If you’re reading this, you probably have a sick baby or kiddo, and I’m so sorry you are going through this! Having a sick baby is just heartbreaking and us mamas are willing to do anything to help them feel better. This super easy 3 ingredient pedialyte recipe is all natural and can help replenish electrolytes in babies, kids, and even adults. Whether you want to avoid the ingredients in store-bought pedialyte or you’re just in a bind to rehydrate your sick baby ASAP, you’ve come to the right place! You are sure to have these 3 ingredients on hand so let’s get to the recipe for natural homemade pedialyte!
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I am not a medical professional. Please consult your doctor or child’s pediatrician before giving your child pedialyte or any homemade solution for the first time. This is simply a recipe I have used for my son. This is not medical advice. See full disclosure here.
When Baby reacted badly to eggs at 8 months old, the pediatrician recommended giving him pedialyte once he was able to keep down fluids. It was horrible to see him so dehydrated and sick! Once we thought the vomiting had passed, we looked into giving him pedialyte. We didn’t like the idea of giving him artificial flavors and Yellow 6 so we decided to make our own. There are several different variations of homemade pedialyte but we decided to go with a recipe that is natural and simple (and it did the trick!).
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Giving Homemade Pedialyte to Babies
The label on pedialyte says to consult your doctor before giving pedialyte to babies under 1 year old. Our pediatrician gave us the green light so we felt comfortable giving our homemade and natural version to Baby E. We gave him small sips of the homemade pedialyte every 10ish minutes. Before we knew it, he was back to acting like his normal self. If you have any concerns or questions, please be sure to ask your child’s pediatrician before giving this to your child.
Why is homemade pedialyte better than plain water?
Babies, kids, and even adults can get dehydrated from vomiting or diarrhea. Pedialyte has electrolytes which restore hydration quicker than regular water or juice.
Update: When this blog post was originally published, dye-free and natural pedialyte options were not available like they are today. Here are some store-bought options (we have used this brand before), but if you’re not able to get to the store, see the recipe below!
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Here is the recipe:
Ingredients:
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1 liter (which is 4.2 cups) of filtered drinking water
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2 Tablespoons sugar ( we used raw sugar
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1/2 teaspoon salt (natural sea salt is even better-we used this organic mineral sea salt)
)Pour the listed ingredients into a mason jar or container. Make sure you use the exact measurement of each ingredient. Shake or stir until the ingredients are completely combined. Refrigerate up to 3 days.
My little one drank sips of this from his sippy cup
My kids were never willing to drink pedialyte so I always felt like I wasted so much money. I am definitely trying your recipe next time.
This is definitely a budget-friendly option! 🙂
I love this! I bought a bottle of pedialyte a while back and its now expired. I had to save your recipe so I don’t waste any more money! Thank you for sharing!
I didn’t even think about the expiration dates! That’s a good point! This is handy because you most likely always have these ingredients. 🙂 I’m glad I could help!
What a great and easy recipe! I will for sure keep this stacked away for if and when the next time one of my kids get a stomach bug.
Thank you for sharing!
Great! I hope it helps! You’re welcome:)
I love this! I always prefer homemade over store bought anyway. Thank you!
You’re welcome!:)
What an inexpensive alternative to purchasing this over the counter. I am going to file this recipe away for the future.
It really is super affordable! Great! Thank you!
This is awesome! I’m usually the mom that looks into trying to make something at home before buying it but I never thought about making homemade Pedialyte. I love this! We just got over a really bad stomach flu that plagued our whole house. I will surely be trying this the next time I need it, I might even try to infuse it with a tiny bit of fruit for added flavor. Thanks for this!
-Bridgid
heybougiemama.com
You’re very welcome! It really helped my little one. If you could have seen the difference of before and after the pedialyte, it was like night and day. The fruit is a wonderful idea. I’ve seen recipes that add koolaid packets but that’s not very natural! I love the fruit idea!!
What a great budget-friendly idea to keep on hand!! I like that it is so easy to make too.
It really is simple! I found it easy to make it in a mason jar and shake it to mix it. 🙂
Fantastic advice, I would never think to make my own remedy. Lucky I’m out of the stage where they get sick constantly. But will come back to this when they do!
Hopefully you won’t need it anytime soon but I’m glad I could help just in case they get sick!
I had no idea you could make homemade pedialyte! Awesome, thank you!
Me either until I was in a bind! It was a life saver! You’re welcome:)
Unquestionably, I am going to attempt this recipe the following time. It’s perfect!
I hope it helps!
This is great. I wish I’d known this when my two were babies.
It can work for kids of all ages..even adults too!
This natural pedialyte seems to be so handy and helpful for all. I agree that when babies are sick the whole house becomes sad and starts working for the betterment.
It’s horrible to see our babies sick! This helped tremendously!
The post is very useful, I learned a lot from it. Thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad! You’re welcome!?
I didn’t care for the Pedialyte ingredients either and that’s why we used this recipe. My baby wasn’t 3 months old, though, so it’s best to double check with your Dr. Hope your little one is feeling better soon!
Is this okay for 5 month old?