When to stop giving boiled water

[mummy of many]

Hi all,not wanting to scare anyone but i boil all our tap water due to the fact that Giadia & Crytosparidium (bacteria`s found in our water) aren`t totally killed off by water treatments,and can be very harmful to little one`s if they pick up a tummy bug.I had a very bad case of Giadia bug last year & it took me four months for it to clear and never ending Antibiotcs,gives you very bad vomitting & diareah.Babies don`t have a good enough Immune system to be able to handle the bacterias either. Just wanted to share this.

[SweetPea]

I stopped using boiled water when ds was around 1.

[Ezz]

I don't think I've boiled the water since DS was about 6 months? I figure he's drinking the bath wtaer anyway - so what's the point?

[~Debbie~]

i stopped when DS was about 8 or so months. I boiled water for formula till he stopped having formula, but, just for drinking, yeah, about 8months. I did it gradually thou, incase tap water upset his belly, not sure if it would or not thou, just shandyed it for a while.

[Charlyfrog]

I stopped boiling DD#2's water a couple of months ago (she's almost 18months) as she kept stealing her big sister's sippy cup and sculling that (much to big sister's delight as DD#1 is a hard one to get to drink water) DD#1 didn't go onto tap water until she was a few months past 2yrs old!

Ah how things can change the more kidlets you have

[Karina]

We didnt ever do the boiled water thing for Claire. She just drinks tap water.

[diannescruffy]

Hi,
I boil all our drinking water, don't trust what's in tap water. Better to be safe.

Regards,
Dianne

[LoveKnowsNoBounds]

A nurse at the baby health centre recommended the age of 2 so I am still boiling the water and my DH is 19 months.