Reflux moms: how much rice cereal per bottle?

VAannie · August 2009

I have a call in to the pedi now to ask, but just wondered.

We tried Enfamil AR for a week and a half, but DS spit up a walnut-size (literally) glob of congealed rice starch on Friday and it made him gag and then he threw up everything he'd just eaten. No, thank you. I'm thinking rice cereal might be a little easier to digest and won't just sit like a rock (literally) in his tummy.

Natalie27 · August 2009

My DD has reflux as well. We are currently doing one teaspoon per four ounces. I am doing this for the week and then next week, I am going to start doing two teaspoons per 4 ounces.

Mrs.RockyM · August 2009

we found that when DD was younger she did much better on the liquid ready to feed enfamil AR - and did really badly on the mix. We just recently switched back to the mix and she seems to be doing much better on it.

Did you try the powder (which may not have been mixed up well enough) or the ready to feed liquid?

greenlove7 · August 2009

my pedi said 1 tsp of rice per oz of formula...so my DS usually drinks 3 oz of formula so I add 3 tsp.

GL

VAannie · August 2009

Mrs.RockyM:
we found that when DD was younger she did much better on the liquid ready to feed enfamil AR - and did really badly on the mix. We just recently switched back to the mix and she seems to be doing much better on it.
Did you try the powder (which may not have been mixed up well enough) or the ready to feed liquid?

Powder, and I used a Dr. Brown's pitcher and warm water to mix it. There were no clumps in the pitcher when I poured the bottles. I'd rather keep him on Similac with Early Shield anyway through the winter, if we can. I'd like to try the cereal route, and if that doesn't work, no biggie. DS's reflux isn't painful and he's gaining fine, so trying Enfamil AR/cereal in the bottle is just an attempt at getting slightly less spit-up on DS's clothes/our furniture/ourselves.