do i need to giuve a breastfed baby extra water?

[misdee]

never fed in the summer months. please help.

No. Just feed more.

The make-up of your milk will adjust to suit the temperature, so unless it's really hot you shouldn't need to.

so the little 'snack' feeds inbetween main ones are ok?

I would say so. They didnt have bottles years ago did they.

no idea, i am not that old lol.

was thinking of spoon feeding some water, but if not needed then i wont.

DH was brought up in Sri Lanka and they dont give water there.

No, "snack" feeds should cover it.

Nope, no need. DS was born at the beginning of April last year and it was sweltering by early May - I just fed him more often and sometimes he didn't seem to want "eating" feeds, more quick snacks which I figured were more like drinks of foremilk.

misdee - dd2 was born Nov - our summer and I noticed that she seemed to have more 'snacks' on really hot days to help her stay hydrated.

Hi! Just wanted to say that for the first 3 months of my daughter's life we were living in a very hot climate - up to 44 degrees C at times - and dd didn't have any water at all, just breast milk.

I did notice that when it was particularly hot she like to just drink the foremilk!

hth

BF babies dont need extra water tho Bottle fed babies do. DS is nearly 7 months and I have just introduced him to a cup but he tends to just take more foremilk when he is thirsty.

Clever, isnt it????!!

This is an interesting thread. I found myself wondering about why a certain make of cup/beaker is from 3 months upwards and doubted that BF was enough. Was told water not necessary.

I moved to Cyprus when dd was approx 4 mths and b/f. It was August and ridiculously hot but I did not have to give her any water. I noticed that when I expressed the consistency of my breast milk had changed. It was a lot more watery and discussed it with the HV and she said that the body adjusts to provide for your baby. How clever. I did need to feed a bit more to begin with but nothing drastic. HTH.

Make sure you drink lots!