Among drinks for children, water takes a special place, because you can still do without tea and mors, and without water it is very difficult. Lack of clean fluid in the body of both adults and children can "give" problems with the kidneys and other organs. But ordinary boiled or bottled water is not recommended for young children.
If you carefully choose high-quality baby food, then with no less care you need to approach the choice of children's drinking water. This product has the same effect on the body as food. Now there are many companies that produce children's water, which is created taking into account the needs of the child's body.
What is the difference between "adult" and "children's" water?
First, in such water, the amount of minerals is reduced. Excessive mineralization is as harmful as inadequate. Especially, kids can not give ordinary mineral water , it should be exactly children's mineral water. In the diet for children, whether dry milk formula, puree, gruel, or even breast milk, there are already vitamins and trace elements, so adding simple water will break this balance and with regular use can adversely affect the baby's health.
Secondly, water for baby food can contain additional missing trace elements and serve as a "liquid vitamin" for your crumbs. It can be supplemented with iodine or fluoride, but be sure to consult a pediatrician before introducing such water into the baby's diet. Addition of additional minerals is always indicated on the label.
Always read the label!
By the way, about the label. Study it carefully before buying baby water. It should contain the following information:
- where water was extracted (well, terrain);
- term and conditions of storage of the product;
- mineralization (permissible norm 200-400 mg / l);
- manufacturer;
- the age for which water is intended;
- the inscription is obligatory: "Recommended for baby food by the Institute of Nutrition of the RAMS."
What kind of children's water is the best? Each parent makes his choice semi-intuitively-semi-rationally, based on the reaction of the baby to the product, the price, the design of the label and the functionality of the bottle.
An ill-posed question
Often at mums there is a question: whether dopaivat vodichkoj the newborn? If he is exclusively on breastfeeding , it is not necessary, the kids take enough liquid from the mother's milk (although there is another point of view on this matter). But if your baby is on artificial or mixed feeding, then additional children's water is simply necessary for him, otherwise small kidneys that diligently perform their work will be very difficult.