What kind of water should I use for a 2 month old?

Question

I was wondering what kind of water should I use for my two month old, for mixing formula & just for drinking. I'm currently using distilled water, baby water ..and I'm wondering if that's sterilized enough or should I start boiling?

What do you mothers do?

Answer 1

My son's doctor said no plain water until they are off of formula or breastmilk. It can fill them up too much, and has no nutritional value for them. When they are ill they need Pedialyte...the electrolytes aid in brain development. She also told me that tap water is not good for babies unless it is filtered.

Answer 2

What you are doing, doesn't mean that is right or wrong; it's just dangerous in some cases, a baby's body is like a sponge everything gets absorbed pretty quick and if you use sterilized water your baby can get an infection or even something seriously over a period of time.

I suggest you to go to a pharmacy (known pharmacy, it can be Wallgreens, Cvs or Wal Mart's) and ask the pharmacist or any employee if there are any pills to desinfect water, they may have a bunch of brands... try to chose one not too much expensive and not so cheap, around $8 is ok, they come in a small box with about 15 to 30 pills.

These pills are very helpful and safe, what you have to do is get a large pan or a large container of water which can hold about 10-12 liters (get the water from the sink of your kitchen) and then throw the pill to the container, the majority of them are effervescent (like Alka-seltzer) and then wait about 10-20 minutes and you'll have desinfected, clean, fresh and healthy water to your baby and to everyone in your home.

Please note, a pill can hold up to the number of liters that the box says, be sure to read the box label before doing the process and see the number of liters that 1 pill can desinfect, and all the instructions.

Good luck, and I hope this had helped you with your little one.

Answer 3

Babies should NOT be drinking water.

For healthy adults, nothing seems to quench a thirst better than plain, pure water. We're encouraged to drink several glasses a day to keep our systems in balance. But for children under 1 year old – and especially during the first nine months of life – drinking too much water can be dangerous.

In fact, according to pediatricians like James P. Keating, MD, medical director of the St. Louis Children's Hospital Diagnostic Center, too much water dilutes a baby's normal sodium levels and can lead to seizures, coma, brain damage and death.

Breast milk or formula provides all the fluid healthy babies need. If a mother feels her baby needs to take additional water, it should be limited to two to three ounces at a time and should be offered only after the baby has satisfied his hunger with breast feeding or formula.

Dr. Keating also recommends that parents avoid participating in infant swimming lessons. "Repeated dunking of infants can cause them to gulp water and has caused seizures in the infants at the poolside," he says.

Since the brain is the organ most susceptible to water intoxication, a change of behavior is usually the first symptom in older children. They may become confused, drowsy or inattentive. They also may suffer from blurred vision, muscle cramps and twitching, poor coordination, nausea and vomiting, irregular breathing and weakness. If you notice any of these symptoms, call your pediatrician.

Answer 4

Our pediatrician said that city tap water was actually the safest thing we could do. It's continuously monitored and has to meet standards. None of the bottled stuff does. Plus, it has fluoride for developing teeth.

Our doc said to sterilize everything once, immediately after purchase, and then not to worry about it anymore. She said to just run everything through the dishwasher every night, and we'd have no problems.

Of course, if you're drawing from a well, or you know you have a contaminated groundwater problem in your town, then you'll have to use bottled.

Answer 5

Babies at that age, especially breast-fed ones, do not need to drink plain water. But if you are using water to make formula, take tap water and first boil it for 10 minutes. Once it is at room temperature, you can use it to mix formula.

Answer 6

You don't need to buy special water. You can use your tap water. Filtered water is better, so I would recommend buying a brita water filter. Babies that age don't need to drink plain water (most don't like it), but if they likes it, go ahead. It won't hurt them at all. In fact, extra water could help prevent constipation in the future. But you don't need to buy special baby water or boil your water. Unless you're drinking water from a well in your backyard, which could be dangerous unless sterilized.

Answer 7

Always boil your babies water because your baby could well get a bad belly ache or germ from the water that your baby wont be able to handle it being so little so please boil it every time until your baby turns at least one .

Answer 8

Honestly, you dont have to buy water, tap water is perfectly safe. If you are concerned about the water, then just get ready to feed. They say not to give babies plain water in a bottle until a later age because it causes water on the brain, I dont know how true that is.

Answer 9

you need nursery water, not distilled. nursery water is fluoridated and made for babies. distilled water is for irons.
edit- as for the answer that said water causes water on the brain, that is totally incorrect. hydrocephalus is a defect in the circulation of cerebro-spinal fluid and can not be caused by drinking water.

Answer 10

I jut use tap water. If you are scared of tap, buy a Brita pitcher. this should be good enough unless the tap water is contaminated in your area, then you should do bottled.