Cereal: Toddler
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Cereal
Asked by R.S. from New York
on July 7, 2009
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I wanted 2 know when 2 start givin my 3mth cereal. I have friends who started since their babies were 2mths! I wuz thinkin more around 5mths. I don't want her 2 get co...
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- Hello again R., : ) You need to ask yourself. Does your baby seem hungry after or shortly after a normal feeding? Are her feedings more frequent? Is she eating ...
- My daughter's pediatrician had me start with one tablespoon of single grain rice cereal mixed with formula twice a day at 4 months. If there is no allergic reaction to...
- Most doctors reccomend between 4 and 6 months. The longer the better. I started my son on rice at 4 because he was on the slender side. He was Breast Fed exclusivel...
Cereal
Asked by N.L. from Tampa
on May 25, 2010
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I'm a new mom and have a almost 4 month baby boy and I want to start with cereal (he is taking 5 oz breast milk in a bottle every 3 hours and 1 6 oz of formula at nig...
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- I started both of my girls on rice cereal at 4 months and they did great. I would definitely not put it in a bottle. I would just try a tablespoon of rice cereal in th...
- You will get both responses on this and you do whats right for your baby. If you dont want to wait just call the pediatrician and see what they say. I did cereal in th...
- There is no reason to start him on foods so early. I would wait till about 7 months. Giving grains is about the worst thing to give him. You will be looking at allergi...
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
Asked by A.G. from Dallas
on December 15, 2006
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Just curious as to when other moms started their babies on cereal? Did you wait for the doctor to give you an ok, or did you just start when ready? My little girl is...
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- I am one of those moms who believes you can't be too careful and it's worth waiting until 6 months. Research suggests the digestive walls can't handle solids until the...
- I was in the exact same boat. Or pediatrician told us to start with cereals at 4 months, which we did. It took my daughter about a week or two though to even take a ...
- I have an almost 6 month old son and my mother-in-law thought that I should be feeding him cereal and such instead of just breastfeeding. At the time my son was going...
Cereal
Asked by A.A. from New York
on April 19, 2009
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My baby is four months old and weighs 14 pounds 11 oz...I was exclusively breastfeeding up until recently, being back at work and not being able to pump as much. So, ...
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- The World Health Organization says that you should not start with any solids until 6 months. They don't need them before then. If she seems hungry feed her breastmil...
- I definitely think so! My daughter is 6 months old and started showing interest in foods at about 5 months, so we started rice cereal and apples then. She still loves ...
- It's funny how with every child being different so are pediatricians. With mine at his 4 month, she told me to start once a day "attempting" to give cereal as that ton...
Cereal or No Cereal?
Asked by G.F. from Odessa
on November 12, 2007
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Hello Ladies. Ok here's my problem...My new born son is 3 months old now. At birth he weighed 10lbs 3 oz, and he was last weighed in at 2 months at 12lbs. He was eati...
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- No cereal! Their poor little tummy's can't digest it at that age!
- I didn't have issues like that, but, my cousin had a preemie and when he was just 5 mos old, he was having the same issues.(He was 2 mos premature, making him realisti...
- There seem to be two camps on the cereal debate - those who wait until 4 to 6 months, and those who begin much earlier. The recommendation is to wait until the baby i...
Infant Cereal
Asked by K.S. from Washington DC
on July 23, 2008
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My daughter is 4mo old and just started cereal. We are giving her cereal 1x per day. How long before increasing the frequency of eating cereal to 2x per day? This is a...
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- Our pediatrician told us to feed our 4 month old cereal 1x a day for the first week and then bump him up to 2x per day, 1 - 2 tablespoons per feeding, mixed with his f...
- It depends in part on how well she is eating it. I just started cereal with my 5 1/2 month old this week (second child). She isn't crazy about it and is taking it v...
- This is a great resource: http://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/solids/index.html
Starting Cereal
Asked by J.M. from Allentown
on February 8, 2008
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I'm just wondering what your opinions are on when to introduce cereal.
My youngest is almost 4 months, which is the time I started my oldest on cereal.
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- Hello J., 4 months is a fine, as long as you feel that the baby is wanting to try food, i actually started both of my kids on cereal at 6 weeks old and it was mai...
- I started my son on cereal at 4 months and began introducing vegetables at about 5 months old. I saved the stage 1 jars to keep track of the portion sizes. I would mix...
- I started my daughter on cereal at around 5 1/2 months. If you think that your son is ready to start then I wouldn't see any reason not to. Some babies show no interes...
Rice Cereal
Asked by T.T. from Houston
on November 3, 2006
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Wondering what ages different moms started using rice cereal in bottles. With my doctors approval I just started adding 1tsp of cereal to my 10 wk old bottle at night....
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- T., I have been taking care of my godson since the day he was born...he is now 5 months old. He has been on rice cereal in his formula bottles since he was 1 m...
- As far as I have ever heard, you aren't supposed to put cereal in bottles ever... Unless you are directed by a doctor. So I never have. My daughter started eating c...
- i have a baby girl she will be four months on friday. she has been on rice ceral since she was 2 weeks old and she gets it in every bottle. this was recommended by her...
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...
