Dont want to sound daft here but are you supposed to give water to babies that are formula fed? A friend said they need to be given water in between feeds but i wasnt aware of this and my MW has never mentioned it to me. x

i didnt give water to rhys until i weaned him at 4 months

no you don't sweetie, the only time would be as they get older, as Terrie syas when weaning or when it is very warm

Warm water - Cooled down to warm from boiling water for problems with wind/burping < Thats all Ive been told by MW. Maybe thats where you friend is confused.

i was advised t give cooled boiled water as it helps with constipation

I could never get any down my LO, just a couple of sips if that, he hated it, felt like he was getting short changed lol.
I tried once a day, just to get a tiny bit down him, more to help him with constipation.
At 16 weeks I started weaning him and now he loves it, he'll have an oz or 2 after dinner and tea and its really helped his poos too

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My mum would always (and still does say sometimes) that babies need water and must get so thirsty, but this isn't true.. babies don't get as thirsty as we do, plus the formula is mainly water.. so they are getting all they need from it. The only time I gave Bethanie water before she was eating food properly was when: A)she wouldn't go long between feeds, then hardly drink anything when she did, B)when she was constipated (a little prune juice or fresh squeezed orange in the water also helps).

Obviously, sometimes if it's hot or you just feel baby needs a drink.. go with what you think. Try to stick to only a few ounces of water too, as too much can cause more harm than good.

My health visitor thought Caitlin has thrush on her tongue which is perfectly common but after a couple of sips of warm water her tongue is fine so it was just milk. Like my OH said the milk stuck on the tongue can't be nice *yak*