Drinking water abroad

[Dueindecember2016]

Hi all!

We are soon to go on holiday to Spain and have a question about drinking water for my 10 month old. Can they have bottled water or should they be having cooled boiled water?

[allegretto]

Bottled water is fine but you should check the sodium levels and get one with low sodium - there will probably be one advertised as being suitable for babies (although, tbh, as you are only going on holiday, any bottled water will do as none are actually salty!)

[BikeRunSki]

In a similar situation, my HV advised Evian.

[BaronessBomburst]

The tap water in Spain is safe to drink although in some areas tastes quite strongly of chlorine. Where DM lives, the water has a high concentration of heavy metals (caused by mining in Roman times) and so it not recommended for very young babies or children. DM buys a brand of bottled water called Bezoya which is supposed to be very pure.
Personally, I always drink the tap water; DM has a filter to take the chlorine out otherwise your cup of tea tastes funny.
Boiling the water won't take out the minerals or the chlorine.

[BaronessBomburst]

Bezoya is the brand Spanish HVs recommend for babies and to make up bottles.