when can you stop boiling tap water??

[Ally24]

Does anyone know at what age a child can drink water straight from a tap and when they can have fruit juice??

[elsieanjoanne]

its 6months tap water always thought you still supposed to boil bottle water?

[wizadora]

i live in spain so we use bottled water and boil it
the other day mil looked after dd and for a drink of water she just gave the water straight from the bottle , poured into her bottle.now i was wondering if this was ok?????????????????

[magnolia1]

Omg, ds1 is my 5th child and I have obly just realised its ok from 6 months Always did a year with the others

[glamourbadger]

I've offered tap water from 6 months. Never offered juice - I'm too lazy! Besides, would rather give them a piece of fruit so they get the fibre.

[Ally24]

Thanks for your help. x

[BizzyDint]

no juice here. tap water from weaning at 6 months.

[MerryMarigold]

i've given both. he has taken ages to get 'into' water and i was worried he'd dehydrate, he drinks SO little. now he drinks water nearly all the time (he's 16 mo) but from 6 mo I was giving diluted juice (treat the juice like squash, ie. a very small amount).

[sparkymummy]

Pretty sure HV said you don't need to boil after 6 months. We don't give fruit juice as we want him to enjoy water and I think children tend to prefer sweeter drinks if given the choice!

[beansprout]

They don't need sugary drinks. I just kept to water and have found it to be much easier!!

[IntergalacticWalrus]

Tap water is fine after 6 months

Not sure about juice, neither DS has ever drank it.

[insywinsyspider]

we did tap water and diluted juice (altho ds won't drink it, prefers water) from bout 7 mo i think - don't know if thats 'right' just what we did (he's 10mo now btw)