Do I need to start giving water at all with solids?

[<Catherine>]

That's it really 

[MasynSpencerElliotte]

No you don't need to, afaik bm provides all the fluid they need. I can't even remember when we did offer water to the older girls...probably they got their first taste of water slurping in the tub 

[<Catherine>]

Ok thanks

[Shiv52]

I started offering a sippy with water about 6-7 months and it took each of them to 8-9 months to get the hang of it!!  But from a fluid in take POV no you don't  need to offer water x

[*Ali*]

The NHS recommends offering water in a free-flow sippy cup from 6mo with solid foods. I think this is mostly so they can practise sipping it though. Some LOs will want a drink with their solid foods to help wash it down and rinse their mouth though. You could of course offer a quick BF straight after the solid food if this were the case.

Remember if you do give water before 6mo though it needs to be boiled to sterilise it.

[cuckoochick]

I always did with C but as Shiv said it took months to get the hang of it. I think if you're taking it slowly and no constipation issues arise then you'll be fine. I've just bought G a sippy and some spoons as we'll be starting soon I think!

[<Catherine>]

I started offering a sippy with water about 6-7 months and it took each of them to 8-9 months to get the hang of it!! 

We had exactly the same with DS1 with his sippy, in fact I think it took a fair bit longer actually!

I will start to offer some in a sippy I think just so he starts to get used to it.

Thanks ladies x