It is pretty difficult to know what to do for the best for your little one sometimes - it seems to be a permanent pre occupation, especially when they are very little. You do need to be choosy when it comes to bottle water. The only bottled water that I have read is ok to give to a baby without boiling it is Evian. I actually used Lanjaron for Charlie and I boiled it. It states on the bottle it can be used for baby food. Another brand is Font Vella Junior.
Bottled water with a sodium level of less than 20mg is best to use for babies & children however, less than 10mg is preferable. Evian contains 5mg & Font Vela Junior 13mg. The mineral contents are printed on the labels of the bottles so do check them carefully. Current health advice is to boil all water for babies under 6 months so, if you intend to boil go for the lowest possible sodium content. Magnesium & Calcium levels should be higher than Sodium as these are minerals highly utilised by the body along with potassium & zinc.
Hope that made sense! If you are confused or perhaps on holiday and don't want to take any chances a couple of the supermarkets, Hipercor for sure, sell tetrapacks of baby water all ready to be used either for formula or to drink as it is. You will find it their baby aisle.
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Thursday 14 August 2008
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