Adding Cereal to Milk: Preschooler
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Cereal in the Bottle
Asked by S.L. from Minneapolis
on October 1, 2008
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I have a 4 1/2 month old and I want to start giving her cereal. She has been waking up in the middle of the night and the nuk isn't doing the job so much anymore. So...
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- i don't think putting cereal in her bottle is really going to help. i have read that babies tummies can't really digest stuff (other than breast milk or formula) unti...
- S. - I'm a licensed daycare provider and per the State of IL licensing regulations as well as the State of IL Food Program, we are not allowed to put cereal in baby bo...
- Our doctor advised us to do 2 things: (1) Do not start solids until 6 months (2) Do not add rice cereal to our daughter's bottle. Feed it to her with a spoon.
My 3 Year Old Is Constipated
Asked by M.H. from Cincinnati
on October 30, 2008
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Hi there,
I have a problem that I need help with. I have a 3 year old girl who has been potty trained, but is having trouble going potty for #2. She states that she h...
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- I would continue with the prune juice. I don't know if the prunes themselves will make much difference, but I would guess that they do since prune juice is a natural ...
- This is something you should discuss with your Pediatrician in my opinion. My son went through the same thing at age 4 and she evaluated him, then recommended miralax...
- You got a lot of good advise. My son is 9 and still has a slight problem with constipation, but not like when he was younger! When he was little I too had to do what...
Cereal
Asked by C.D. from Louisville
on November 2, 2006
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I know the doctors say not to give your baby cereal until they are at least six months but everyone else is telling me to put some in her bottle and she will sleep thr...
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- We started at about 3 months and she didn't do well. I put about 1/2 t in her bottle and she was really constipated and we could tell her stomach hurt. We tried agai...
- I am a nurse and have a 4 year old and 2 month old. From experience and nursing education it is not recommended to put cereal in a bottle because there is a risk of i...
- schedule, schedule schedule. its is abit contravertion but it works. feed every 3 hours and if she wakes up let her cry her self back to sleep. it will suck for you fo...
Flying with 4 Year Old
Asked by J.N. from Philadelphia
on August 13, 2008
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just wondering if anyone has any advice. I am flying with my 4 year old to Texas, and it is his first flight. He also has questionable ears, and has always had problem...
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- I think the other people had some good advice, the only thing I would add is don't take too much. You will probably have to walk quite a bit in the airport and your c...
- Hi J., Here are some web sites: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060816074441AATG3CP http://ask.metafilter.com/27153/flying-with-kids-without-los...
- J., You and your son will have a fabulous time flying! Four is such a good age for him to go on his first flight because he is going to be SOOO excited if you put a...
3 Year Old with Constipation
Asked by M.S. from Chicago
on July 1, 2008
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Help! My 3 year old son has been very constipated this past week. I have tried to give him lots of juice and water, problem is he only likes apple juice and has refuse...
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- Hello, It may be helpful to try Pedialyte, which should help with the constipation.
- My daughter recently got so constipated it hurt to sit down so as a quick fix we used an ez-lax glycerin suppository which works like a charm (actually within 5-10 min...
- My Pediatrician recommends a little Miralax in their milk. It's very gentle. I think you can get it over the counter now but we got a prescription for it. Less dair...
Suggestions on Getting My 3-Year Old to Drink Milk
Asked by N.D. from Chicago
on April 25, 2006
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I have a very willful 3-year old who loved his bottles and milk more than anything else. However, we took his bottles away about 8 months ago and he won't drin...
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- Good Morning. I have a 3 year old who I broke of bottles when he was about 2 years old (maybe 2 years old and 3 months or so). He doesnt drink milk on a regular, inste...
- Have you tried adding chocolate or strawberry syrup to the milk? or warming it up at night befor he goes to bed...warm milk is kind of nice for my kids...they can b...
- When my son switched to sippies, he wouldn't drink milk out of them either. But I found if I warmed it up (similar to how he had it in a bottle) he would drink a litt...
Rice Cereal in Bottle
Asked by M.W. from Detroit
on January 23, 2011
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Hi Ladies! I have a 4 and a half month year old son who eats every 3 hours or so at night. My daughter slept through the night (7 hours or so) at about 8 weeks. Now I ...
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- I have given both of my boys rice cereal in there milk. They are now 6 ad 4 years old so I don't really remember how much I gave them. I don't remember measuring it ...
- I had to feed my seond child with rice and formula because she was spitting up and not staying full for long periods of time because she had acid reflux. My doctor rec...
- Isn't it sad that you have to ask for no hate mail? Especially when we are all supposed to be helping each other and offering advice? On that note... If you do deci...
Rice Cereal
Asked by C.K. from Houston
on February 3, 2010
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Thinking about giving my 3 month old son rice cereal. Should I do it even though pediatrician recommends waiting until 4 months? I think he's ready for the rice cere...
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- I am an old fashioned Mom..I gave both of my girls rice cereal when they were 2 months old and it was a blessing..I trulu believe it is what helped them to sleep all n...
- It's not a matter of what *we* think or when *our* kids started cereal or even when *your other* kids started to eat cereal. It's all a matter of **YOUR CHILD'S DIGES...
- Babies are ready at different tomes, but 3 months is awful young. Their digestive systems aren't ready for food and they could experience pain, also those started ear...
Cereal in Formula
Asked by M.M. from Boston
on May 21, 2009
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My son is now a little over 3 months. He spits up a ton and it is often very chunky. The Dr says he has acid reflux. We have tried zantac and prevacid. We also hav...
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- Hello - we had the same problem with our daughter (now 22 months) - the good news is that she outgrew it at about a year. We used Zantac for a while to protect her es...
- My youngest daughter had acid reflux as an infant as well... we did the zantac also... my doctor told me to add the cereal to her milk... i think we did a tablespoon o...
- Hi M.! I am the mom of a 14 month old little boy who also suffered from acid reflux and major spit up issues when he was your little guy's age. I too tried zantac,...
How Much Cereal
Asked by C.M. from Madison
on June 29, 2008
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I have an Almost 5 month who has started eating cereal. He also has started waking up in the middle of the night to breastfeed, at witch time he needs a diaper change ...
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- C.; yes its ok, my middle son was very hungry and needed food, he was not happy with a milk diet, aahhah feed them till they are full , that depends on every child, so...
- If he wants more, give it to him. My 5 month old eats a lot more. A lot more. ;-) But he's also off the charts in height/weight (28 inches, 21 pounds). Breakfa...
- C.: This is probably not Dr. approved, but I would let your son eat until he lets you know that he is full, either by turning his head or not opening his mouth. It i...
