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You can give cooled, boiled water to a baby from birth. Breastfed babies do not need water as the foremilk, which they receive at the beginning of every feed, acts as a drink and the hindmilk as food. Bottle-fed babies do need a drink as formula milk is just a feed and not a drink. Offer bottle-fed babies water in between feeds, especially during hot weather.
