When should you give your baby water? my doct said don't give water they get enough from your breastmilk (when I was breastfeeding) and formula, so when did you give babies water?
2007-05-18 05:59:37 · 15 answers · asked by mother of twin girls 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I started with water when my daughter was 5 days old!
Now she is 3,and she is perfectly normal !!!
NOTHING CAN REPLACE WATER
2007-05-18 06:49:23 · answer #1 · answered by marija k 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no need to give a baby water until after they have started solids. Then, you should give no more than 2-3 oz. at a time and only after they have eaten solids or drank formula or breastmilk since the water has no nutritional value and doesn't provide any calories.
2007-05-18 13:53:24 · answer #2 · answered by Tina B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the weather gots really hot (july auguast) i would give my son water. HE was about 6-7 months old then. There is alot of water in breastmilk and formula, so unless he is sweating all the time he is fine. I live in So. Cal so summers are 100+, and its easy to dehydrate.
2007-05-18 13:04:26 · answer #3 · answered by parental unit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My docotor told me the same thing at my daughters 2 month well check, she is now 7 months old and I give her a little bit of water (maybe 3 0z) on really hot days, if she is wants it between meals and feedings, also right before she goes to bed at night after her last bottle I give her a couple sips of water to clean her mouth out since she has teeth.
2007-05-18 13:28:55 · answer #4 · answered by ktbblb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say once they reach a year old and are no longer drinking formula. But if the baby is constipated, a little bit of water is a good idea.
2007-05-18 15:15:44 · answer #5 · answered by Kaytee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started giving my son water at 6 months. the doctors said that when you give them water at a young age, it gets them full and then they don't want to drink the formula. therefore they are not getting all of the nutrients that they need.
2007-05-18 15:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no harm in offering distilled water a couple of times a day (but not at feeding time).
Either your baby will take it or not, as needed.
If baby is exposed to outdoor heat for very long water is a good idea.
2007-05-18 13:04:23 · answer #7 · answered by Puzzler 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I started giving my baby a little water @ about 6 months...
2007-05-18 13:03:27 · answer #8 · answered by Proud mother! 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not until they are 1 1/2 or 2 years old in cups. not bottles. doc is right, everything they need comes in the formula or bresastmilk
2007-05-18 13:04:57 · answer #9 · answered by docbrownis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was told this also,I started giving my son about 4ounces of water after his first birthday.We live in california so its very hot,now hes almost 2 and drinks about 8ounces of water a day
2007-05-18 13:04:06 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋