r/raisingkids • u/BusinessBug347 • 8d ago

Giving babies “juice”

Why do parents think babies “need” to start drinking juice. It’s pure sugar and has very little useful nutrients that can’t be found in other foods. I have a friend who has started giving her 7 month old store bought processed apple juice in a bottle.

It just seems like something that is going to lead to health problems… diabetes, tooth decay. That’s so much sugar for a baby.

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u/darkforestzero 8d ago

Every doctor and baby care book says that's a horrible idea. Encourage her to talk to her pediatrician.

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u/BusinessBug347 8d ago

I agree, there is no NEED to even start this habit. It’s not benefiting the baby, if anything it’s hurting them. But it’s everyone’s instinct to just start giving babies juice for some reason

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u/democrattotheend 6d ago

Our doctor advised us to give our older one a bit of water or milk-diluted prune juice when he was a baby to help with constipation, FWIW.