Do FF babies need to drink water?

[1MOREPLZ]

Jack BARELY drinks the water when offered it...splutters/coughes coz it isn't formula

[Jakabella]

Maybe I will just keep offering the water between feeds then and not adding the extra to the formular. I wonder why the nurse would tell me that??

[1MOREPLZ]

i asked our pead about adding extra water to FF and he said NO..just offer boiled cooled water (30mls with a tad sugar in it) The reason i asked was because of constipation..BUT he said the cooled water should help with that

[Jakabella]

I hope I have done no damage! I am feeling sick now about it... I was just trusting what the mchn said to do... she even wrote it on a piece of paper for me..

[Arimeh]

Kafer - don't stress - lots of people get told the same thing. The fact that there is a huge warning against doing it on the formula tins doesn't seem to be paid any attention by most professionals

[Jakabella]

Mel,
Yeah and I read it but thought that if the nurse said it was OK then it was..
Feel silly and like a bad mum now!!

[Arimeh]

Don't feel silly. These are the people that are supposed to know best. And if you are new in the job - you do what trusted people tell you to do.

My doc told me the same thing the other day about Miss M. I didn't take his advice - I just gave her water in a sippy cup

[1MOREPLZ]

nah don't feel like a bad mum!!!! i donged Jacks head today (accidently) god did i feel bad!!!!! poor little mite....
no harm...