Bottled water

**ETsMum** · 13-01-2006 16:15

If we use bottled water - should we still boil it?

(I ask this because we went camping last week and I didn't want to use dam water and boil it so we bought bottles - did I waste my time boiling it?)

**Maxs_MumMy** · 13-01-2006 16:22

Hi,

We buy the big 15L bottle's of spring water that attach to a neverfail cooler and i asked them the same thing about 6mths ago and i was told as it's bottled water it's completly fine.

Max drinks this everyday and ive never had a problem with him.

Sorry darls

**veve** · 13-01-2006 16:24

and yet I read in a book (about bfeeding... bottlefeeding and solids) that even if you buy bottled water it isn't sterile... and you still have to boil it ..

better to be safe than sorry? I wouldn't consider it a waste of your time

I'm impressed you went CAMPING!!!

**Lunar** · 13-01-2006 16:34

I would still boil it as no it isn't sterile, it may stilll contain bugs that bubby's tummy can't cope with. I always boiled Em's water up till she was 14 months (when I stopped sterilising) and I now use only bottled or filtered water for hers and our drinking. I wouldn't drink tap water myself so I don't give it to her and she is nearly 4.

**ETsMum** · 13-01-2006 16:40

Originally Posted by veve

I'm impressed you went CAMPING!!!

Well..... it was camping with luxury! We were with ppl who had a van.

Glad I did boil it and I will continue to do so. Thanks!

**veve** · 13-01-2006 16:44

LOL -
i dont go camping unless there is a SHOWER and a TOILET

xxx

**ETsMum** · 13-01-2006 16:52

Yeah - me too.

I only went camping under protest!!

We had both in the van and a block nearby... and TV, dvd, air con, toaster, kettle, bbq, fridge, dbl bed... etc... etc... not really "camping".
SIL and nephew had the tent!

**Frazzled** · 13-01-2006 19:47

The info i have claims that bottled water is not recommended for babies or young children as it has a high salt content, low in fluoride and contains other dissolved minerals - "Eat right, don't fight - a practical guide to feeding children from birth to the preschool years"; J.O'Connell et al. Australia, 2003.

Sorry guys, just my info.

Ky · 14-01-2006 08:20

Originally Posted by KateP

The info i have claims that bottled water is not recommended for babies or young children as it has a high salt content, low in fluoride and contains other dissolved minerals - "Eat right, don't fight - a practical guide to feeding children from birth to the preschool years"; J.O'Connell et al. Australia, 2003.

Sorry guys, just my info.

I too have heard that tap water is infinitely better for anyone at any age as it contains more of the nutrients that our bodies need rather than having had them filtered or processed out like bottled and filtered water has!

That said ... I would prefer to give bub boiled bottled water if camping!

**the_queen** · 14-01-2006 20:29

All this talk of water has made me feel a bit sad

I'm a country girl born and bred, but have lived in the city for 10 years now..... so I just have to put in my 2-country-cents worth : I WANT RAINWATER!!!! Nothing beats the taste of rainwater. I'm sure it's not as pure etc etc, but it just tastes better I think. It's how water should be.
My city-kid daughter laughed at me when I told her my parents had 3 ginormous rainwater tanks, and if it didn't rain we couldn't have baths every day. When I asked her "well, where do you think water comes from??" she said "the man in the truck delivers it" LOL