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Seeking Help on Getting 6Mo. Old Enough Water

I have a six month old daughter who has never been too interested in drinking from a bottle. I'm able to get her to drink 20-25 oz of formula a day (which the doc says is enough) 4-6 oz at a time. She also eats baby food (yellow veggies) two times a day. Her stools have been hard lately, and I'm worried that she's getting dehydrated. Sometimes, she will just play with her bottle instead of drinking it - she's very easily distracted. I don't want to take away the baby food feedings, but I need to get more water down her. My doctor said...