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Do the new born need to drink water?
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No: A healthy normal newborn can breastfeed, and usually doesn't need other fluids. (If the new baby seems low in blood sugar or extremely hungry while in the hospital, the nurses might feed some sugar water or some formula temporarily, because the breast milk hasn't started production yet.) If a baby seems to be thirsty, a parent should offer breast milk (or formula).
Answered 5/20/2014
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