Adding Cereal to Milk
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Is It Time for Rice Cereal?
Asked by R.C. from St. Louis
on May 29, 2008
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Good morning,
I have a 4 month old who has slept throught the night since 6 weeks(i am so lucky!). For the past week she has been waking up at 5 in the morning for...
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- I have a 5 month old little boy who started sleeping through the night at 8 weeks. When we went to the doctor for his 4 month check up, they asked how much formula he...
- It is common for babies to go through a growth spurt around 4 months, and they wake up to get more milk and stimulate an increase in production. It usually takes abou...
- Hi R., Here is my honest advice: 1) Start her on rice cereal. 2) Start with 2 tablespoons mixed in with either BM or Formul. Make it a little soupy for starters. ...
Rice Cereal Feeding !
Asked by S.R. from Phoenix
on August 19, 2010
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Hi guys :) My daughter is almost 5 months old and at her 4 month appointment , her doctor gave me the ok to begin feeding her rice cereal w a spoon . I've started givi...
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- S., you are giving her rice cereal for two reasons. One, to teach her how to accept something in her mouth that is a different texture than liquid. Two, to introduce...
- She's mostly getting her nutrition from the milk. If anything, it would seem that you could hold off giving her the cereal. As she gets older and can eat more, she ...
- rice cereal is very important (this was explained to us through our nutritionist) because it provides extra iron (even though there is alot in formula so it is more im...
Rice Cereal Reaction
Asked by K.P. from Houston
on September 21, 2008
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We started rice cereal this week. My doctor said when he wakes up for more than one feeding a night then add the cereal. Right now he is on breast milk and soy formula...
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- I have a similar situation &would like to see the responses. about 2 weeks ago when we started rice cereal from a spoon (he's been getting it in his bottle for 2 month...
- most definitely. he could also be having a bad reaction to the soy formula. my daughter had all kinds of problems when she drank that stuff. i know there are other non...
- I have read that many firsts (rolling over, standing, etc.)will wake the baby in the middle of the night. If he is waking at the same time each night it is probably a ...
Rice Cereal and Beyond
Asked by A.L. from Seattle
on June 16, 2008
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Hello, Moms! I am not sure what I should be feeding my son. He is 5 months and we have just started him on rice cereal, but I don't know where to go from here. Righ...
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- Sounds like you are in the right direction. I think about 6 or 7 months I started my son on veggies. One at a time and I still continued giving him the rice cereal. Th...
- Get a copy of "Super Baby Food" by Ruth Yaron. It is a priceless reference tool for what and when to feed babies and beyond. I have lent out my copy to several friends...
- Get the book "Super Baby Food": http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=super+baby+food&oe=UTF-8&cid=2943741422033277594 It's fantastic! It breaks it down by age an...
Baby Cereal in Formula
Asked by M.S. from Columbus
on May 26, 2010
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my daughter is a month old and eats about 4 ounces every 2 to 3 hours! She always acts like shes hungry and that the milk isnt filling her up! I have had a few of my f...
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- Check with your pediatrician before introducing cereal. There are several reasons it could be harmful: There is a greater likelihood of digestive problems, includin...
- I suggest against it. There is nothing wrong with feeding her more than 4 ounces, but it's not good on their stomaches and can lead to major major stomach issues to st...
- they are not able to digest solids, including cereal, till at least4 months. Milk is enough, and has been enough, for centuries. Newborns just eat a lot, every few ...
Need Help with Feeding Cereal
Asked by M.M. from Jacksonville
on April 3, 2008
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I am just starting to feed my four month old cereal in her bottle. She refuses it. I keep trying less and less amounts and I don't think she is getting any at all. ...
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- My first son when he started cereal it was a disaater. He would get too much air from swallowing off of a spoon when he took a bite. They have these bottles that are m...
- Try feeding her cereal not in a bottle but by spoon. Mix her cereal with her formula. Not to thick. You can even put a little baby food fruit in it like applesauce o...
- M., When my children were younger they didn't like eating their cereal from the bottle because it was too hard for them to suck the cereal out. So i decide to just s...
Adding Extras to Infant Cereal
Asked by A.H. from Syracuse
on February 11, 2008
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Okay I was just wondering why some people add fruits and juice to infant cereal? I have been reading some responses to some requests about rice cereal and younger babi...
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- I agree! I add in fresh fruit puree sometimes just to vary the texture and taste so that my son learns to eat all sorts of things, but I cannot fathom why anyone woul...
- hi, not sure about anyone else (no time to read other responses this late) but when i 1st tried the cereals with my daughter she refused to eat ANY of them. then i st...
- You are soo right. Moms shouldn't be adding anything to the cereal. Baby food is just that baby's food. When you start adding things to the cereal you begin compromisi...
Throwing up After Eating Rice Cereal
Asked by J.K. from Kalamazoo
on May 14, 2012
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My baby is a little over 4 months old. I started sitting him up in his high chair and feeding him a little rice cereal. He doesn't eat much, I do it more to get him ...
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- My daughter used to throw up rice cereal too. It took me awhile to figure it out too. I would feed her, she would get sick a little later. I think between 4 and 6 m...
- He's too young. Wait a few more months. That is universally recommended now. It used to be more lax and suggested earlier, but many many problems have been discovered ...
- I didn't feed my children solids until almost 6 mos old at the recommendation of my pediatrician. He's maybe just not ready for it? I'm sure when he is ready to nurse ...
Rice Cereal Allergy???
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on January 15, 2009
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My son's reflux seems aggravated by giving him rice cereal. Could he be allergic to it? Is there another option to try??? He doesn't spit up more, but he seems in p...
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- I haven't heard of an allergy to rice cereal before, but you may want to call your doctor just to be sure. How are you mixing it? Are you using the same milk as he is ...
- Everyone I have talked to, including our pediatrician, has told me they have not heard of an allergy to rice cereal but I swear my son always reacted to it. Each time ...
- Rice cereal is completely unnecessary and constipating. Try banana, avocado, or anything else soft and easy to digest. If he's still not able to digest any solids, t...
Cereal @ 2 Months in Formula
Asked by M.T. from Miami
on January 21, 2008
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Baby spits up and doctor recommends 1 tsp rice cereal to 1oz formula. I am worried he will have issues any advice or personal experiences?
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- Hi M., Just wanted to let you know I have a 4 month old who started having 1 bottle a day w/ formula & oatmeal cereal at 2 months. I started him with baby food at ...
- I started giving my son cereal in his formula at two months for the same reason. He is now 26 months old and totally fine, Other than it being a pain in the butt to ...
- My son spit up often and I started burping him more during the feedings. He would cry but he would not spit up as much. I think they get air trapped in their little be...
