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purplegirl
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Do you give your infant water?
If so, are you breast or formula feeding, how old is DC... and how much water do you give?
Thanks!
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Posted 8/2/07 8:47 PM  |
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
Usually only if she is constipated. Today I gave her an ounce though since we were outside and it was HOT HOT HOT out there and she was in between feedings.
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| Posted 8/2/07 8:55 PM |
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MRSE
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
I have been giving DD water since she came home from the hospital. I usually only give her some when she needed to be held off for a feeding or if it is really hot out. Usually about an ounce and not all the time.
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| Posted 8/2/07 8:58 PM |
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Janice
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
mine is BF. I started water at about 4 months...out of my water bottle. When we go on walks he always watched me gulp in down, I felt bad for him and started sharing with him.
At 5 months, I started putting it in his cup during meal time.
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| Posted 8/2/07 9:00 PM |
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
Posted by Janice
mine is BF. I started water at about 4 months...out of my water bottle. When we go on walks he always watched me gulp in down, I felt bad for him and started sharing with him.
At 5 months, I started putting it in his cup during meal time.
wow! Your son was able to drink out of a water bottle at 4 mts, and drink out of a cup at 5 mts???? 
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| Posted 8/2/07 9:01 PM |
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pmpkn087
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
I've been giving Steven water since he was about 2 weeks old.
He is now 9 months and obviously gets lots more than he did. But he would drink about 2 oz at night. Of course, never substitute for a feeding and don't give more than 2 oz at a time.
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| Posted 8/2/07 9:59 PM |
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pmpkn087
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Posted by Janice
mine is BF. I started water at about 4 months...out of my water bottle. When we go on walks he always watched me gulp in down, I felt bad for him and started sharing with him.
At 5 months, I started putting it in his cup during meal time.
wow! Your son was able to drink out of a water bottle at 4 mts, and drink out of a cup at 5 mts????
Steven does the same thing.
She most likely puts it in his sippy. But, they can drink out of a regular cup, with your help. Steven loves that and much prefers it even to his sippy
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| Posted 8/2/07 10:00 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
I never did. Only breastmilk, formula & pedialyte during that first year.
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| Posted 8/2/07 10:04 PM |
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MsMBV
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
only if he is spitting up curdled milk. I give him about an oz to clean out his mouth & throat.
OOh I also give an ounce if he has persistent hiccups (for 45 minutes or more).
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| Posted 8/2/07 10:12 PM |
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JenBenMen
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
I was told no water unless he is really hot--he is 12 weeks
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| Posted 8/2/07 10:14 PM |
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dm24angel
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
If he has the hiccups I will give him some , or if he is constipated or to dilute with the gripe water.
My ped put him on water at 6 days old. Max 2 ozs a day. That was too much for him though, made him poop too much. We only do as above, if needed now.
Message edited 8/3/2007 12:01:36 AM.
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| Posted 8/2/07 11:45 PM |
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Aga
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
no water, just some fennel tea if he is gassy...
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| Posted 8/2/07 11:56 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
My ped has never even mentioned water to me. Is this something I should be giving him?
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| Posted 8/2/07 11:58 PM |
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dm24angel
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Re: Do you give your infant water?
Posted by Diana1215
My ped has never even mentioned water to me. Is this something I should be giving him?
nah, Ours was just for constipation.
It has no real value at all.
I give him an ounce warmed for the bad hiccups that sound slike they hurt cause it stops them or if he hasnt pooped in a day or so or it his poop is hard or like I said to dilute the gripe water, its a little too strong for him, but theres no real purpose to the water.
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