Adding Cereal to Milk
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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...
Formula & Rice Cereal
Asked by J.T. from Milwaukee
on February 14, 2008
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I have a 2mo old daughter that I have on soy formula. She drinks about 30 oz or so a day which seems like a lot to me for her age?? She takes a bottle every 3-4 hour...
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- First, you shouldn't be giving rice cereal until your baby is 6 months (some old school pedis recommend 4 months, but most that aren't going by old rules now recommend...
- I'm not sure how much formula your daughter should be getting, but I think the recommendation is not to start solids (not even rice cereal) till they are more like 5-6...
- Shauna is right on the mark about the cereal in the bottle. I don't pay attention to ANY advice I get from the older generation (even though, yes WE all turned out ju...
When Should I Give Baby Cereal
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on June 16, 2007
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I would like to know when I should try giving rice/oatmeal cereal and also at what time
should I start feeding first baby foods
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- Hi K., My son is now 19 mths old and I thought at 4 months old I would be able to start giving him rice cereal but I was wrong. At his 4 mth check up, the Pedi said ...
- General rule is when baby has doubled her birth weight. Usually occurs between 4-6 months. My daughter started with rice cereal at 4 months. Once that is mastered you ...
- My pediatrician told me to wait until my daughter was 6 months old before feeding her cereal or baby food, but I didn't listen. She started trying to get whatever I wa...
First Time Cereal Feeding
Asked by B.H. from Jacksonville
on April 2, 2009
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Feed my daughter for the first time lastnight rice cereal, she only had a couple bites, i only mixed 1 tablespoon worth of gerber rice directions on box, my husband w...
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- If she is 3 months old, I would question even cereal fed by spoon! (And you might want to get your husband in for one of the pediatrician visits, too!) Here are some m...
- B., I think your issue is less feeding the baby and more your husband. LET HIM HELP!!! He may just stop helping and will effect his bond with your child. Cereal ...
- B., It is best to feed her from a spoon. This does teach her how to properly swallow and to accept food from the spoon. only liquids should come from the bottle. ...
My Son Will Not Drink Milk Unless It Is in a Bottle....
Asked by A.C. from Springfield
on October 19, 2006
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Does anyone have any idea of how to get my 2 1/2 year old son to drink milk from anything but a baby bottle. He has one in the morning and one before bed and refuses ...
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- Breaking the Bottle Rules Easing the bottle-to-sippy-cup transition By the editors of Babytalk In a recent Babytalk.com poll, 53 percent of moms admitted that ...
- you could try taking the bottle to the toy store and getting a new toy BUT you have to pay the store with the bottle. Then there is a new toy and no more bottle.
- Hi A.! I am a fellow day care provider a town over from you. Anywho, have you tried having your son go to the store with you and pick out which one he would prefer?...
Is Cereal Always This Clumpy?
Asked by E.H. from Raleigh
on October 4, 2011
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**UPDATE** Well, I have totally been schooled! I appreciate the input and thank you all. I thought I was doing a good thing, but alas we live and learn. I've been ...
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- I agree with the other moms--never add cereal to a bottle. But don't take their words personally. We know you were trying to do what you thought was right.
- I think babies aren't really supposed to get cereal until they can eat it from a spoon. I think most any baby cereal can get kinda lumpy and thick. You could also tr...
- I agree with the other moms...you should not be putting cereal in the bottle. Unless your child has reflux and your pediatrician told you to do so, I say stop. Besid...
Rice Cereal in Formula, What Is Too Early?
Asked by J.B. from Chicago
on April 4, 2009
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I have had several people suggest putting rice cereal in my 7 week old's bottle to sleep thru the night. To be honest I have done it a couple of times but put such a s...
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- I'm sure you'll get plenty of posts about people who did this and had no problems ...and had it work wonders....but there is a reason food should not be introduced unt...
- We were told to put 1 tsp per 4 oz formula in our 12 week old's bottles to help with his spitting up. I did curb the spitting up (only minorly), but did not make him ...
- It's really not recommended that infants be given any foods- especially in a bottle. There is no evidence that having rice cereal helps babies sleep longer. In fact ...
Rice Cereal Then Fruits and Veggies?
Asked by J.S. from Kansas City
on March 29, 2009
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hi ladies,
i have a little one that will be 5 months in a week and at her 4 month apptmt we were given a sheet that states to give her rice cereal, then barley, and t...
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- My son just turned 5 months last week and we were given the same sheet at his 4 mo appt. I started with the rice cereal, but it really constipated him and gave him ga...
- Hi J., I have a three year old son (actually his birthday is today, so he just turned three) and when he was little we did cereal and I didn't do the cereal in any kin...
- start slowly some babies like change and others can't stand it.my daughter started on the rice cereal at 3 months because it helped fill her up and increased the time ...
When to Feed My Baby Cereal?
Asked by S.H. from Austin
on October 16, 2008
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I have a 2 month old little girl that has a 4oz bottle every 3 hours. She sleeps through the night (mostly). But after she is done with her 4oz bottle she cries like s...
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- I would definitely wait on the cereal. 2 months is way too young for cereal. Increase her formula intake to 6 oz. and see if that helps. I have a 4 1/2 month old so...
- The American Academy of Pediatrics advises that solids (with single grain cereal as the 1st solid) shouldn;t be introduced before the age of 4-6 months. http://www.a...
- WIC suggests 6 months old. It gives their immune system time to combat things such as wheat. You don't want a child with food allergies. AT 2 months you should not ...
When to Give Baby Cereal?
Asked by H.B. from Little Rock
on May 15, 2009
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My son is almost 8 weeks old and wakes up about every 4-5 hours for a feeding. He's getting a formula thickened with rice starch because he has acid reflux, but I've h...
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- My baby also had reflux and we started adding rice cereal to her bottle at about 6 weeks. She did not do well with the rice so we changed to oatmeal cereal and that s...
- at 8 weeks old you shouldnt expect him to sleep through the night yet. every 4-5 hours is normal for his age. i wouldnt give him cereal until he was at least 3 1/2 to ...
- From one reflux mom to another, don't do it unless your pediatrician recommends it. If he's already on AR formula he needs nothing else. The fact that it will make t...
