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Baby drinking water

My baby is 19 weeks tomorrow and I left her at my mums while I had a doctors appointment I pre fill her bottles with 4 oz cool water and then hot shot of 2oz well I told my mum when she next should be having her bottle and left everything out I got back she said she didn’t want the milk so I give her some water I have gave her an oz here and there before on doctors advice but she gave her a whole 4oz of water obviously I’ve told my mum she’s wrong and what not but I’m panicking that it’s going to cause my baby some harm 😩😩

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I thought only my mum could be capable of this kind of thing…!

I really don't understand the older generations obsession with giving babies water 😔 I'm sorry this happened!

My dietitian told me it was fine for my 4 month old to have water (he doesn’t drink a ton of milk) for hydration purposes so don’t panic! She didn’t give me a limit, just said to offer water whenever if he didn’t want the bottle

It's supposed to be no more than an oz in 24 hours, so I would keep a close eye for a while. Anything odd, speak to a medical professional.

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