For those that formula feed

lostmarbles29

Do you use nursey water or do you use just regular tap water? With my daughter we used nursey because we lived in a apartment that had horrible hard water now that we have our own place the waters much better but still don't have a water softner. I've only been FF since 6 months. TIA

Mrs.Purdue

my doctor recommended tap water that's been run through a filter (like the fridge door, a brita, etc).  we had been using tap water until 2 months and then I remembered to ask him the question and that's what he said. 

now we just have a carafe of water that we fill every night before we go to bed with water from our refrigerator door.  it sits on the counter and we fill bottles from it, so they're room temperature.  

 

ITGurl0626

I use tap water from my faucet with a Brita filter.

srs5624

Plain old tap water.

No filter, no pitcher, no softener.

 

ETA: When we're out of the house, I usually have those 8 oz RTF bottles. If I run out and have to take bottles and formula, I'll find a water fountain or a sink. I don't know of any places around me that have water issues. They're all about the same. I have one of the weakest digestive systems in the world (obvious exaggeration, but my digestive system really does suck). If I can drink the water, I think just about anyone can.

Amaryllis619

srs5624:

Plain old tap water.

No filter, no pitcher, no softener.

this... but we have good water where we are.

etude de la vie

We have a reverse osmosis system and a water softener in the house and use that. It comes out of a special spout from our sink. 

SouthFloridaMommy

srs5624:

Plain old tap water.

No filter, no pitcher, no softener.

This!  But I do use nursery water when we travel - our tap water is okay, but we have been places where it is gross.  At least with nursery water I know what she is getting. 

leneae10

From 3-7 months, we used bottled Nursery water (I pumped before 10 weeks).  I was SO sick of buying it but our city water has WAY too much fluoride for under 6 months.  We've recently switched to a Brita pitcher that I keep on the counter so it's room temp.  If we go out, I throw a bottled water into the diaper bag. 

LynsiBHM

I don't drink our tap water (though it's "good" tap) so I wouldn't give it to my baby. We use bottled water.

mbrum810

etude de la vie:

We have a reverse osmosis system and a water softener in the house and use that. It comes out of a special spout from our sink. 

this for us too. If I didn't have the RO setup, I'd probably use a brita filter pitcher and keep it in the fridge.

snoopy5512

There is a lot of research as to why you should NOT use nursery water.  I would look into that if I were you.  I wouldn't drink our tap water even though it is "good".  We use bottled water. 

skells

We used nursery water for a few months but then just started using tap water. We actually have no fluoride in our tap water and I would drink our water so why not. When we travel he gets bottled water.

junebride060306

started formula supplementing at 4 months and then exclusively FF at 5 months. been using straight up tap water, and that is what we drink as well. my pedi said it was fine

LadyXaverian

We use nursery water.

LadyXaverian

skells:

We used nursery water for a few months but then just started using tap water. We actually have no fluoride in our tap water and I would drink our water so why not. When we travel he gets bottled water.

I'm confused. I thought it was important to have a certain amount of fluoride. When my pedi asked us what water we were using, I said nursery water, and he said that was good because it has the right amounts of fluoride in it..

(He also said our plain ol' tap water was fine but suggested we not use regular bottled water because it has no fluoride at all.)

alisonemma

Well, we use filtered tap water.