boiled water - bottled water substitute? for 8mth +

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I am trying to offer boiled water after ds2 eats any protein now that he is 8 months but Im finding it very hard to be organised with ds1 (3 1/2) and juggling everything - ie to keep remembering to boil the water and put some in a beaker in the fridge and to remember how long its been in the fridge etc etc. Is anybody using low mineral/salt content bottled water or even tap water? Presumably the chlorine is the prob in tap water?

I would just give tap water, I did with ds! I really don't think you need to be boiling water at 8 months old, does he put his hands in his mouth? If so, he has more germs on his hands than in British tap water.

Agreed. I wasn't sure and had given DD tap water now and then (she's 7.5m) and I recently noticed the 'birth to five' book says no need to boil after 6m. (Presuming you are in UK) our tap water is pretty good anyway, so I'm sure it will be fine.

i use bottled a lot of the time, but only because our tap water is vile. Ive been doing it since the dts were around that age.

agree with racers and colditz. fine to use tap water after 6 months.

Thankyou everyone. We're in london, so its good ol' Thames water. I'll go with that and thanks for the Evian tip kVG!! Mumsnet is great - thanks again.