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Advice from Breastfeeding Moms on Cereal/solids?
Asked by P.S. from Washington DC
on January 4, 2009
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So, I'm confused about solids. My girls are 5 months. We experimented with cereal yesterday. They both gobbled up 2 TB cereal each, mixed watery with breast milk. But ...
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- The point is that it's not such a leap from breastmilk, tastewise. Also Rice Cereal is the least likely to stimulate an allergy so in theory it's the safest to start w...
- In addition to getting babies used to different textures and so forth, cereals are fortified with Iron to help prevent anemia. I did not start with Rice cereal, I did ...
- I have twins, too, and I hear your frustration. It is tempting to push this stuff along and try and get more breaks, less breast feeding, more sleep. The whole thing...
All Ways Hungry
Asked by B.L. from Billings
on March 12, 2009
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My son is two weeks old. He eats 4 ounces every hour to two hours. Nothing comes back up and he only eats when he is hungry. Anyone have any advice on what to do. I...
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- I breastfeed my daughter every 1-2 hours until she was 2 months, then she could go longer. I didn't give her rice cereal until she was almost 6 months.
- Hi B.. Are you breastfeeding or bottle feeding? If you are breastfeeding, I went through the exact same thing. My daughter just ate a lot and she really thrived. P...
- That's ridiculous, I can't believe a nurse would tell you that. Feed him, he's 2 weeks old. My daughter ate every 1.5-2 hrs for a while before she caught up with her...
Next Step After Oatmeal
Asked by B.S. from Chicago
on March 17, 2009
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My 8 1/2 month old is starting to not eat his oatmeal anymore. He usually has oatmeal and a half of can of Earth's Best fruit. What are some ideas other than oatmeal t...
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- My daughter is 8 1/2 months old as well. Sometime last month she wouldn't eat her oatmeal either. That went on for about 2 weeks, but I kept offering it to her and she...
- I am certain you meant to say 8 1/2 month old? Right? Anyway, I started with scrambled eggs and mixed it up with the baby cereal so it was still mushy, and he apprecia...
- months not years since birthdate in the bio part Mix the infant cereal IN with the jarred food to make it thicker. Keep giving infant cereal until at least 11 mos ...
Having Trouble Pumping, Looking for Guidance....
Asked by A.F. from Seattle
on June 26, 2008
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I have been fortunate to be able to exclusively breastfeed my 6-month old daughter (I was not able to do so with my son). Several months ago, when I was planning to re...
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- I returned to work when my daughter was 8 weeks. I began pumping at about 5 weeks to build up a supply too. My mom passed when my daughter was 5 weeks old and then m...
- When I was having trouble with my milk supply a nurse told me about breast compression. Unfortunatley I lost the address to the website she recommended, but its worth...
- I breastfed/pumped for 3 months and pumped exclusively for the following 7 months--so I have learned a few things along the way. There are probably two reasons that y...
Help! Tantrums for Middle-of-the-night-bottles.
Asked by J.H. from New York
on December 28, 2008
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We've created quite a situation here. My 14-month old was sick a few weeks ago and not eating at all, so we fed him at night when he'd wake up - we just wanted to make...
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- I did the gradual method with my daughter. Every night or every other night I gave her one less ounce of milk in her bottle. So if tonight she got 6 oz, tomorrow it ...
- Isn't helping our kids recover from an illness just so fun?? We've all been here, as you've probably seen from recent posts! With my son, we go cold turkey. We wa...
- J., You don't have to let your child cry it out. Recent studies show that when kids cry for extended periods of time it releases hormones that adversely effect the...
Sleeping Pattern in 2.5 Month Old
Asked by M.J. from Houston
on December 17, 2008
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My son will be 3 months old at the end of the month. For about a week or so he started sleeping for about 4-5 hours straight when we had him in bed around 11pm. He the...
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- Please do not let your baby cry it out this young. His stomach is tiny (think the size of a walnut, so he needs to eat frequently, even at night. It sounds like he is ...
- Keep up a good bedtime routine. With my son we gave him a bath, read him a story, fed him & then put him to bed. We did this from the day we brought him home from the ...
- Hi M.. Congrats on your new bundle of joy. I know right now you are wandering when will you get a full nights rest again. LOL Believe me soon enough it will happen. ...
Weening
Asked by S.R. from Amarillo
on March 12, 2007
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My son just turned 1 last week. I was wondering what is the best way to transition from formula to milk? Also he wakes up once a night for a bottle. How am I going to...
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- I did it by mixing formula and milk. I started off with 3/4 formual and 1/4 milk in the same bottle and gradually increased the ratio of milk to formula. It worked g...
- Just switch it - he'll love it. Milk is yummy cold, and if you emphasize that he's big like his sister, you'll never have a problem. You can give him a sippy of milk...
- I switched my kids from formula to warm milk, then eventually to cold milk. I also still gave my kids their bottle at night but it had water in it instead of milk, aft...
23 Days Old, and Eating 4Oz plus Almost Every Hour/two Hours at a time...HELP
Asked by G.M. from Phoenix
on August 24, 2009
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OK, I just had my second born, on July 31st. He went from 2 ounces to already four ounces. He just can't seem to get enough to be able to sleep past two hours at a tim...
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- I am the office manager for a great Pediatric office. I spoke with one of my doctors. First of all...your baby is WAAAAAY too young to be fed rice cereal. There is ...
- Both of my babies were good eaters. After I would walk them and change diapaers...I would feed them. My son nursed every two hours for about the first six weeks, and...
- Well, you might be expecting a little too much from a 23 day old. Honestly, I wouldn't be worried about over-feeding him (as someone else mentioned). If you were breas...
Starting Solid Foods
Asked by A.M. from Cincinnati
on November 18, 2008
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Hello, I have a four month old. She just went to the doctor for her 4 mo check up and awful shots! She has been getting rice cereal (per doc's orders) for about 2 1/...
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- Hi A.. My son is almost 9 months old now, but when he started out on solids, his pediatrician told me to start with orange/yellow vegetables. She said they were easi...
- When in doubt, without evidence not to, always follow your Peds advice. That is what they are there for. You have the added advantage of having your mom and grandma ...
- I started my son on veggies. I figure we all have sweet toothes and it is easy to adapt to the fruit. But I wanted to get him hooked on the veggies first. His first...
Nutrition-baby Won't Eat
Asked by A.Y. from Boston
on August 15, 2008
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My daughter just had her 6 month appt. and only weighs 14 pounds. She has been exclusively breastfed (although we have been trying to get her to take bottles and formu...
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- your baby sounds normal as for her weight gain that is a good weight mine is exclusively bf but a lil over weight he is 6 months & 20# but my others were just like yo...
- If your pediatrician isn't too concerned, I wouldn't be either. My first son also has always been a difficult eater and was very active -- he spent just about every wa...
- Dear A., Please check out this book. Most libraries have it: Child of Mine: Feeding with Love and Good Sense http://www.amazon.com/Child-Mine-Feeding-Love-Sense...
