Questions tagged [water]
Everything directly related to water, e. g. as a drink, for (baby) formula, or when and how children come into touch with it (note that there is also [bathing]).
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How to help a toddler overcome the fear of water on head?
My 22-month-old daughter absolutely hates getting her hair wet.
At bathtime, she complains (crying, but without tears) when I pour water on her head in preparation for washing her hair (even if I'm ...
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Is it really that bad to get water in a baby's ear?
My 7-week-old girl loves taking baths but, of course, we get conflicting information about how often and how careful we should be of water in her ears. The pediatrician said every other day and didn't ...
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How can I address toddler's fear of water over her face?
Our 2.5-year-old daughter used to love baths, playing in the pool and just playing with water. Now, she is terrified to bathe. It is a battle to even get her in the tub, let alone to try and clean her ...
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How can I get my toddler to drink more water?
My toddler doesn't like to drink water.
She doesn't seem to notice that she is thirsty, even if her pee is a dark yellow.
How do I help her to recognize that her body is thirsty and that drinking ...
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Can 8-months old baby understand gravity in their water bottle?
My son likes to get bottle of water next to him and then he tries to drink it.
Sometimes he turns to his back and then he can drink it. But sometimes he just tries to suck it laying on his tummy, so ...
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How do you keep a toddler safe around water?
We recently moved to a bigger apartment complex which has swimming pool, play area etc. My son who is 2 years and 9 months old is very excited about the place. Most of the times he sticks to the play ...
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Do you need to boil bottled water
Is it necessary to boil bottled water before giving it to a 8 month old? Surely bottled water that has a shelf life of a year can't have any bacteria in it, else it would not last a year at room ...
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Taking a 12 week old baby to the swimming pool for the first time
We are taking our 12 week old daughter to the indoor pool tomorrow. We have:
1 disposable swim nappy
A splash about happy nappy
A neoprene baby warmer
Towels, change of clothes etc.
We were just ...
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My 5-year-old son freaks over shower time!
My 5-year-old son freaks out about washing of any kind.
He doesn't seem to be worried about going in the pool or bath, but just mention that it's shower/bath time he goes totally ballistic - the ...
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Is it necessary to boil the water for baby formula in Switzerland?
It's a milk formula for a 9 month baby. Are there any scientific reasons requiring to boil the water before mixing in the formula's powder? The baby already drinks the tap water as it is healthy for ...
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Can too much water lower the level of an important minerals? In 11 months toddler?
My 11-months toddler drinks around 1 liter of water a day. He likes to drink and drinking also calms him down sometimes. He is breast-fed one time a day.
Can too much water lower the level of an ...
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Small amounts of water mixing with breastmilk
I wash the baby bottles by hand and often let them air dry. Do I have to dry them completely before adding breast milk? I would obviously want to get all of the dish liquid out of the bottles. But I ...
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How to make the 2.6 year old toddler drink more water in winters?
She passes urine once in 2 hours. She does drink 1 or 2 sips of warm water when I ask her during the day time. Usually I have to run behind her for the same.
She does drink some water with lunch and ...
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How do you get a 7 month old to keep their hands soaking to treat Paronychia?
My son has Paronychia, a swelling around his nail quite possibly where he sucks his fingers a lot from teething. Online websites suggest "warm soaks" for 15 mins, 3-4 times a day using 50% water and ...
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2 year old rarely eats food, needs bottle and milk and drinks a lot of water
My son completely refuses to eat food. If I forcefully insert it in his mouth, he tries to vomit and throws the food out of his mouth.
He loves milk in his bottle, which we give him only when he is ...
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How much water is too much?
My 12 1/2 month old loves water. He will drink it whenever it's offered. He is currently being nursed 2-3 times a day, having 3 solid meals and 1 or 2 small snacks, and occasionally gets an ounce or 2 ...
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Using non-drinkable water for bathing a baby/cleaning baby bottles [closed]
We live in an area where tap water is not recommended for drinking both because of bacteria and chemical pollution. We have been using the water for showering, cleaning and washing the dishes without ...
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What is a safe but useful temperature to set your hot water at?
As you know, modern hot water systems allow you to set the maximum temperature of hot water coming out, either by using less gas/electricity or by mixing the hot water with cold water to the set ...
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Why does my formula suggest mixing it in only a portion of the water?
The directions for Holle baby formula say to boil water, let it cool, put 2/3 of the water into the bottle, then add the formula, then add the remaining 1/3 of the water.
Is it necessary to add 2/3 ...
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How to limit hot water temperature if your boiler doesn't have this control?
We have 20 month twins who can almost reach taps in the bathroom. Our hotwater system is fixed at 55°C. It feels too hot for them, and it's not adjustable.
How have other parents managed this? I ...
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Do we need a life jacket for our almost 2-year-old when we go to the beach? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should we pack when going camping with an infant?
My family and I are going to the beach this July. It will be the first trip to the beach for my son, my daughter, and ...
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When does water intake for an infant start?
At what age can an infant start drinking water? I am aware that before a certain age, babies should not drink anything but milk because their stomachs are small and only can intake the nutrients it ...
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Does a water softener add sodium to your drinking water? [closed]
We have just moved house and the new home has a water softener which I've been pouring salt into. Does this salt end up in the water and will it raise the sodium content of the water? I'm concerned ...
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