First feeding help

mandi7782

My pedi said that I can start Remi on rice cereal or oatmeal.  I have a few questions for you more experienced moms.

 Which one should I do first, rice or oatmeal?

Should I give it to him once then wait 3 days to see if there is any reaction?

How many times a day?

 This is starting to overwhelm me! 

Thank you so much!

MrsBatty

It's really up to you what you want to start with first.  Most people I know have started with rice cereal first (it's the least allergenic) and then after a couple of weeks they move to oatmeal (which baby tends to like better since it tastes better.) 

You should give your LO the rice or oatmeal once a day to start out with for a couple of weeks and then move to twice a day. you do NOT need to wait 3 days afterwards before giving it to him again to see if he has a reaction.  You are getting that confused with waiting 3 or 4 days between different foods. Meaning, if you gave him rice you would need to wait 4 days before starting oatmeal or if you gave him a specific veggie you'd have to wait 4 days to introduce the next one. This is all so that you can see if he has a reaction to a food.  That way you would know which food the reaction came from as opposed to not knowing if you gave him a bunch of different foods all at once. 

HTH. 

aniceucchik

i started with rice at 4m, but he hated it. He l oved his oatmeal at 5m. It is my understanding that you should give new foods everyday for 3-7 days to make sure that there is no reaction since it may not show up after just one time. I would start out with only once a day, definitely!

mandi7782

Thank you so much!!