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question from a 1st timer about cereal in formula

royannaroyanna
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Hey ladies. I usually lurk on here, but I haven't been on since my son was born. Anywho, a lot of my family and friends are telling me to start putting cereal in my sons nighttime bottle. He is 8 weeks old. Just wondering when you ladies started?
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Re: question from a 1st timer about cereal in formula

  • P.S.10P.S.10
    You should ask your pediatrician.  Mine said not to start cereal until 4 or 5 months.
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  • EMWindyEMWindy member

    Ask your pedi - mine said absolutely no rice cereal until much later.  I think the recommendation is to start them at 6 months.  DD1 wasn't interested in any solids at all until closer to 7 months.

    There are some pedi's now that will recommend putting rice cereal in bottle for severe acid reflux, but that's the only legit reason I've heard.

    I had a lot of people tell me to start rice cereal that early with DD1, but all those people had no idea what they were talking about and had had babies a LONG time ago.  

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  • stevieandtraciestevieandtracie
    Cereal should not be put in a bottle (unles Dr. says to for reflux) and should be spoon-fed only at about usually between 4-6 months.  GL!
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  • royannaroyanna
    Thanks ladies. That's pretty much what i thought-around 4 months. DS has his 2 month checkup Thursday, so I'll ask then.
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  • SaraP611SaraP611
    I thought 4 months was the rule, but last week at our 2 month appointment, the pedi said that we could start at 3 months. My little man is quite the eater and is putting weight on well. Soooo, we are going to start at three months.
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  • toyah81toyah81 member

    imagestevieandtracie:
    Cereal should not be put in a bottle (unles Dr. says to for reflux) and should be spoon-fed only at about usually between 4-6 months.  GL!

    This. But, I introduced it to DD1 at 3 months and she did very well.

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  • kayteatrudeaukayteatrudeau
    Mine said no cereal until 4 months.
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  • themusicladythemusiclady member
    What I've heard is when they can eat off of a spoon, then they are ready for cereal.
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