DD2 came down with a stomach virus earlier this week and stopped eating/drinking. We took her to our pediatrictian and he said force her to drink or else else she'll end up in the hospital with an IV. Well, luckily the virus passed before it got to that point but it was close. We tried different ways to get her to drink assorted fluids but nothing worked. She fought against us anytime we put something to her mouth.

So, any suggestions? I could see where this could have been really bad if the medical IV treatment hadn't been there as a backup. Any tips on forcing a baby to drink when she doesn't want to?

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-Blast