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5 Month Old Can't Tolerate Baby Food
Read all 12 responses: "My 5 month old daughter has been on cereal since she was a month ... It depended on how hungry they were after nursing. Then, after awhile I started ... They say now to start babies on solid food by 6-8 months. ...
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- They say now to start babies on solid food by 6-8 months. If she is not ready I'd wait a bit. If she tolerates rice cereal maybe try another single grain such as oat...
- Have you spoken to your pediatrician about this? Typically, babies should not be given any food until they are are at least 3 months or whenever their tongue thrustin...
- B., Maybe 5 mos. is a little young to try to introduce other foods. What worked with your first might not work for this one. I never started my babies on other foods ...
Baby Food???
My daughter's pedi says it's ok to start rice cereal and baby food at four months. As long as you introduce only one food at a time, waiting a few days ...
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- It sounds like your little one would do just fine if you start her on some more foods now. Our pediatrician okays baby food from 4 months.
- I say go for it! My daughter's pedi says it's ok to start rice cereal and baby food at four months. As long as you introduce only one food at a time, waiting a few day...
- I started rice cereal at 4 months with both my children and then by 5 months started introducing veggies one at a time. This is what their pedi recommended and they t...
When to Start Cereal?
Or, you can try spoon feeding a tiny bit of cereal after his last bottle. ..... Next question: When to Start Feeding a Baby Food and Not Just Formula ...
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- The lining of their intestines is not complete until 6 mos. Giving food before this time can damage the intestines. I would wait at least until 4 months to give rice...
- I wasn't able to breastfeed after the first 3 days so my son was a formula baby. I don't think he slept through the night until after he was 2 months old. I had friend...
- Every baby is different but pretty much for their first 6 months of life ALL their nutrition needs to be provided by breast milk or formula. A few babies with reflux a...
Rice Cereal, Then What?
After 2 weeks it is all right to introduce the next food. ... Have fun:) Babies only need the jarred purees and cereal if you start too early (4-5 months) ...
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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...
Feeding Schedule with Rice Cereal?
You can add a night feeding of rice cereal before she has her last bottle. You can start her on veggies and fruit stage one baby food anytime as long as her ...
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- Don't take away any of her bottle feedings since those are actually providing the bulk of her nutrients for the day. What you might want to consider is feeding her ha...
- How much rice cereal you feed her and how often is just going to depend on her. My son is almost 7 months now and has been eating rice cereal and applesauce since 4 mo...
- The ultimate goal by the time she is one is to be feeding her three main meals a day (with a morning and afternoon snack) and no formula. If you keep that in mind it m...
Starting Baby on Cereal
Same thing with baby food. Start with "pure" fruits and vegetables .... We did vegetables (home-made) after cereal first and my daughter LOVES them. ...
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- I would certainly start giving her more milk, but around 4 months you could certainly start her on cereal if you like :) (give or take a little based on size etc) if...
- hold off as long as you can. starting solids too early increases your daughters chances of developing all kinds of food allergies because her stomach isnt ready to dig...
- NO!!!!! 14 weeks is WAY too early. There is increasing evidence that states that a babies system is just not capable of handling solids before 6 months. Starting ...
Which Food to Start With?
Super Baby food discusses all of this and what to start with and when as well as ..... After she is taking the cereal, move onto a thicker cereal like baby ...
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- Hi! I started with rice cereal, then after a few days did green beans, then carrots, then peas, then squash- I'd do a green/orange pattern. i also used the nets to pu...
- definitely start with rice cereal....it is easier to swallow as the first food. I did this with all three of my kids. After she is taking the cereal, move onto a thi...
- We actually started with applesauce, even though it is not recommended. I was told she wouldn't like vegetables. My daughter is 19 months old and loves vegetables. ...
What Should I Feed Him Next?
Also after cereals what are the next foods to introduce? .... My son didn't start baby food and finger foods until a LOT later on. ...
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- I started my daughter on cereal at 4 1/2 months. She took to it instantly and had no problem with thick oatmeal. I started her on veggies at 5 months and she had no pr...
- They say start with veggies first because the baby might get used to the sweet taste of fruits, but you can interchange the two. You should start with yellow fruits an...
- I was told to go by colors... all things in the orange family, then green, then everything else. The first veggie I gave my little one was carrots, followed shortly b...
Order in Which to Start Solids
Many doctors recommend iron-fortified rice cereal as baby's first food because ...... After about 2 month or so on rice cereal I start to give her oatmeal. ...
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- Yes, everyone's saying rice cereal b/c they're right. You want to get a rice cereal that's iron fortified. The reason that it's strongly suggested to feed baby rice ...
- I started with the vegetables and rice cereal first because the rice is easier to digest and the vegetables don't taste as good as the fruit. After my kids were use to...
- My rule of thumb has always been 'when they can grab things off your plate they should bee able to try it!' Well, that doesn't always work. HAving a couple of teeth do...
When Should I Give Baby Cereal
My pedi started my daughter on cereal at 4 months and then babyfood at 6. They start with Rice as it is the easiest to digest and oatmeal is heaveir. ...
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- Hi K., My son is now 19 mths old and I thought at 4 months old I would be able to start giving him rice cereal but I was wrong. At his 4 mth check up, the Pedi said ...
- General rule is when baby has doubled her birth weight. Usually occurs between 4-6 months. My daughter started with rice cereal at 4 months. Once that is mastered you ...
- My pediatrician told me to wait until my daughter was 6 months old before feeding her cereal or baby food, but I didn't listen. She started trying to get whatever I wa...
