade. i have just read this review on Sweeteners and fizzy drinks and about aspartame rather than saccharin is a preferable sweetener. i still have a bottle left and it has

Hi, does anyone out there have any tips on how I can encourage my 7 month old son to drink water?  At the moment he will only drink follow on milk or juice from his bottle or off a spoon.  Also, any tips on getting him to drink out of a spouted cup

and thought it was safe enough to drink at least just the one can per day.I have been drinking the can a day, but i cant help feeling worried and guilty incase i am doing the wrong thing, but dont get me wrong they seem to give me some what of energy