Should I offer drinks with solids?

[bugalug]

hi there

We have started solids and we are going really well, loving whatever i give him.

Currently we are having a morning bf around 7-8am and then a solid meal of rice cereal around 9ish.

We then have a bf at lunch time, a bf (sometimes) around 4ish and a solid meal of veges at 5-6pm.

We then have a bf around 7 30 and then bed and bub sleeps through.

I am just wondering should i be offering cooled boiled water or formula with his solid meals. I offer him water on hot days and sometimes he drinks it and some days he is not interested.

Thank you!!

[Barb Glare]

Hi,

Around the time you introduce solids you can introduce water in a cup (or sippy cup) Like food at the beginning it's often more fun that anything else, but it gets them used to it. Formula is completely unnecessary in a normal diet - and displaces the real food babies need - breastmilk and solid food

[Jennifer13]

Hi bugalug

I didn't bother giving water until around 12 mths, until then I just offered a bf after DD's solids meal. If I left her while I was working part-time I would leave some EBM.

[aussienic]

I used to have a cup of cooled boiled water there. not for a drink as such but just there..

[~clover~]

I give a cup of water with food usually. It doesn't always get drunk, but its there.
I actually always have one on hand these days. Then he can help himself if he wants to.
He still has way more BF than water. 6 - 10 BFs a day, but he enjoys his water & its something different for him.

[Lucy]

I'll be honest, I started offering water with solids, as I figured the quicker they got the hang of a sippy cup, the easir life would be for me!

[rufalina]

My DS like playing with the sippy cup, and does have sips of water. I like the thought of him having water with his meals now, to get used to it for later.
*snap* Lucy