Is it okay to give my toddler fizzy mineral water?

[Helzapoppin]

Hi
Following on from the scary contents of Ribena thread, I've been trying to encourage my toddler (2.5) to drink more in the hot weather. She loves milk and dilute juice. She will reluctantly drink water and I sometimes add a splash of hi-juice but I know that's not great for the teeth either. I'm pregnant with a penchant for sparkling water in this hot weather and she's been crazing for it too. Is there any reason (apart from the financial, we're talking Highland Spring here!) that I can't give her a couple of cups a day?
Thanks :)

My mum's dentist told her it was as bad for teeth as Coca Cola Not sure I believe that but it's worth googling.

FWIW DS loves carbonated water too and he's 16 months.

I've heard many times than sparkling water is not good for teeth but can't link to anything authoritative to confirm that.

I believe all sparkling water (regardless of how the bubbles got there) is quite acidic.

i guess the bubbles are carbon dioxide which when disolved in water is acidic, this is just an educated guess by the way

HopeForTheBest - why is proper mineral water better than fizzed up tap water? Genuine question btw. We live in Germany and have just given up bottles of mineral water and bought a soda stream thingy. Now I'm wondering if we've done wrong...

Phew. Thanks HopeFor Actually we tried loads of different waters too and ended up settling on the Aldi one fgs. But in the end I just decided I'd had enough of all the empty bottles hanging around and fancied a change with the soda stream.

(And indeed there are about a thousand different ones to try here - I find the choice mind boggling)

Interesting as it's all MIL has in the house (Germany). Was never sure about giving it. DS likes sparkling water now though so not a problem going forward

Of course this was a particular problem when she pulled the bottle out when I asked what I could make DS' formula with!

Fizzy formula! mmmmm, yummy

Actually, it's funny that many Germans I encounter seem to treat tap water like it's pure poison. If they do drink it they put it through their own elaborate filter system first.

You can control it in theory and I do prefer lightly sparkling to proper blow your nose off sparkling. It's not really an exact art though. The bottles supplied are about .5 litre so you don't make much at a time, which is fine because it doesn't really keep, but a bit of a schlep if there are several thirsty people around. It's fun for the kids though. And I'm looking forward to picking up some Tonic syrup next time I'm in the UK...

@franke Hi, Which Soda stream do you use if you dont mind? I'm looking into buying one also as I am sick of the plastic waste I'm producing tbh and want to opt for more eco friendly way of looking after my fizzy water addiction