how often should you give a bottlefed baby water?

[washerwoman]

can anyone help?

I'm sure someone will come along now... to help them along- how old is your baby?

You shouldn't need to, surely?

as often as is required I would think - i always offered mine bottles of water if they were thirsty

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bottle fed babies can get constipated easier i think

I've ehard that as well. Am still bfins so don't know- my mum gives my dd some cooled boiled water mid morning and mid afternoon when dd is with her (2 days a week)

heard i meant

she is 6 weeks - i have been giving her 2fl oz every few days when she is crying and i cant find a reason - or if she hasnt had a poo for longer than 2 days, but then i started thinking, maybe i am supposed to give her some every day and worrying that i am starving her of water - but no-one has told me what to do and now i am panicing!!

panicking - oops!

cool boiled water cant harm her and maybe what she needs instead of a filling bottle

thats true - i suppose the most it can do is make her wee more?!!

Don't panic washerwoman- try giving her some water inbetween feeds if you want to. You're giving her fluids in the milk so she won't go without- in the hot weather babies do need to drink more but if you're in the uk it's cold so no need. Don't worry too much about it

I'm with pixiefish