How much do your lo's drink? Holly has one of the tommee tippee cups with the straws that holds a lot of juice and she maybe has it filled 10 to 12 times a day with juice, its all sugar free and lightly diluted. I was reading somewhere about a herbal remedy you can get from the health food shop to help calm toddlers down (Holly can get quite hyper) so went in to get some but they didnt have any. Anyway I was talking to the woman who works in the shop and when I said Holly was quite hyper and I was looking for something to calm her down she asked how much Holly drinks and if I had ever had her tested to see if she is diabetic. Do you think 10 to 12 cups a day is a lot for a 20 month old to be drinking? Oh and my dad is diabetic so Im going to call the doc on Monday but wanted to see how much other kids her age are drinking first.

Well Hollys urine sample has come back clear so Im really happy about that!! I guess she just loves drinking! Thanks for all the support xx

[Modified by: Hollys mummy on 06 November 2009 11:35:40 ]

Brendan has nothing like that amount but I often worry he isn't drinking enough. He has nearly two full cups of milk a day (morning and bedtime) and then about 4 cups of juice a day.
10 o 12 cups does sound like a lot but I wouldn't have a clue whether it is something to be worried about. Does her wee smell sweet and look dark as I think that can be a sign of being diabetic? If in doubt get her checked out, it may just be she is a very thirsty girl! xx

Bryn probably doesn't drink enough - he has 2-3 drinks of milk a day and a couple of cups of water but no more than that - he doesn't seem to want any more. 10-12 cups does seem a lot to me but it could be normal for Holly - I probably have that many cuppas/fruit juices through the course of the day! You're right to call the doc - it's always better to be safe. Let us know how you get on xx

Thought my post had disappeared so posted again - then it appeared again - who knows whats going on!! x

[Modified by: Emalenna on November 01, 2009 11:42 AM]

Im deffo going to take her to the docs because I thinking about it she probably drinks more than that a day its deffo more than 2ltrs a day she drinks. And when I thought about it she can't go for very long without a drink, I couldnt nip out to the library for an hour without her screaming for a drink and she has a full cup before bed and then sometimes one through the night and thats the first thing she says when she wakes up.

i would def get checked - cant do no harm!

that sounds like a lot to me - fin has those bottles and i prob re-fill 2-3 times obviously if he's been at fun farm running around or hot he has more but on average! he just has water in bottle but will have squah if i'm having it it out of my glass or at friends if he wants to copy other kids and be big boy!!!

you never know it could be habbit - fin went through stage of glugging his water and shouting more or drinking son much wouldnt eat....

Elijah has around 2 cups of juice each day max. He has a bottle of milk at naptime and one at bedtime. When i used to let him have juice in his bottle he would have it all the time, and use as a dummy, so make sure the cup youre giving it in isnt being used in that way (like those cups with teats-sorry if im unclear-feel ill lol) xxx

Hi Amy, I would take her to the doc, it sounds a lot to me too! Gracie has 2 lots of milk and prob 3 big bottles water/juice a day. Better to check it out x

what was the outcome? xx

Good to hear it was all clear - she obviously just likes drinking!! xx

Glad shes not diabetic. She probably drinks the same amount as me- apart from mine is tea!!!

Alfie has about 3 big bottles of water and a bottle of milk at bedtime a day x