To think most parents don’t do this

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Out with my DD and my friend and her DD today. My friend froze her DD’s water bottle so it will last most of the day. When she asked why I didn’t freeze my DD’s I just said “I didn’t think of that” and then my friend went on to say “most parents freeze their DC’s water bottles in this weather. AIBU to think most parents don’t do this?

I think it is quite common tbf.

Absolutely this! So I just naturally did it for my DS this summer term (only when hot obviously).

Same and you could have a small bottle of warm milk at break time.

No I don't freeze water bottles.

Karma it generally doesn't last all day, but it stays cool for longer. generally 500mls have pretty much melted by midday. In this current heat (that's with them in an insulated bottle carrier, obviously quicker meltage in a bog standard plastic bag!)

How long do they have to go without any liquid water, @whataloadabullocks? When I've seen bottles frozen before, it's always accompanied by kids trying to suck water out of them. In the 30 degree heat we've been having, kids need more than a bottle per day,

I freeze bottles half full on their side and then top up with water in the morning

I've never thought of that.

It's a good idea actually

Agreed. TMS.

Twatty Mum Syndrome.

Yes since I was at school we always froze ours. We usually have a drawer in the freezer with frozen water bottles in this weather.

I've been doing this for years, but for myself if I was going on a picnic on a hot day or something, it starts to melt reasonably quickly on a hot day like today so you're not left gagging for a drink, I freeze the 2 litre bottles so it lasts ages.

That was a weird and unpleasant comment.

As to whether normal... certainly when I was at primary school everyone seemed to go in with a frozen bottle.

My understanding now is that room temp water is better for hydrating you, and hot drinks are better for cooling you down on a hot day, so it's not at all obvious to me that it's actually a good idea anyway...

I don’t for DS as he has SEN and needs a specific type of water bottle but we used to when I was at school

My dm did it for us when we were going on picnics, and I do it for my dc now.

Although I saw it suggested in a news article titled something like "Mum suggested amazing hack for lunchboxes and mums are AMAZED" fairly recently.
I wanted to comment that if mums were amazed it was probably more that she was trying to pass it off as a new idea...

I’d not have thought of it. Can you do it with a chilly bottle or would it compromise its insulation?

We freeze water bottles if we're out for the day and, if we are on a long journey in a car or a train, I freeze part wrung out flannels too.

Pop the flannels in a plastic bag and put them in a cool bag. Then pop one on your throat or ankle to cool down - back in the cool bag afterward to keep them cool. As they finally thaw out you can wring out until damp and use the damp flannel on your face and neck.

We did Cornwall to London in the really hot weather of 2018 and got stuck in traffic on the M25 - kept lovely and cool with these!

If you put a bottle of water in the freezer for 2-3 hours then shake it the water freezes like magic.

I half 1/4 fill and lay bottle on side in freezer to freeze then add water in the morning. I've heard teachers mention kids not being able to drink their drinks cause it's all frozen. Half and half keeps it cold through the day

I have never done this 😂

I do on very hot days.

My school had a various drinking water taps when I was a girl. I presumed this was the same for all schools.

I voted YANBU but I do do this.

Ooooh I’m going to try this!!

Yes I either freeze (if I know it's hot and we're going out) several bottles of water but if it's last minute I fill the bottle with ice cubes and add water. Warm water is rank! Most people I know would do this.

I've done this on very long continental train journeys. It works a treat.

I put ice cubes and water in a Chiliy-your bottle.

Frozen bottles either melt too quickly, or not quick enough!

I froze a couple bottle once. Left uncapped, not full all the way and the expansion of the ice still opened a leak in the bottle. Not doing that again.