Cooled boiled water?

[Rachey]

I'm going to sound daft as a brush here, but when do you give your LO's cooled water? Can you give them it on warm days just to keep them hydrated? Milk every 3 hours wouldn't be enough to keep them well hydrated on a warm day would it? Sorry I'm clueless lol!

Also heard people say they use it for constipation? Do you just give them an ounce before their milk or something?

Thanks xxx

 

[littlemiss83]

i'm not 100% on this but i'm pretty sure you can give them cooled down boiled water from a couple of weeks old. After all, if you think about formula, all that is, is cooled down boiled water with powder in.

My MW advised me to use cooled down boiled water for constipation, and it was also a very hot summer when my 1st was born.

I'd say try not to give it too close to a feed incase it fills them up. Maybe half way between feeds.

Hope this helps.

 

[tinytoes]

I did it from two weeks old before formula or if it was very hot . I gave it to her due to it being warm and also for constiption xx

 

[JoJo79]

I used this pretty much from the start with both my girls, i tended to try them with a little bit if say theyd just been fed and were still whinging, in case they were thirsty not hungry or on hot days like you say,

I always see it as formula feeds them but does it give them a "drink" iyswim? xx

 

[Lou_1]

Ive used it from a few weeks too x

 

[Rachey]

Thanks all of you! That's a great help

Matthews 2 weeks now so should be fine to give him it I would think? Will maybe try him at somepoint when it's warm or if he's constipated. He was really constipated when he was only 5 days, wish I had thought about water then!! Silly me

Jojo - I know what you mean about formula feeding them, I always wonder if he's still thirsty, cause milk doesn't really take away thirst..

xxx

 

[clairebear22]

Jack wasn't constipated but was quite 'bunged up' so we started giving him water at about 10 days old. It worked a treat so he now has a few mouthfuls of water before every feed as well as any other time we feel he needs it x

 

[laura83]

I gave Isabelle cooled bolied water from her being a few days old the midwife told us to give it to her as she was constipated.

 

[Rachey]

Do you just give them a small amount? Like less than an oz? xxx

 

[littlemiss83]

Do you just give them a small amount? Like less than an oz? xxx

Yeah fill up an oz and see how u get on