boiled water ? :\

[katieeandbump]

MIL keeps sayin i need to be giving him some but do i need to ?? he has a bottle every 2 hours and hes 2 months old ? i thought hed be gettin enough from the milk ? i breastfeed too thanks girls xx

 

[WW1]

I was told that if I BF in addition to FF then Rebecca didn't need extra water as she got enough from the breast milk (I expressed for the first month).

 

[ellie27]

Baby gets what they need from the milk - whether thats from formula or breast.

If its a really hot day then it does no harm to give a little water too.

 

[blahblahblah]

Generally, you only need to offer extra water if there is a specific reason. For us it was needed because he was constipated.

If your LO is dehydrated their fontanelle will sink in, but this is also an indicator of illness, so you should get that checked out rather than just giving water.

If you do offer extra water, don't give too much - it will fill them up and stop them wanting as much milk. The odd ounce or two is all that should be needed. I found that Dylan took in a lot more wind with water too, so make sure you get some burps, or you may get it all back with interest!

 

[NuKe]

Generally, you only need to offer extra water if there is a specific reason. For us it was needed because he was constipated.

If your LO is dehydrated their fontanelle will sink in, but this is also an indicator of illness, so you should get that checked out rather than just giving water.

If you do offer extra water, don't give too much - it will fill them up and stop them wanting as much milk. The odd ounce or two is all that should be needed. I found that Dylan took in a lot more wind with water too, so make sure you get some burps, or you may get it all back with interest!

same here, we gave poppy 3 lots of 1oz water and her constipation was gone! thats the only reason i would give her water, unless it was a very hot day.