Can I give water to my 7 months old son

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yes after 6 months  water 💧 to be given ..
If your breast feeding your baby then continue to breastfeed at regular intervals and there is no need to give anything else apart from mother milk or formula milk to baby till he complete 6months  of age as it is complete food that takes care of hydration as well as nutrition. After 6 month you can gradually start weaning with homemade easy to digest food items like rice porridge ragi porridge mashed fruits apple Puree, mashed  banana chiku etc.
But whatever you are introducing should be introduced gradually with a small amount

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Hello dear parent, yes of course you can give water to your 7 months old baby. After 6 months of age water can be given. And start with little quantity. This will help in baby getting used to it and also digestion will remain fine. Good luck and take care