Water: Infant
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Water??
Asked by B.T. from San Antonio
on July 2, 2008
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I have a 4mnth old son and I was wondering when is it ok to give him water? I do not plan to substitute any feedings, but use as a suplement. I am a fisrt time mom and...
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- They have a nursery water for infants. I think the diff is that it doesn't have floride. My little one was about 8 months old wen I started, but only because it didn't...
- B., im also a first time mom, and my baby did not have a bowel movement for a whole day and my doctor told me to put 1 teaspoon of karo syrup in 4 oz. Of water and to ...
- Just my advice but we never gave our baby water that young - all they need is milk until they are ready for cereal, etc. Ask the doctor, that is a good question that ...
Water
Asked by E.N. from Chicago
on February 23, 2008
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My 10 month-old has absolutely no interest in drinking water. I've tried putting it in a bottle and sippy cup with no luck. She literally laughs at me! She plays with ...
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- In his book "Touchpoints" Dr. Brazelton discusses this issue. he says that people shouldn't be overly concerned about whether a child will use the sippy cup or not th...
- I don't think it's too late. Maybe she just doesn't like the sippy you offered her.My 12 month old will drink water, it's the only thing he gets in a cup, but sometime...
- With my son we started introducing water when he was eating by sing a spoon...he thought it was the most fun thing ever and after a week or so would drink it out of a ...
Baby Water
Asked by J.C. from Chicago
on September 5, 2007
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I'm a first time mom to a beautiful 5 1/2 month old baby girl. I'm breastfeeding so the doctor says I don't need to give her water. However, I'm also making homemade b...
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- I used nursery water in the first couple of months and then used bottled water. Now that they're older they primarily drink water from our Brita pitcher that filters t...
- Well, I know that flouride would still benefit since she does have teeth, but they are just under the gums. There is one woman who ONLY drank bottled water and had TO...
- I agree w/ U about the flouride, I never bought infant H2O for my own kids (3) I used the gallons of distilled H2O from walmart or target (cheapest) cause the water is...
Introducing Infant to Water
Asked by L.M. from Dallas
on May 29, 2009
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My baby is 3 months old. With the summer approaching, when is the best time and what is the best way to introduce him to a swimming pool? He loves taking a bath. We...
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- When my daughter was about 4 months old we took a parent/child swim class at the YMCA. It was a lot of fun and just gets them used to the water. I would recommend thi...
- I don't know when the best time is - my girls didn't get in the water until they were 12 months old - but they did ok. We had a swim instructor (owns her own facility...
- Infant swim lessons is the greatest way . Mine were both about 6 mo. My daughter got an ear infection and we had to quit and go again at 8 mos. I will tell you if you...
When Is It Okay to Give a Infant Water?
Asked by C.S. from Denver
on June 17, 2008
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My son is 12 days old. He gets the hiccups very frequently, am not sure if it is okay to give a baby water. I have read online that you should not give a baby water ...
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- You can give a baby water at any time. It's harmless. Just put it in a bottle or see if she can sip out of a cup.
- I'm not sure of the exact time when it's okay to start giving them water....but I know it's months from now. If you're breastfeeding....I would put my son up to the b...
- I gave my daughter water from day one and the only thing it did was help her to drink it as a toddler. Whenever you're comfortable with it, go for it!
Children's Water
Asked by M.H. from Chicago
on February 26, 2008
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I guess I should clarify - we have well water - therefore we have to use bottled water. Does anyone know how long you are supposed to give your toddlers "Children's W...
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- We, too, are on well water. We took water samples to the local health department for testing as most water contains some sort of naturally occuring fluoride. Its jus...
- I have never given my kids special water. There is flouride in tap water.
- At two it shouldn't matter anymore. Mostly you want them to have the fluoride before most of their teeth come in. By two he should have all his front teeth and two s...
Gripe Water
Asked by N.B. from Kansas City
on February 16, 2009
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Does anyone have an opinion on using gripe water?
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- From what all these moms are saying, I am really sad that no one told me about this when my fussy baby was miserable. Boo Hoo!
- I LOVED Gripe Water! My daughter had acid reflux when she was a baby, and I used it all the time for her! It is by far the quickest and best thing for gassy babies! ...
- I've heard it's great, but never used it. I also have heard that if you are breastfeeding you can take the main ingredient as a supplement (I think it is fennel) and ...
Nursery Water?
Asked by C.M. from San Diego
on July 13, 2008
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Hi Moms! What is nursery water and is it different than regular bottled water? When do babies need to drink water and how much per day? Your advice is much apprecia...
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- You might want to read up on Fluoride before you give it to your precious daughter. http://www.fluoridealert.org/50-reasons.htm
- Hello C., I have a son who is a little over two and I gave him nursery water when he was an infant but not untilhe was 6 months old. I read online that you should not...
- The nursery water has fluoride in it. I give it to my little boy in his bottle before bed (he is on formula now). The baby doesn't really need much water beyond their...
Should He Be Drinking Water?
Asked by D.S. from Dallas
on October 14, 2008
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I have a 6 month old son. He refuses to drink water. How much water should he be drinking? Any ideas on getting him to drink it?
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- I don't know why but it may be because I'm mexican but we do give our kids water since they are like 5 months it helps them in a lot of ways, like when they need a dia...
- The hospital told us not to give our new baby water. Our pediatrician said it was okay. He told us we could give him water between feedings. We don't do it very oft...
- Whether he's drinking breast milk or formula he is getting all of the water he needs from one of those but I would just encourage it anyway because my daughter was the...
Water Consumption
Asked by G.S. from New York
on February 9, 2009
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At 5 months old how much water do you give and how often??? thanks for your help...
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- I never gave my infants water. There is plenty in your milk or formula.
- None! Babies should not get water until after 8ish months. If the child is not eating significant amounts of solid foods, no water is needed or advised. See here...
- It is different with every person and every book. Our pediatrician says that water is not necessary until 1. Just make sure he is getting the correct amount of formu...
