I started out using BM, but Zack didn't take to cereal right away and I was throwing ounces away left and right. I started mixing a tablespoon or so of cereal in with the stage 1 purees and left it at that -- we still don't do straight cereal.
BM. I'll pump a little bit (like an ounce) and mix it in. I do cringe a bit at what gets leftover if DS doesn't eat much, but I'd rather him get more nutritional value from the cereal than just mixing with water.
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Started with bm but it was too bland. Started using my own pureed banana + a little water instead. Now we use one ounce of prune juice + a pureed fruit and maybe a little water since DS has constipation issues. My pumped BM is too precious to use with solids anymore.
Re: EBF Mamas, ? regarding cereal
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I just hand express an ounce and mix it with an ounce of cereal.
BM. I'll pump a little bit (like an ounce) and mix it in. I do cringe a bit at what gets leftover if DS doesn't eat much, but I'd rather him get more nutritional value from the cereal than just mixing with water.