Oatmeal or Rice

Re: Oatmeal or Rice

• Jennilynn

  October 2009

  I am PRETTY sure that its the Iron in the cereal that makes them constipated- and all the oatmeal I've seen is also iron fortified... so it wont make a difference in the constipation dept.
  

  
  

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• Temp159135562506975 member

  October 2009

  we'll be starting with rice - it's considered to be the least likely to have any allergy effect.

  babies get used to it.... they might be constipated a little when you first start- but should not be a long term problem, esp since you will add in fruits/veggies soon after.

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• mrs.k 07 member

  October 2009

  We started with Rice then changed to oatmeal. DS seems to like it better.
  

  
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• sharrow

  October 2009

  We will be doing millet, then oatmeal.  Rice has been found to have high level of arsenic, and the UK equivalent to the FDA does not recommend rice or rice cereal for anyone under the age of 2.5.

   

  

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• Just J

  October 2009

  We started with rice, but DD prefers the oatmeal.

  I think it has to do with iron, but rice is also part of the BRAT diet for diarrhea, so it's like a double whammy.

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• raisbaib

  October 2009

  We did Rice but only for a week, then moved to oatmeal. She loves the oatmeal!

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