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Cooled Boiled Water For Babies.
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When and why was it recommended to stop giving this to babies? My little Granddaughter who is 4 months old, is in hospital for the second time with a UTI. Just spoken to my daughter on the phone and asked if baby is getting plenty of water and was told no, they don't give babies water anymore. They say breast milk is sufficient and water should never be given.I gave all 3 of mine water when they were babies, boiled, cooled and put in a sterilised bottle.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.To be honest with you ummmm I don't know. I know she has a canula in her hand and they have been giving her antibiotics while they've been waiting for the cultures to grow so I suppose she is getting them through an IV drip.Baby was born with an enlarged kidney and they are still deciding what to do about it, but in the meantime she is getting infections and I just thought water would help, but it seems not.
Thank you Pixie. Baby has been in hospital since Wednesday and it's awful for my daughter as obviously she can't have visitors and can't leave the room they are in. I suppose the doctors would have told her if she had to give baby water, I just didn't realise you shouldn't. My daughters were born '76 '80 and '83 and were breast fed, but I still gave them cooled boiled water, especially in hot weather.Things have changed a lot since then.
They change constantly, barsel... and I can't imagine you did anything wrong. I breastfed four, totally, without bottles. They definitely didn't need anything else, and tbh, I think if I had given them water, they would have been less thirsty, missed out, and maybe reduced the milk supply... bottle feeding may be different.
I also started weaning mine at about 4 months (one at 10 weeks), where now, it is 6 months minimum. But babies don't read books... they are ready when they are ready...
I just wish her and her mum all the best and hope they quickly work it out x
I also started weaning mine at about 4 months (one at 10 weeks), where now, it is 6 months minimum. But babies don't read books... they are ready when they are ready...
I just wish her and her mum all the best and hope they quickly work it out x