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Aug 3rd, 2008, 20:32 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | Cool boiled water? Do you give it to your LO?
Hiya...do any of you ladies give your LO water to drink?? I have read that it can be good for sicky babies? My LO is 2months old and has reflux. If you do when do you give it and how often??x | | | | Status: Online
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Aug 3rd, 2008, 20:46 PM
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | mine just doesnt seem to like it ive tryed a few times and he just wont have any of it  xxx |
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | my health visitor said if tommy was at all constipated to give him cooled boiled water, if it was hot offer him water in between feeds and offer as often i want so he didnt dehydrate..
he does drink it, wasnt sure at first as he looked at me totally confused as in to say.."mom whats the crack here, this isnt my milk"!!
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| It's actually dangerous to give small babies (under 6 months) plain water without a medical indication - it can cause water intoxication, which can be fatal.
Sometimes it is recommended in small amounts, such as 1 oz per day to help with constipation (if needed), but babies should be getting their fluids from milk - formula or booby juice, they do NOT NEED extra water.
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | Havent tried it yet but my pediatrician said it is safe to introduce it at 4 months. |
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I'm Currently Feeling: | Yes I give it to him and had been since he's about 3 weeks old. He really enjoys it especially on hot humid days. |
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | Yeah Kyle likes a drink of water now and then. He also likes the HiPP baby mineral water with dash of blackcurrent. x |
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | Oscar used to have it in small amounts when it was hot. Can't get him to drink it now though, he just laughs and chews the bottle  |
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I'm Currently Feeling:  | All mine were sickly babies and the midwife told me to give them some after thier bottles, not alot, just enough for them to rinse thier mouth and throat. They dident much like it though. |
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I'm Currently Feeling: | Hi, you should always give your babies cooled boiled water to drink or they may get dehydrated. If they are breastfed it isn't as importnat as breastmilk contains natural thirst quencher however if your baby has formula you should always offer water too. It is quite good to give after the formula as it can help get wind up in young babies too. | | | | Status: Offline
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