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6 1/2 Month Old Dislikes Rice Cereal
Apr 14, 2009 ... Read all 20 responses: "I introduced solids a few weeks ago and my 6 1/2 month old son does not like rice cereal. He gags and spits it right ...
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- It is VERY normal for kids to gag at this age. We went through it with my little one and it is super common. It takes time for them to get over the excessive gagging. ...
- I am at the same stage as you right now just starting my 6 month old daughter on solids. I am not sure she like the rice cereal as I put it in she pushes it out. But ...
- My daughter never ate baby food. I tried all types. She wouldn't touch it if it was mushy. We're talking veggies, fruits and any type of baby cereal. Her first sol...
My Little Girl HATES Rice Cereal!
Read all 21 responses: "Okay so we started on the rice cereal at about the 5 month mark and she took to it quite well, she seemed to like it and could not ...
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- My kids hated rice cereal, too, but LOVED barley. It's much tastier. And mix it with breast milk, something she's used to and likes. And by all means, move on to other...
- Hey J., try adding a little applesause to the rice ceral. J.
- I would try either mixing it with fruit or veggies or just giving them to her alone. I doubt if she's associating the cereal with the illness, since it's been a while...
Starting Rice Cereal
Sep 15, 2009 ... Read all 24 responses: "Hi Moms, I am starting rice cereal for my breast-fed almost-5-month old. We've tried mixing it with breast milk and ...
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- I would try mixing it with plain water. Some babies will get confused if it smells and tastes like your milk but you're trying to feed it with a spoon. It took my daug...
- Just keep at the spoon. He needs to know that milk is in the cup and food is NOT. My understanding is that if the tounge spits it all back out, he's just not ready. ...
- We found that it was impossible to feed my son cereal mixed with breast milk -- it was just far too runny. In (as I recall) pretty much the same proportions, formula o...
Adding Rice Cereal to Formula to Make Infant Sleep Thru Night - Fact or Fiction?
Read all 24 responses: "I've been told by several people that I should add rice cereal to my daughters formula to make her sleep thru the night.
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- C.: Sorry, fiction!... the ability to sleep through the night has to do with neuromuscular developement - not a full stomach. Additionally, rice cereal is a ...
- I say fact! Just a tablespoon or so depending on the baby's age, and how much formula your mixing it with. Check the consistency before putting it into the bottle to g...
- I tried this with our first one and it didn't work for us. I had also heard that formula fed babies sleep more, so I tried adding more formula to his diet (we were pa...
Is Four Months Too Early to Start Rice Cereal?
Read all 20 responses: "My breastfed, four month old son seems interested in my food already. Is four months too early to start rice cereal?
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- I started cereal on my kids as soon as just formula or milk was not enough. With my 3rd son, I started cereal at 2 wks. I kust put it in with their formula/milk and th...
- My Pedi said between 4 and 6 months. Any earlier wasnt good on their tummies, She also said just a tablespoon or 2 at a time each feeding, feeding her breast milk/form...
- HI A., I would say go for it but you could ask your Pediatrian. All kids are different. M
Should I Feed My Infant a Little Rice Cereal?
Read all 9 responses: "Ladies, I desperately need your advice. My 6 week old baby is waking up every 1 or 2 hours through the entire night, ...
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- Hey! Well, I can relate to this! I have done this with both my children also. My son was drinking over 80 oz in 24hr period at about 3 months. It was stupid! When I to...
- Go for it. I did it with my son and now my daughter. My son was a big boy. He would wake up every hour and a half to eat, it got to be ridicoulus. Plus he would spit u...
- I don't think it would be terrible at all! It is none of anyone's business anyway. My son was on the big side too. We put a little organic rice cereal in his bottle...
Feeding Rice for the First Time
Both of my children were 5 months when I started the rice cereal. .... For the first time with rice cereal I wouldn't add the applesauce. ...
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- When I started my daughter with rice cereal, I just put a little in a bowl (maybe a teaspoon) and mixed it with breast milk or water (enough to make it runny). My d...
- My suggestion is to skip the applesauce. Just very dilute rice cereal. Applesauce tends to be too harsh on the tummy. C.
- L. - Spoon feeding to start out is fine especially if you are diluting with breast milk. I would not recommend the addition of applesauce as newborns need to have new ...
When Is a Good Time to Feed an Infant Rice Cereal?
Read all 26 responses: "My mom was telling me about a few "grandma tricks" you can use to help a newborn sleep through the night better.
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- I really thought about doing this with my little guy because he slept so poorly. Once we did start feeding solids at 5 months, he didn't sleep through the night bette...
- Our dr. told us we could start cereal at 4 mos. because our son was so small and was waking up every 2 hours to eat. We tried it, and he still woke up every 2 hours to...
- the reason the dr.s say not to.. is because the baby can later in life form a food alergy that u do not want. its normal for them to wake up every 2 hours to eat thats...
When Is It Time to Feed Your Baby Rice Cereal?
Read all 27 responses: "Hello to all the moms on the website. I need to know when to start giving my baby (Kaylee) rice cereal.
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- Our ped. let us put Brittany on Rice Cereal at 4 months. Just try it a couple of times. If she doesn't learn quickly to not push the food out of her mouth then she m...
- I had my baby a month early and he couldnt keep his milk down so the doc told me to put 1 tsp per oz of milk in his bott and that helped alot and also he started sleep...
- Well With my first child, I waited I believe until she was 4 mths, then with my middle one it was a couple days old, and then with my 3rd one I waited till 2 weeks..Ri...
Constipation
the best is to slow down rice cereal and use more oatmeal ... In my opinion, and also lots of other peoples too, the rice cereal in her bottle isn't really ...
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- My pediatrician recommends Kern's Apricot Nectar, and it always did the trick for our kids.
- YES! The rice cereal can ABSOLUTELY be the source of the problem. I would suggest giving her oatmeal with some fruit mixed in. I breast feed, so I mix my baby's (also ...
- Rice Cereal always consitpated my babies. Give the kid applesauce. Prune juice is good if she'll take it. I bet if you didn't give her rice cereal in her bottle she...
