cereal bottle for bedtime feeding?

hisbride2be2 · December 2009

Do you give LO a cereal bottle before bed? If you do, how many ounces do you give and do you notice a difference in how long he/she sleeps?

Thanks!

JulieandBen · December 2009

kimberlyk921 · December 2009

i'm pretty sure that is a choking hazard

Tonya_G · December 2009

Your baby shouldn't be expected to STTN this early on. Some people are lucky, and have babies that are naturally good sleepers. The rest of us have to suck it up and feed our babies when they get hungry in the middle of the night. A baby's stomach is the size of it's fist, and they do a lot of growing, which = a lot of calorie burning. Expecting them to go a long time without food is not developmentally appropriate at this juncture. Giving them solid foods that their digestive systems aren't ready for is not going to solve this.

hisbride2be2 · December 2009

kimberlyk921:
i'm pretty sure that is a choking hazard

I meant the bottles for cereal! I know for sure Sassy makes one..

hisbride2be2 · December 2009

thanks, I was just curious as to what the norm was on here! I saw one post where the LO was only a few weeks old. My baby wakes up 1-2 times at night and I am very happy with that!

jdreams76 · December 2009

I know my mom gave me cereal in a bottle but now days they say that is a no no

souledoutgirl · December 2009

jdreams76:
I know my mom gave me cereal in a bottle but now days they say that is a no no

Mine, too.

Now they say to wait until at least 4 mos. of age, though.

Lucky_N_Love · December 2009

ha ha yeah my mom and I were just talking about this tonight. Apparently she gave me cereal in my bottle at 2 weeks old because that is "what you did" even though she said the pedi yelled at her then for doing it. She said I was still hungry after my 8oz bottle...apparently I was a chunker

But to original poster's question I would not recommend doing it at all. Yes people do and yes it will make your little one sleep longer but their digestive system is not ready to handle such food and it could lead to allergies in the future.

Noiyah73 · December 2009

yes my mother did it for my brother, and i did it for my oldest daughter, but this time around i am not going to do it...she sleeps fine at night between 4 and 5 hours...i am really grateful for that! i am waiting to give her the cereal at 4 months