Adding Cereal to Milk: Toddler, Playtex
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Playtex Nipples
Asked by D.F. from Chicago
on November 3, 2006
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I would love some input from other moms who use the playtex nipples for the "drop-ins" bottles. When did you switch to the fast flow nipples as opposed to the slow flow?
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- Hi again, we just switched our 7 month old to the fast flow nipples about a month ago and we haven't really noticed a difference. She doesn't fuss if she has the slow ...
- Hi! I never switched! He is 9 months old and does just fine with the slow ones so I decided to just stick with those! I guess I would switch if he gets frustrated w...
- I used these nipple aslo and found the fast flow was just way too much. I stopped the bottle at 13 months but still found that the fast flow just was a waste of liqui...
Cereal in Bottle
Asked by J. from Chicago
on March 21, 2006
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My doctor recommended thickening my 4month old's formula with rice cereal to help his reflux. I tried a 3mo+ sized teat but it still gets clogged. Any suggestions or s...
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- Some bottles have Y cuts in them specifically for cereal in bottles. Dr. Brown bottles, for instance. I've also cut the openings a bit to improve the flow. Try that...
- I am a mom of a 6-month old who had similar issues when she was born. Of course, I could not put rice cereal in her formula because she was too young, I was able to s...
- I never did this myself but my girlfriend used to add cereal to her kids bottles-- she just widened the teat with the sharp tip of a scissor. I would just be very car...
How to Add Cereal to a Bottle
Asked by B. from Lexington
on December 11, 2006
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I have a question about adding cereal to a bottle. I have tried to add a small amount of rice cereal to my son's bottle, but it only clogs up the hole in the nipple. I...
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- I am not too familiar with the Playtex Nurser System because I use the Playtex Ventair System and they have different two different sizes for nipples. Stage 1 and Stag...
- They have a spcial kind of bottle that you can use for it...I think they have it at babies r us. I can't remember where I have seen it. Sorry I couldn't be of more h...
- I have never done this or used it but I know they have special bottles made just for cereal feeding have you tried looking for one of those at the store? I know when m...
Question About My 4 Month Old - Cereal in Bottle
Asked by S.K. from Dallas
on December 6, 2011
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Ok, so I know this can be a controversial topic - cereal in bottles - but I'm going there to get some helpful advice from moms who have done it.
We had my son's 4...
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- I had a horrible time trying to put cereal in the bottle at 4 months. I didn't have the cereal nipples, so I could never get the formula thin enough to go through the...
- My daughter had bad reflux and they had me put cereal in her bottle. I think I put a teaspoon of it in and shook it up and I had to enlarge all of the openings on the...
- I would ususally put in about a teaspoon for a 4oz bottle. A tip: Put the cereal in a baggie first, and use your fingers to grind it up into a dust. Then put it in...
Adding Cereal to the Bottle
Asked by G.N. from Dallas
on May 14, 2008
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Okay, I know most Dr's say this is a no-no but I did it with my son and he turned out just great. But, I can't remember what I did and when. I have a 3 month old dau...
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- Well, It really depends on who you ask. I had my first son in 1994. His Dr was the head of pediatrics and on the board and traveled everywhere across the US. My son wa...
- I can't give any advice on how to do this as my boys never took a bottle. I am responding with a warning. If you warm the cereal please, please, please check the tempe...
- Yes, we just poked a bigger hole in the nipple and added the cereal. Worked like a charm. They used to sell "cereal bottles", but we found a regular bottle with a bigg...
Bottle Nipples for Rice Cereal
Asked by K.K. from New York
on May 4, 2008
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My son is three months old. The other day we took him to the acid reflux doctor and he was diagnosed with a mild case of acid reflux. The doctor told us to start him o...
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- Hello K., I know that Sassy/Mam have a cross cut nipple intended for use with thicker liquids. The Soft Landing sells them in their online store - http://www.theso...
- if you have a Burlington Coat Factory near you, they sometimes have a department called Baby Depot. they have every possible kind of nipple-more than babies r us. go f...
- Avent ahs nipple for thicker flows. It has three settings on one nipple. I got them at sop and shop.
Rice Cereal
Asked by L.S. from New York
on May 19, 2010
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Hey All U Mommies, my daughters pediatrician suggested starting rice cereal for my 4mo old. Can anyone offer suggestions on how to prepare. I've read where some put it...
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- Spoon. The whole point of giving the child food is to get used to the spoon, food on their tongue and swallowing food. It is not nutrition. They are getting that from ...
- The introduction of rice cereal and/or solids is to begin teaching the child how to 'eat', and this means eating from a spoon. Skip the bottle - she already knows how...
- I always used a spoon when it came to cereals... it helps them to learn to adapt to the changes in feeding that will be coming soon. I would start of with really runn...
Cereal in Bottle??? 1St Foods Gerber?
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on November 3, 2006
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My baby just turned 5 months old and 2 weeks ago I started giving him cereal on a spoon. I only give him a few spoonfuls mainly for the purpose of development rather ...
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- Oatmeal will work from a bottle just fine. Just be certain you are getting plain oatmeal not one with fruit in it. You can open the nipple larger by clipping the ope...
- We put a little cereal in our baby's bottle at about 5 months and she liked it. We used Avent bottles and they make a special nipple for "thicker feeds". It works rea...
- I am a 29 yr. old stay at home mom with two very wonderful, lively, creative girls, 7 yrs. and 16 months old and a son on the way, who strongly disagrees with the cer...
Infant Cereal
Asked by T.D. from Lansing
on March 20, 2007
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My daughter is a month old. She is eating between 3 and 4 ounces of formula and still cries like she is hungry. She burps well, but i always feed her some more and the...
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- Don't give solids until she is 6months old. When solids are given too early there is an increased chance that she will develope allergies. Try feeding her a differen...
- I was very strict with all of my kids and what they could eat at certain ages beacuse I was worried about allergies and what certain foods do to an infants stomach whe...
- One month is too young for cereal. If she cries after eating - it is not because she is still hungry- try giving her a pacifier after she eats. She may still want to s...
Starting Cereal
Asked by S.M. from El Paso
on December 7, 2009
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I just moved so I dont have a new dr. out here yet, the baby book Im reading isnt very clear, and the box doesnt say...so my questions are...once I start my baby on ri...
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- This is what we did. My son was 6 months ( able to sit up and i was told to wait till at least 6 months due to allergies, which he has anyway). If I remember correctly...
- I would advice you to get a breast pump and pump your milk and add cereal to it just like powder formula a , i used regular bottles just upgrade depending on the age o...
- S., Thank you and your husband for what you do for our country. I suggest that you find a doctor immediately, like last week. Not all doctors feel the same about fe...
