Adding Cereal to Milk
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Growing Boy Formula or Cereal?
Asked by L.N. from Denver
on March 1, 2009
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These past few nights my 4 1/2 month old has not been satisfied with just me- I have been exclusively breastfeeding but for the last three nights he won't fall asleep ...
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- I'd give him some cereal. We always started with Barley as it's supposedly less allergenic, although our allergist says the only real concern would be wheat cereal (s...
- He may be going through a growth spurt. I would just keep nursing you will eventually produce what he needs.
- Hello! I have 3 children 10, 8 and 2. I had to supplement some formula with breastfeeding and I started cereal between 4-6 months. It was great because my baby was ...
Starting Rice Cereal
Asked by L.A. from New York
on January 25, 2009
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Hi Ladies,
My daughter is 4 months old. She had been sleeping through the night for a while, until a few weeks ago. Everyone told me to give here a little watered d...
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- You should talk to your dr. My dr. said that putting cereal in a bottle promotes ear infections. How much they eat really has no effect on how well they sleep. Coul...
- HaHaha! People use to tell me the same thing! It is amyth (atleast I think so) All it did was give my little guy gas and an upset stomach. However at 4 months our ped...
- L., Food is not a guarantor of sleep. It helps sometimes. Evidently not for your daughter. I would be looking in a different area - possibly gerd/reflux issues. ...
Cereal for a 4 Month Old?
Asked by C.G. from New York
on October 19, 2009
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I have been exclusively breastfeeding for 3months and 3weeks. I had to go back to work 2 weeks ago and I have noticed my milk supply is decreasing even though I am pum...
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- My suggestion would be to nurse as often as you can the days you are home and the mornings/evenings you have to work. Once you begin to supplement with other things y...
- this isn't the answer... you are going to have to go to formula some times... the baby still needs the drinking part.. you can add cereal but you can't take away drin...
- you can give him cereal his old enough to start eating babyfood like 1st gerbers he probably wont take it till lik the 5-15 try but you can also put cereal in his bott...
Formula Feeding and Cereal
Asked by J.S. from Washington DC
on April 10, 2008
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I have a 3 and a half month old infant who in one feeding can eat up to 6-8 oz of formula, we tried to give her cereal but she didn't really want it, but does anyone h...
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- Hey Jodi, I am a mother of 3 children, ages 7,4, and 5 months old. If you try a spoonful of baby food applesauce or pears that may help sweeten the taste. Plus, y...
- Your baby probably isn't ready for solids yet. Most peds say not to start solids (even cereal) until 6 mos. That's when I started with my son (who is breastfed). Some ...
- J., My family doctor told me not to feed my infant solid food until she was 4 to 6 months old. I don't think you should worry about it yet.
Baby Food and Cereal
Asked by S.C. from Chicago
on May 2, 2007
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My baby is 6 months we were suppose to go to the Dr this week and it has been cancelled. She left a message saying I could start with veggies and cereal (rice) how muc...
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- Hi there, I see you got a lot of advice already. All I can add is to not to worry about breakfast time or lunchtime etc. for now pick a time when both of you are in a ...
- You should start with baby food number 1'es. you can find them at any grocery store. As far as the cereal.....well i did this because i couldnt figure out how much e...
- My baby is 6 months now and has been on food for several months but when she first started I gave her 1 scoop (scoop from the formula container that I saved) of cereal...
Rice Cereal with Infant Formula
Asked by H.C. from Atlanta
on April 3, 2010
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I have a friend that mixed a tad of rice cereal with her sons bedtime bottle at two months old. He immediately began sleeping through the night with this & to be compl...
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- I'm sorry the constant waking and eating are not what you expected -- your baby wasn't meant for food yet but people do "cheat," even if it's not healthy in the long r...
- In a moment of sleep-deprived desperation added rice to my twins' bottles at around 2 months old, against my doctor's orders. She told us nothing but milk/formula til ...
- My pedi told me to never do this. I think it adds too many calories to the bottle and at that age they are still getting most of the needs from milk.
What If He Doesn't like Rice Cereal?
Asked by E.M. from St. Louis
on May 15, 2008
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My son (5 mos) just started cereal about 3 weeks ago and isn't taking to it. I don't know if he just doesn't like it or isn't used to food yet, but I'd appreciate sug...
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- My son would eat the rice ceral occasionally, but it seemed to upset his stomach so we used the oatmeal
- You can try mixing it with some fruit and I bet that will help. Also, there are a few other types of cereal out there. There is one (can't think of who makes it) but t...
- Don't worry about it. He may just not be ready for solids yet. Many doctors say not to start solids until 6 mo. How early was he? If he was premature, go by his agjust...
When Do I Start Adding Cereal
Asked by H.H. from Oklahoma City
on April 15, 2009
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My son is 11 weeks old and seems to ALWAYS be hungry... I'm either feeding him or trying to put off feeding him, and I'm wondering if I need to start adding cereal to ...
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- Give it to him when you want to. My little one had cereal added to her bottles around six to eight weeks old for reflux. She did well with it and had no problems. S...
- You should ask your baby's doctor what is right for your baby. He might just need the comforting that feeding provides, not necessarily the food.
- The doctor advice is to wait until 6 months to add any kind of food besides breastmilk or formula...but they're used to seeing a lot of people do it at four months and...
Weaning Baby off of the Bottle and Switching to Whole Milk
Asked by A.R. from Dallas
on August 2, 2008
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Ok, this is a two part question. I am looking for advice/ideas on how to wean my little girl from the bottle to the sippy cup (she already drinks from a sippy cup whi...
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- Combine formula with milk will you are only giving her milk. Give her milk in a sippy when she is a little extra hungry,usually they are les resistent. I used to te...
- Start mixing formula with the milk. Start with half formula and half milk. After a week or so, use 1/4 formula and the rest milk. In about 3 weeks, you should be able ...
- Hi! Here is what I did. When we went to his 1 yr. appt. and the Dr. said no more bottles, we just went home and packed them up and that was that. No more bottles. ...
Starting Cereal & Baby Formula
Asked by A.O. from Boston
on February 7, 2008
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My son is 5 1/2 months. I've started giving him a spoonfull of cereal at night.
now what? i've been doing this for 2 weeks & don't know where to go from here....
Do ...
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- A great book to get all of those questions answered is Super Baby Food. It gives you ideas when to start introducing new foods and what to introduce first. We have us...
- Hi A. stop worrying i think you are doing great. I would try him with a couple of spoons of cereal in morning and one veggie at night
- I don't remember what I did for my first, now I have a 5 mo old now who gets a little cereal occasionally. So it is time for me to start relearning the answers to your...
