Pediatricians at the John Hopkin's Children Hospital estimate they receive over 3 - 4 visits every summer for otherwise healthy babies who have had dramatic (yet usually benign) seizures
from water intoxication:
Thus, it is important that you avoid giving your newborn water to drink, since you never know if the side effect might be a mild one such as a diarrhea, or if it would be a serious one such as seizure
from water intoxication.
It is advisable to postpone swimming lessons for infants until they are at least three months old, because infants submerged in water can die
from water intoxication.
Not exact matches
Babies get all of the
water they need
from properly mixed formula or breast milk, and giving your little one more than that can lead to
water intoxication, according to a 2008 article published in «Scientific American.»
Yet, even so, drinking excess amounts of
water causes death from Fatal Water Intoxica
water causes death
from Fatal
Water Intoxica
Water Intoxication.