Water isn’t always good for you.

If you have a baby or are expecting one, you’ve probably stumbled across something on the internet warning you that giving water to your baby could be fatal.

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That’s a pretty alarming concept, so BuzzFeed spoke to registered dietitian Katie Zeratsky of the Mayo Clinic, who told us five things parents should know about water and their babies:

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"Babies under the age of 1 don’t need water," Zeratsky says. "They get all of their fluid needs through human milk or infant formula. Even on a hot day they can get all of their hydration needs through human milk or formula."

"We don’t want babies to fill up on water because it would make them miss out on key nutrients like protein, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, and fat intake. Human milk and formula are meant to be the mainstay of their nutritional intake because it is such an important time for a baby's growth. Babies are growing so rapidly that their energy needs compared to ours, pound for pound, are much higher."

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