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rice cereal...your thoughts?

JillDaveJillDave
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Does anyone know the pros and cons of starting rice cereal early?  I have one dr telling me 6 months the other ok'd it at 1 month.  Books say 4 to 6 months but what is the deciding factor?  Tell me your thoughts on why to wait.  TIA

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Re: rice cereal...your thoughts?

  • Marie RMarie R
    DD goes to the pedi next month for her 4 month shots/eval.  We're going to wait til we talk to him and see what he says. 
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  • Piad1Piad1
    The consensus is 4-6 months, but the timing within that range depends on a number of factors including head control, the loss of the "tongue thrust" reflex, interest in food (i.e. looking interested in what you are eating),etc.  I started at precisely 4 months, cause my son had great head control and hit all the other milestones.  BTW, I didn't notice any change in his sleeping.  Everyone told me to put cereal in his bottle to help him sleep.  Maybe it's because I fed it from a bowl, with a spoon (per doctor's orders), but it didn't do anything for his sleep.
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  • swtt89swtt89
    I started at 5 months due to reflux and gas. It has helped...as far as the sleeping goes only a bit...I am getting almost 7 hours though...but I believe that is bc it helped with the reflux and gas not bc ds was full.
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