How Much Liquid Does a 13 Month Old Need?

I was told one ounce per month - so 13 oz. water.
I would usually make a bottle/cup in the morn with the amount of water and let my baby drink from it all day til gone.
You might try a combination of fruit juice (apple or white grape) diluted. Maybe start with 1/2 or 3/4 juice and 1/4 to 1/2 water to get him to drink it. And, then everyday start adding more water until you get to all water. Not everyone likes plain water, so you may never convince him. You may have to put a little juice or squeeze of lemon or something in it.
Good luck.

My son refused to eat soft textured (baby food/applesauce) foods for the longest time, and we suspected it's probably hard for him to swallow those kinds of foods. He was able to eat some if the item offered is novel and new, but then afterwards he would refuse it. I wonder if your son's refusal of liquids is similar to this. Since his problem was not severe (because he was still able to do it when the motivation is high enough), we were not able to get any real diagnosis for it. It's just from our own observations and discussions with pediatric occupational and behavioral therapists that we decided he has sensory integration problems. After we worked on it with the therapists he is now able to eat all the normal textures.

The amount of water he needs is based on his weight. But, I think it is a good estimate like one mom mentioned as an ounce per age in months. My daughter will also not drink milk and this is OK. She gets her fat and calcium through the food she eats. There are many children who do not drink milk (we have tried all variations!) so don't worry about pushing that. Try different cups, even a spoon or syringe. Flavoring water or even adding food coloring was a suggestion by our OT. My daughter also likes things new which makes it challenging! Does he get constipated? If he eats fresh fruit and veggies he'll be getting some water there too as well as if you can get him to eat soups! My daughter loves eating soup out of the "sip-a-bowl"! Good luck!

With my daughter, we've always just had a cup of water out and available to her, always. We only gave her water, and didn't even start with the juice or milk.

It' pretty tough to make someone drink, so just make sure he has some at all times, and don't give any juice or other liquids.

What was he drinking prior to being 13 months old????

Next, how are you offering him the 'liquids?"
In a sippy cup?
In a straw cup?
In a regular cup?
In a bottle?

Maybe he cannot or does not yet know how or is not used to, drinking out of a sippy or anything?

"Whole" milk, is recommended for kids ages 1-2 years old. Because, the milk fats in it, is an important nutrient for brain development.
If he is not drinking whole milk... ask your Pediatrician what to do? Or for alternatives that he can drink AND that will have the adequate 'fats' in it, comparable to whole milk, so he gets the nutrients....
Yogurt... is not the same. Unless you are feeding him toddler Yogurt made with 'whole' milk....

I would ask your Pediatrician....
experiment with different drinking 'cups'...
and make sure he is not getting dehydrated...
I would also 'try' and not use sugary additions to water/milk... just to get him to drink it. If possible.

OR.... try making him Smoothies... with milk in it.....

good luck,
Susan

My son is a picky eater and by picky eater I mean he basically doesn't eat. He'll eat cereal sometimes, chicken nuggets, sometimes, and pizza. These are literally the only things he'll eat. I've been fighting this since he got sick at 1yr. He's now almost 4. It's really hard when your child has an aversion like this you feel frustration on a whole new level. Sometimes I want to just scream EAT IT!!!! It won't work. Others say 'I wouldn't let him eat until he'll eat what's on the table. He'll eat when he's hungry.' No he won't. I've tried that one 3 different times. The first time he didn't eat for 24 hours before I gave in. The second time I made it 36 hours and the 3rd 48.
The first thing you have to do is realize that other people will criticize your parenting as long as the issue persists. Get over it now and don't feel the need to defend yourself.
If you feel this is a problem that you are going to have a hard time with talk to your ped. Find an occupational therapist who specializes in kids with food and drink aversion.
Then you have to get creative! Have you frozen juices for popsicles? There are also a lot of fruits that contain lots of water. If you haven't already try withholding all treats until he's had a full cup of water. One thing that I've realized is that if I leave my son alone with the food he's refusing he'll try it if he thinks I'm not looking. Make sure there's always a cup of milk, water, juice, whatever you think he would be most likely to drink within his grasp. Put a cup of water on the edge of the play area. Keeping what he's afraid of in his view all the time will make it less daunting. Good luck and don't allow others or your own criticism get you down.

My son drinks about 3-4 ounces of milk at daycare for breakfast, lunch, and two snacks. Then with dinner we usually give milk or V8 Fusion (watered down) to give him an extra boost of fruits/veggies. One thing he and my daughter LOVE is Vitamin D Chocolate Milk - we joke that it's like baby crack in our house!! We usually try to 'water' it down with regular milk to make it go longer. We also occasionally give our kids milk with Hershey's chocolate syrup in it. As far as water goes, my son gets maybe 4-6 ounces per day total when you count watering down juice, juice and in the fruits/veggies he eats. Sometimes more (in the summer I give him more) sometimes less...

Well like 4 to 6 oz of milk with every meal and then really only water of juice with snacks (my kids have about 2 snacks a day) Where he is 13 months and can now have food be his primary source of nutrition instead of breast milk or formula it's ok if he doesn't drink a whole thing of milk at every meal but he needs to get some. So what was he on before cows milk? Breast milk or formula? Cause you could do half and half right now so he gets more used to milk. Also my sisters son hate milk so her doctor told her to try flavored milk like strawberry, chocolate, vanilla etc. She did that for a while and her son loved it. Then she gradually started added more milk and less flavor until he was totally on whole milk. You could give that a try. But if he doesn't like a lot of water or juice that is ok. Milk should be the what he is drinking the most of.