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wingsofsong
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Question about giving water to infants
My son is 5 months old and our ped just OK'd giving him an ounce or 2 of water on hot days, when we will be out a lot, etc. I didn't think to ask at the time- do you give them cold water? Or is cold too shocking for them, so you do room temp? TIA!
ETA: He is EBF, except having oatmeal, for which we heat up breastmilk. And if he has a bottle of BM, we heat it up.
Message edited 6/26/2010 11:57:10 AM.
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carissa1643
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Re: Question about giving water to infants
My DS is 5.5 months and my dr told me to wait until 6 months. I gave him a few sips before mixing in the formula to make sure he didnt choke bc water is so thin. I would just give him room temp water.
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| Posted 6/26/10 12:02 PM |
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jlk51496
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Re: Question about giving water to infants
I started to have them "experiment" with water in a sippy cup with meals - so around 6-7 months! they don't "get it" at first so it really is only a sip here and there!
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| Posted 6/26/10 12:11 PM |
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wingsofsong
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Re: Question about giving water to infants
Posted by jlk51496
I started to have them "experiment" with water in a sippy cup with meals - so around 6-7 months! they don't "get it" at first so it really is only a sip here and there!
Did you do cold or room temp?
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| Posted 6/26/10 1:54 PM |
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TLC1018
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Re: Question about giving water to infants
At 6 months I gave my DD water for the first time. I put it in a bottle. I cannot remember if it was room temperature or cold. But she was used to her bottles cold too, so the actual temperature never bothered her.
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| Posted 6/26/10 2:29 PM |
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Reese32
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Re: Question about giving water to infants
We started at 6 months, and I gave it to her in a sippy right out of the fridge...but her bottles always came right out of the fridge, too.
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Ian&EmmesMommy23
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Re: Question about giving water to infants
i started around 7 months when it was getting hot out. i give him water cold. i use the nuby sippy cup with the bottle nipple. he has to suck really hard for anything to come out. its really good to get them transitioned.
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| Posted 6/26/10 3:10 PM |
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jlk51496
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Re: Question about giving water to infants
Posted by wingsofsong
Did you do cold or room temp?
right out of the filter in front of the door to the fridge
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| Posted 6/26/10 3:33 PM |
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Erica
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Re: Question about giving water to infants
ped ok'd it for us at 2 months. My kids were born big (10+) and gaining too fast on top of that. Plus they were both born in June. (both were EBM)
it was room temp to cool
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| Posted 6/26/10 3:37 PM |
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