Cereal
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Starting Cereal and Continuing to Breastfeed
Asked by E.M. from Boston
on March 18, 2008
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Hello moms,
My pediatrician wants me to start feeding my 4.5 month old son cereal and because they think he has a milk protein allergy. They want me to start him on...
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- Hi E., I'm sorry you're having such a stressful time. Adding cereal can be a very controversial topic for some breastfeeding mamas. Although I can't speak from experi...
- breastmilk is the best food for your baby still and if you feel like he's not ready to start - then go with your instinct. a mother's instinct is usually never wrong (...
- Hi E., I read this post and the previous one you mentioned. If you were my friend and we had this conversation over coffee and you told me what you have written in y...
What Brand of Rice Cereal Should I Get?
Asked by Y.F. from New York
on December 29, 2010
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Gearing up to start feeding solids to my 4 month old...what brand of cereal is the best! Experienced moms out there, would love your opinions!
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- Try oatmeal instead of rice. It didn't matter with my son, but my daughter became extremely constipated after eating rice cereal. And now it's a battle to get a BM o...
- Edit: Your ped almost certainly will say it's okay to start solids. Most do, as I indicated below. Just realize that, while it's not a terrible and dangerous thing (...
- I agree that go with what is easiest and/or cheapest. I usually got the rice cereal in the cannister by Gerber. It's a bit more expensive but I liked that it had DHA...
Starting Cereal and Continuing to Breastfeed
Asked by E.M. from Boston
on March 18, 2008
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Hello moms,
My pediatrician wants me to start feeding my 4.5 month old son cereal and because they think he has a milk protein allergy. They want me to start him on...
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- Get your son checked at the chiropractor, first. If he's been "fussy" since birth, he may have some birth trauma that is manifesting in what you think is being "fussy...
- Maybe he doesn't have an allergy to milk, but to something IN the milk? My son was so fussy when he was a baby, and no one knew how to help... When he was two, a...
- From everything I've read babies are not able to properly digest solids until at least six months, introducing them sooner can cause digestive problems and further foo...
Rice Cereal in the Bottle
Asked by K.L. from Denver
on July 31, 2010
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All the books and docs say not to do rice cereal in a bottle...then my medical professional (Physician's Assistant) cousin tells me she did it and it worked wonders fo...
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- yes i did yes it helps and they say the reason your not supposed to is because of it creating food allergies. I did it with my oldest who is 21 and he has no food all...
- I think it is better to just nurse or give formula until 6 months to establish good weight and nutrition. At 6 months, it is a good time to introduce cereal with a sp...
- Every child and baby is different, i really dont think there is a right or wrong answer for this. I'm a new mom and put a little cereal in my babys formula at night cu...
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 Start Rice Cereal
Asked by N.J. from Grand Junction
on April 18, 2008
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My son will be 4 months at the beginning of May and I have heard that I can start him on rice cereal. I have also heard that 4 months is too early. From those moms out...
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- "Solids" (including rice cereal) should start around 6 months. We started our son at 5.5 months because he was a big boy for his age and still seemed a bit hungry aft...
- This is probably too late, but I had premie twins and due to that we had a nurse come to our home for the 1st year to weigh and measure them and to make sure they were...
- I used rice cereal and started it at four months. My oldest had trouble with solids and stayed on formula until he was over 18 months. My youngest started in on solid ...
When to Feed Baby Cereal?
Asked by M.T. from Austin
on July 7, 2009
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Ok so at the last appt our pedi said that we could introduce baby food after his 4 mth visit and could introduce cereal before that but he didn't say exactly when and ...
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- I personally waited til the normal breast feeding wasn't enough. Watch for shorter times in between feedings, or if baby is still hungry after feedings. When I notic...
- Hi M., Start with rice cereal- you can do it several ways- there are feeders on the market where they can take the cereal like a bottle. You just mix about a tables...
- I started all my boys about 3.5 months, when they really showed interest in food-ie: they were sitting on my lap and grabbing food of my plate. Their favorite was barl...
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...
When to Start Cereal for Infant
Asked by J.S. from Davenport
on August 25, 2008
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Hi moms - I was just wondering what age is to early to start feeding cereal to a baby. I am asking for another mom - I started feeding my oldest cereal at 3 months an...
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- well I was told 4-6 months and no fruits and things until after 6 months at least because their digestive system was still forming until then. I think at 1 1/2 the k...
- Some of this may depend on whether or not the 1 1/2 month old is breastfed or not. In general though, a baby DOES NOT NEED ANYTHING other than breastmilk/formula thro...
- hi my oldest son who is 14, started at 1 month, my 2nd child was around 4 months, and he is 9. and my girl i started around 4 months also, she is 5. it all depends on ...
Daughter Only Wants Cereal
Asked by K.H. from Detroit
on November 29, 2008
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Help please! My nearly 7 month old daughter doesn't want to eat baby food, only cereal. If I give her a spoonful of just pureed food, she hates it! She'll only eat ...
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- Dont worry.. she will eat food someday. MY daughter hated food too... she liked the bland flavor of cereal but not baby food. but we kept trying and eventually she...
- No worries! She really doesn't need anything but formula/breastmilk until she is a year old. Don't stress about it and try again later. She will be fine!
- Hi K., 7 months is still a little early for pureed foods. My pediatrician had me start cereal at 6 months and pureed foods at 9 months. I don't think you have to w...
