10 Best Bottled Water for Babies to Drink

In this article, we’ve rounded up the 10 Best Bottled Water for Babies to Drink to help moms keep their little ones healthy. While it is generally not recommended to use bottled water for babies under six months of age, some moms may consider doing so if they are travelling or if their tap water has been contaminated.

Babies that are exclusively breastfed do not need additional water, according to Kelly Mom, a website dedicated to parenting and breastfeeding. That’s because breast milk already contains 88% water and has the fluids that babies need. Newborns are also not advised to be given supplementary water, which is linked to higher bilirubin levels and weight loss. The ideal stage to introduce a baby to drinking water is when they are between 4-to-6 months-old, around the time when they also start eating solid foods.

Tap water is typically used when the baby is introduced to bottle feeding. However, it is essential to boil this type of water first to get rid of bacteria. In some circumstances, moms may need to use bottled water in preparing formula milk. Similar to tap water, bottled water is not sterile so it needs to be boiled first, preferably at a temperature of 70 degrees celsius.

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To compile this list of the best bottled water for babies, we identified brands that are commonly recommended in various online parenting forums and review websites. From there, we ranked the brands based on their sodium content. According to Start4Life, a parenting information campaign by the U.K.’s National Health Service, the sodium (Na) level in bottled water should be below 20 milligrams per liter to be considered safe for babies. Higher levels of sodium could mean exposing your little ones to too much salt, which is a big no-no.

To check the sodium content, we employed The Mineral-Calculator, which generates the mineral values reported by product manufacturers. Based on our research, the 10 Best Bottled Water for Babies to Drink are Aquafina Pure Water from PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE:PEP), Brecon Carreg, Evian Natural Mineral Water from Danone SA (ADR) (OTCMKTS:DANOY), Highland Spring, Icelandic Glacial, Nestle Pure Life Purified Water from Nestle SA (ADR) (OTCMKTS:NSRGY), Pinar Madran, Poland Spring Sparkling Water from Nestle SA (ADR) (OTCMKTS:NSRGY), Vittel Mineral Water from Nestle SA (ADR) (OTCMKTS:NSRGY), and Volvic from Danone SA (ADR) (OTCMKTS:DANOY).

See how they rank beginning on the next page. Also be sure to check out our list of the Top 10 Healthiest Bottled Water in the World.