Do all babies eat cereal?

TinaL99

MIL was talking about how FIL & I both have allergies and we were both fed cereal as babies.  She never gave DH cereal and he has no allergies.  Do you think there is a correlation or coincidence?  Do babies have to have  cereal or can you skip it? 

(I will be asking my pedi when the time comes, I'm just curious now)

xKimx

Who knows if there is a correlation or not.

That being said, Charlie never really had cereal at first. I gave him oatmeal after he had already started eating a few fruits & veggies. He does have a peanut allergy, but I strongly believe its because of using a lot of antibiotics.

KonnubialKat

FWIW, my siblings and I all had cereal and none of us have food allergies.

jnk062602

My nephew was given cereal in his bottle starting at 1 month old   But I think starting at 4-6 months like recommended is fine.

jewelsonu

We gave ethan cereal at 6 months.  So far no allergies.  My sister and I both had cereal and neither of us have allerrgies.

olivia_eve

I believe that feeding cereal very early on can lead to increased risk of allergies.  But feeding cereals when it's developmentally appropriate isn't tied to a higher risk of allergies. 

Telyco

Nope...not all babies eat it. We gave it to DS a few times...but focused more on pureed pears, apples, bananas in the beginning. Then I would make oatmeal (just regular quaker oats) and make them a bit runnier and puree those as well.

I don't think that infant cereal would have anything to do with allergies. Esp if given at the appropriate age.