Is bottled water better for you thank tap water while pregnant?

Question

I find now that the tap water I usually drink tastes different and I have now switched to bottled water. I'm 17 weeks pregnant and just want to know if it is actually better to drink the bottled instead of out of the tap.

Answer 1

Most bottled water, in fact, comes from municipal water supplies.  It is not at all uncommon for many things to taste and smell differently while one is pregnant.  

Bottled water is no purer than tap water and no healthier, and it comes in a  plastic bottle, eighty percent of which wind up in the trash instead of being recycled.  Just drink water from your tap from a re-usable glass.  It's a heck of a lot cheaper than bottled, too!

Answer 2

i really don't know if its better but that's what i drank when i was pregnant b cuz i stomach didn't agree with the tap water.

Answer 3

it is better to by a brita water jug with a filter because bottled water is no different, and from what i've learned, bad for the environment

Answer 4

Tap water is fine, I drank it all the time while pregnant.  

Answer 5

Actually, no. Quite often bottled water IS tap water, unless you are reading labels really carefully and buying spring water. Bottled water doesn't have to undergo such stringent testing as tap water does - so stick with tap water.

Answer 6

oh h**l. i live in whitehorse yukon and all i drink is tap water. i am twenty eight weeks pregnant and my baby hates bottled water, i swear.

Answer 7

actually no, tap water is more controlled than bottled. now if you live near a beach where water is so chlorinated you can smell it then I would recommend bottled water, or just by a water filter for your faucet.  

Answer 8

yes and no. depends on where u live. Our tap water here carries to much lead and i was advised to drink bottled.

Answer 9

I don't know if it's better by facts, but personally i never drink tap water. Bottled only. i'm not sure why though?

Answer 10

it is always better, not just when you are pregnant... its cleaner!

Answer 11

water is water.

unless your told the tap water in your area is unsafe you can drink it.

Answer 12

Im pretty sure it probably is better for you. I am the exact opposite i love tap water now that i am pregnant and I cannot stand bottled water.

Answer 13

Hmm.. it kind of depends. It shouldn't hurt your baby. I drink purified well water, and my ob said that was fine. But if you feel more comfortable drinking bottled water, it can't hurt anything! Good luck and congrats on your little one :)