Cereal: Gerber
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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...
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...
Is Cereal Necessary?
Asked by L.H. from Detroit
on March 20, 2007
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My daughter is 6 months old and is eating fruits and veggies at lunch and dinner, is it still necessary to throw cereal in there too or is the other stuff enough? It s...
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- Hi L., I have a 4 month old and he has a very large appetite, I feed him veggies and fruits for lunch and dinner also and I think that if your baby seems satisfied wit...
- my daughter is 9 months old and ive never even given her cereal. its been all fruits and veggies. she's gained weight fine and is very healthy. i would skip the cereal...
- Hi. I think the biggest reason that we usually start with rice cereal is because it has a very low allergy rate. It's very easy to digest. They do fortify it with s...
Barley Cereal
Asked by J.D. from Washington DC
on September 12, 2010
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Have you fed barley cereal to your baby? My pediatrician recommends it, but I can't find it in any stores near us. Is it critical or just optional for a baby's diet?
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- Barley cereal is an alternative to rice cereal or oatmeal. I would try to find some mixed grain cereal, or just try oatmeal. It is not critical what kind of cereal you...
- My son would never eat it. Rice and oatmeal he would eat but mixed and barley was never an option.
- Gerber has a barley cereal. Have you checked there. I'm sure that a health food store would have it. P.S. I LOVE "my boss is teething" name!
Gerber 1St Foods and 2Nd Foods
Asked by S.K. from Minneapolis
on November 23, 2010
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Whats the difference between gerber 1st foods and 2nd foods? I started my son with carrots as his first vegetable and by mistake I gave him 2nd foods carrot for 3 days...
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- 1st foods are one flavored food, extra runny, bland, and very smooth. Usually stage 1 can be given through an Infant Feeder, looks like a small bottle but only used fo...
- 1st food are exactly the same as 2nd foods just a bit thinner consistencey.. rice cereal is constipating.. my son couldnt have reice cereal .. he did fine on oatmeal. ...
- Yes, I agree I think they are the same. Don't feel bad, those 1, 2, 3 foods are kind of confusing, I think! Just go with it!
Is Three Months Old Too Early to Begin Cereal, and Gerber 1St Foods?
Asked by K.B. from Minneapolis
on April 13, 2008
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My son is 3 months old, and it has seemed that the usual 6 oz every 3-4 hours isn't satisfying him anymore...he constantly seems hungry,,he has even at times taken 8 o...
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- Our doctor told us to wait until 6 months to start feeding our daughter anything except formula. He said the baby should be able to sit up and support their own head ...
- has it been just a while that he's been this hungry? could just be a growth spurt. hoenstly, i'd hold out until at least 5 months.
- If your baby was a bigger baby at birth maybe he is ready for cereal. Just make it a little runny at first till he is used to solids.
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.
Rice Cereal, Then What?
Asked by K.C. from Evansville
on October 28, 2008
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I have a 6.5 month old who is starting his second week on rice cereal. Up to last week he has been EBF. Last week I fed him 1.5 tb rice cereal mixed w/ 2 oz. breastm...
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- Hello- Just wanted to give you some advise- I am glad your baby is doing well on cereal- however I found out about a year ago- not to give cereal to a baby that is bre...
- Your son is old enough to start on the stage 1 foods. Just introduce one new food to him at a time. If he still has the tongue reflex where he pushes the food back out...
- follow the childs lead.... my kids ate baby food for about 3 weeks and then went directly to table food in tiny pieces and none of them are picky eatters due to the ex...
What Kind of Cereal
Asked by D.A. from San Francisco
on July 31, 2008
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Hi, I'm getting ready to start my 6 month old daughter on rice cereal, but there are so many brands out there? It's already changed from when I gave my son cereal, le...
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- LOL all of them taste like cardboard, however I would go with Earth's Best. I used that, although my son hated it.
- I used the Gerber rice cereal. My daughter loved it until I introduced all the other foods with more flavor. The oatmeal is much better- once your daughter is ready fo...
- I always used whatever was on sale or the cheapest LOL.
Rice Cereal
Asked by H.G. from Dallas
on March 19, 2007
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At my son's four month visit, the dr. said to go ahead and start rice cereal. I have been trying to get my son to eat it, but he keeps spitting it out. I feed him th...
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- I feed my daughter the rice cereal but i mix so fruit in there the ones that come in the square plastic containers that are gerber and she loves it. L.
- I think it just takes time for babies to understand how to eat solid foods. I did not start mine until 6 months, and most of her food was on her face! It took her abou...
- My daughter did the same thing and I used a feeder bottle by Sassy which worked perfectly. I think the new food and new method was too much at one time. When I was a...
