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During the warmer weather - feeding and other bits
Hi ladies,
Just wondering if anyone was feeding any different during the warmer weather?
Millie is eight weeks and bottle fed, averaging 4-5 oz most feeds.
My mum and MIL say they always fed their children cooled boiled water. I asked the HV about this, but this was back in Feb. She said no, milk was sufficient. I'm wondering if this is so during the hot spell? Anyone else giving water on top of milk?
Also, do you all put sunscreen on babies? I make sure Millie is ALWAYS in the shade, but not sure if I should be putting cream on too - I will if I need to, but she'd hate it and its so messy!!
Any other warm weather tips? Millie is in her first summer dress today and looks a picture!!
Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine
Just wondering if anyone was feeding any different during the warmer weather?
Millie is eight weeks and bottle fed, averaging 4-5 oz most feeds.
My mum and MIL say they always fed their children cooled boiled water. I asked the HV about this, but this was back in Feb. She said no, milk was sufficient. I'm wondering if this is so during the hot spell? Anyone else giving water on top of milk?
Also, do you all put sunscreen on babies? I make sure Millie is ALWAYS in the shade, but not sure if I should be putting cream on too - I will if I need to, but she'd hate it and its so messy!!
Any other warm weather tips? Millie is in her first summer dress today and looks a picture!!
Hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine
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Not sure how much help I can be, as I've been asking the same questions! Apparently you only need to give water if baby is constipated or dehydrated (or risk of dehydration, i.e. hot weather), I have given E a oz of water a couple of times in the recent hot weather, usually when she is making her normal hunger motions, but I know she can't possibly be - she's taken the water and it seems to settle her, so hopefully it's what she wanted!
I'm the same as you with the sun screen, I try to keep E in the shade as much as possible, but I'm sure you can still catch the sun even in the shade and there are always those few minutes, esp. when out in her pram that she is in the sun. I have bought a little bottle of sun cream to keep in my nappy bag, just in case, but haven't actually used it yet.
Be interested to hear what others are doing
E x
I was thinking the same with water cos I get thirsty so surely babies do too. I'm going to start giving him little bits I think just to stop his mouth getting dry.
With the sunscreen I always put it on his arms & legs just incase they escape from the hood parasol & blanket that's hiding him or if we are walking in a direction that the sun is able to get to him. I always have his hat on too but that's more because he looks so cool with it on because his head is never in the sun cos the hood on his pram is really big. I took him out the other day without any on & he was fine I had to get him out to feed him so I just put his blanket right over him & my arms.
I use a suncream called ultrasun it's fab it's a once a day application even if you go in water & towel dry. I use it on Georgia & myself & we haven't burnt so far in this hot weather. Because its a once a day thing I just put it on him when I'm dressing him cos he gets all wound up about that anyway. It's a bit expensive but unlike other sun creams that once opened last 12 months these last 3 years once opened and 5 years sealed. So you do get your money's worth. I was spending almost ??20 a bottle for Georgias & most of it would get thrown away once summer was gone.
sorry about the waffle :roll:
Ive bought a fator 50 sun screen for the kids you spray it on and its green an then it fades when u rub it in. Quiet good.
I havent got a parsole for marleys pushchair yet either as i find u constantly r moving it side to side. He's lathered in sunscreen tho
Does it make me a bad mother if I didn't even think about the sunscreen??! I do always have him in the shade, and indeed, I am constantly moving the parasol from side to side!
Offered Millie some water too - think she was gasping bless her!
I try to keep Joe in the shade but when you're walking around town it's impossible to keep the parasol in the right place all the time! Just bought him a sunhat and I drape a sheet or blanket over the pram if it's really sunny.
well being in Uganda from the freezing cold weather in the UK, (as Grace was born at the end of January)Grace adjusted straight away, there was no need for sunscreen I just always make sure she is given cooled boiled water. Although the HV said no when she was just born it's perfectly fine.
xx