How old does my little girl have to be before I can give her water xx

[missklt]

[mummymummy]

Check with ur hv but I'd say from a few weeks old.bottle fed babies can get constipated so some water helps..I think it's a good idea to get them used to water x

[missklt]

Shes 5 weeks old. I will ring my hv. Thanks xx

[Hidden]

Bearing in mind it's only the boiled & cooled water from your kettle you can start to give her little drinks of water throughout the day yes.

I started giving my Lil one some boiled & cooled water through the smaller size (150ml) feeding bottles at 5 weeks old & she was absolutely fine with it.

xx

[missklt in reply to Hidden]

Yea I no its cooled boiled water. Do u think I will be ok to give it her. Xx

[Hidden in reply to missklt]

As I mentioned in my reply I started to give my Lil one some boiled & cooled water from 5 weeks old & she's now 6 months old & loves a drink of water through her sippy cup.

" its definitely up to you though, so if your not 100% comfortable with the idea wait a few more weeks/months"

xx

[missklt in reply to Hidden]

Thanks hun definitely gonna try her with it. Do u just offer it inbetween feeds? Sorry for all questions am a first time mum and I panick a little. Xxx

[Hidden in reply to missklt]

It's o.k, " feel free to ask away" I'd rather answer a question like yours than the ( am I pregnant) Bloddy questions!

I remember starting off offering my Lil one water just after feeds & as time as gone on I now offer her before & after as she tends to be getting rather busy.

x

[missklt in reply to Hidden]

Ohh its nice to no theres people willing to give advice. Yea im getting fed up of seeing then. I will try her tomorrow with it see how she goes xxx

[Allyemo1985]

I used to give cooled boiled water from around 4 months old once he started crawling etc I just give from the bottle. As its so hot here in dubai he drinks a lot. When breastfeeding I. Tried not to give because they say the first drink is thirst quenching and more watery. Now at 10 months I fill his sippy cup 3/4 times a day

[Cheekymonkey85]

Glad you've asked this, was wondering myself & almost posted a few times. Almost 4 months old & I still haven't tried her. figured it would be more important when she starts weaning. But was beginning to think maybe we should start now to get her used to it. Bought a tommee tippee baby cup (the little one marked 4months plus), so want to get her used to that for water & bottles for milk xx