Feeding FAQ: 9-12 months – Formula Feeding

When can we stop boiling water for our son?

We want to know whether it is appropriate and safe to now give our nearly year old son ordinary un-boiled water in his drinks. He is now using beaker cups and bottles which are well washed without strict sterilization. Our tap drinking water is filtered with a Brita filter.

Providing you are careful to change the filters on your water jug regularly, your son can now have water which has not been previously boiled. In the Complete Food Bible it is recommended to boil filtered water for babies under the age of six months.