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Feeding Schedule with Rice Cereal?
We have started feeding our 6 month old daughter rice cereal (Gerber's brand) just this week. We actually tried to start her on it a couple of weeks ago but ...
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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...
My Daughter Refuses to Eat Her Rice Cereal.....???
My Daughter Refuses to Eat Her Rice Cereal.....??? My almost five month old daughter is starting to refuse her rice cereal. .... When to Start Rice Cereal ...
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- wow, lots of responses! My immediate thought (after reading the posts)...do what seems best for you & your child. Don't pay any attention to the responses knocking y...
- My daughter hated rice cereal too. In fact she really didn't eat any solid food until around 8 months (coincidentally around the same time as her first tooth). At 5 mo...
- Dear S., First, let me say that you are doing a wonderful job as a mom! Keep it up. The one thing that stuck out of your note was that you say she needs her grain...
Rice Cereal Then Fruits and Veggies?
Rice cereal is horrible. It looks gross and makes them so constipated! It's good to start them on that b/c of allergies and it being so bland, ...
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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 ...
Rice Cereal, Then What?
I had planned to start him on sweet potatoes with his evening rice cereal next week if he continues to do well. Or should I feed him rice cereal for longer ...
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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...
4 Month Old - Bm's and Rice Cereal
My son had BM problems from the time he was born so when it came time to start cereal my ped put him right on oatmeal. I would not use the rice if it is ...
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- Rice cereal really bound up my youngest child. My sister-in-law had the same problem with my nephew. The doctor's advice (2 different doctors) to us both was to try ...
- introduce some prune juice - worked great on my now 9 month old who had the same issue =O}
- I had the same problem when my son was that age. We switched over to the baby oatmeal and that helped a lot. Our pediatrician also told us to make sure he took in plen...
12 Week Old Ready to Start Eating Rice Cereal?
Read all 22 responses: "At 11 weeks my baby was 11 pounds and 23 inches - she's a healthy eater. She eats about 30 plus ounces a day. She is trying to sleep ...
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- Just please keep in mind that outward signs of her wanting and being ready to eat solids do not represent the readiness of her internal functions. Her digestive syste...
- I think her little tummy would not be ready for cereal at 12 weeks. The frequent wake ups at night might be more for comfort AND she could probably have a snack. Soo...
- I know there are different schools of thought, but I am a waiter when it comes to feeding. I started all of mine at 6 months. I can't be much help in terms of ounces a...
Bottle Nipples for Rice Cereal
The doctor told us to start him on rice cereal which we have started. He told us to get y cut nipples. We have searched the stores and only found ones for ...
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- Hello K., I know that Sassy/Mam have a cross cut nipple intended for use with thicker liquids. The Soft Landing sells them in their online store - http://www.theso...
- if you have a Burlington Coat Factory near you, they sometimes have a department called Baby Depot. they have every possible kind of nipple-more than babies r us. go f...
- Avent ahs nipple for thicker flows. It has three settings on one nipple. I got them at sop and shop.
Introducing Rice Cereal to 4 1/2 Month Old
That is the reason that I started to experiment with the rice cereal(before my doctor recommended it). My doctor recommended that he not start until he is ...
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- Hi Kathie, my baby, like yours ,started rice at 4mons.what i know is that she HATES the lumps in the mix and will not hasitate to SPIT IT OUT if i don't mix it properl...
- If she is truly not interested, I would hold off. My cousin started her son(same age as my oldest) on solid foods early and when he rejected them she would keep it up...
- Hi K. - First I would try the oatmeal instead - my kids have seems to like that better and I always fed them the cereal/oatmeal first before any liquids. My children ...
My Little Girl HATES Rice Cereal!
It sounds a lot like your child is associating the rice cereal with the soreness in her throat. You could try oatmeal cereal or just go ahead and start ...
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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...
When and How to Start Solids????
Ok so i just got my baby center magazine and it says you can start them on rice cereal as soon as 4 months or you can weight until 6 months b/c theres no ...
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- 1st foods are fine and rice cereal only. Put a little rice cereal in his bottle and it will help him sleep at night or try to feed it to him before he goes to bed. Goo...
- He is probably ready just given his size. I love referring to The Baby Whisperer book as she had some guidelines to starting solids based on weight and not just age, ...
- They actually would like you start solids and rice ceral about now. I also have a 5 month old little girl and to get her to sleep through the night we put rice cereal...
