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Any parent will tell you that making decisions for your children can be stressful. As a new parent, those decisions can seem even more stressful since you haven’t had to make them before.
A question many new parents often have is what water is best to use when giving their babies formula. Since different kinds of water can have different effects on your baby’s health, it’s important to know what’s in your water.
Hard Water
This kind of water has a surplus of calcium in it, and while calcium can normally be good for your bones and teeth when you’re older, many doctors have concerns about using hard water with baby formula. The extra calcium can cause your baby’s teeth to develop white spots and become discolored, so it’s best to use soft water with no more than .07 mg/L of calcium.
Well Water
More often, well water and ground-sourced water tends to have a number of minerals in it that can affect your water quality. Well water can contain anything for sulfur, which causes water to smell bad, to iron that is simply not safe for your baby to ingest. It’s important to have your water tested to determine if you have this problem.
Bottled Water
You may be tempted to just buy and use bottled water for your baby’s formula, but that’s not the best idea either. Not only is it bad for the environment to constantly go through plastic bottles, but studies have shown that harmful chemicals and microplastics live in over 90% of plastic water bottle brands.
Filtered Water
This is essentially the best water to use for your baby’s formula. In-home water filtration systems can grab any minerals, sediments, or other particles living in your water supply and provide you and your baby with soft, clean water.
For the best water in Minnesota and Wisconsin, give the experts at Aquarius Water Conditioning a call. We can perform an analysis on your home’s water and provide you with the best options for your needs. Give us a call today to schedule your next service.
