https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 13:25:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1380554 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 09:04:27 +0000 yin 1380554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO drinks filtered tap water, which has added fluoride. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1380533 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:53:36 +0000 hilsy85 1380533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty much only tap water! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1380477 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:30:33 +0000 looch 1380477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's difficult to compare Europe and the US in terms of dental health. It is quite common to see adults in Europe with poor oral health, denistry just wasn't a priority until recently.</p> <p>Bottled water scares me more than flouride in tap water though. It's unregulated, so you really have no idea what you're drinking. Some bottled waters are just filtered municpal waters, so you have to do your research (obviously). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1380471 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:25:00 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1380471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's an interesting link:<br /> <a href="http://www.slweb.org/europe.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.slweb.org/europe.html</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1380470 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:23:05 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1380470@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just checked and apparently, our drinking water does not contain fluoride. It seems that quite a few EU countries are against it and never implemented it or abolished it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1380458 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:06:52 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1380458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only tap water...we use it to make his formula too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1380434 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:54:44 +0000 Mamaof2 1380434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes but our town doesn't fluorinate - my 5 yr old rinses with ACT every night </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1380382 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:34:36 +0000 Smurfette 1380382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She gets some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1380373 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 06:08:46 +0000 Beyond2 1380373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS drinks lots of tap water but it's from a well. Fluoride can be naturally occurring in well water though. We dont do the fluoride supplements. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1380330 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 02:30:42 +0000 birdofafeather 1380330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lemondrop: same! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379910 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:56:21 +0000 lemondrop 1379910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, we just Brita filter our tap water, nothing fancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379897 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:51:50 +0000 Dandelion 1379897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. He drinks it every night at teetg brushing time and when he's thirsty he's got a water bottle he refills from the tap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379886 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:48:00 +0000 dolphin 1379886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We boil our tap water </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379834 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:28:07 +0000 MaisyMay 1379834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO's water is almost all tap. She only gets bottled if we are out and about. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379827 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:25:34 +0000 Arden 1379827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Oh no need to respond to it, it really was just an anecdote. :) I didn't base our decision off of my history, but it is one of the reasons I decided to research it myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379819 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:23:26 +0000 mrbee 1379819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: not sure how to respond to the anecdote! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379814 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:21:52 +0000 sarac 1379814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, exclusively. But I live in a wretched backwards place that doesn't fluoridate, so boo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379811 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:20:51 +0000 BananaPancakes 1379811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He gets both regularly. I don't discriminate. I've also seen him drink from a puddle, so there's that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379791 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:08:40 +0000 Pepper 1379791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! Just bottled. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379787 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:04:41 +0000 erinpye 1379787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We filter fluoride out of our tap water via reverse osmosis, purposely. We all already get way over the "recommended amount" in our food grown with fluoridated water, food processed with it, and any purchased drinks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379784 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:04:17 +0000 Arden 1379784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: She doesn't have one yet, she's only recently gotten teeth!</p> <p>But as a highly unscientific anecdote, my sister and I were raised on bottled water and fluoride free toothpaste and we both have excellent oral health. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379767 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:57:05 +0000 matador84 1379767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes!!! Not being exposed to fluoride causes problems later on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379764 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 19:55:49 +0000 mrbee 1379764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Arden: does her dentist agree? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379637 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:48:34 +0000 Arden 1379637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our pediatrician doesn't recommend fluoride. Vi drinks bottled. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379633 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 18:47:27 +0000 Ree723 1379633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO drinks loads of tap water every day....but I don't know if tap water here has fluoride added to it, I'm kind of thinking no but I should check.</p> <p>ETA: just checked and yep, we have fluoride added to our water here! Regardless, I think bottled water is a waste of money and terrible for our environment anyway so I refuse to use it full stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379442 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:01:28 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 1379442@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't even drink our well water...we share a well with my in-laws &amp; the well or pump or something has rust in it so it isn't safe to drink! Our toilets &amp; shower turn orange if I don't clean them weekly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379440 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:01:02 +0000 mamimami 1379440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>None, but we don't have fluoridated water anyway.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379438 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:00:07 +0000 LuLu Mom 1379438@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes she does, our peditrican said this too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379434 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:58:34 +0000 Mrsjets 1379434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No we have a well - I didn't think fluoride supplements were recommended for toddlers. I guess I should I look into this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-your-lo-drink-a-lot-of-tap-water#post-1379431 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 16:55:16 +0000 lavender 1379431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes but we supplement with fluoride drops bc our town doesn't have fluoridated water. </p>