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So oatmeal is better than cereal?

ELPBELPB
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I try to read every post on starting solids, since I know we're heading that way soon... and it seems that the argument is that oatmeal is better than rice cereal because rice cereal constipates. Is that accurate? Also, forgive me for being this stupid, but there is specific "baby" oatmeal, right? Or are we talking about regular oatmeal?
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Re: So oatmeal is better than cereal?

  • sharmurph18sharmurph18 member

    According to our Doc you are correct...we started oatmeal (the baby kind) last Monday and haven't had any problems.  Max is breastfed and was only pooping maybe once a day but usually once every other day.  Since starting oatmeal his poops are very predictable...he has been pooping at 6:30am every morning!

    They do make oatmeal specifically for babies, it's in the same aisle as rice cereal and is pretty much the same consistency.

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  • heather121709heather121709
    My pedi told me to skip the cereal for fear of constipation, because my LO only poops a couple times per week. And yes their is specific baby oatmeal, but you can make your own too. Just grind up regular oatmeal (not quick or instant though) until its very fine, and mix it with BM, formula, or water.
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  • itkatydid@gmail.comitkatydid@gmail.com member

    Yeah there is infant oatmeal. I was confused too! Especially if you ask old people they will tell you crazy stuff they fed their kids :)

    Our pedi told us to start rice first and then if it constipates too badly then try oatmeal. He didn't like either (I think because he just wasn't ready). It didn't seem to have any effect on his pooping (he is the poop machine) but maybe that is because he really didn't have much of it at all.

    GL!

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  • ELPBELPB
    imageitkatydid@gmail.com:

    Yeah there is infant oatmeal. I was confused too! Especially if you ask old people they will tell you crazy stuff they fed their kids :)

    This is totally one of my problems!!! LOL

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  • Lindsey7521Lindsey7521
    We started with oatmeal beacuse of this. They stay starting on rice is better because pretty much no one is allergic to rice. But everyone I;ve talked to says its very constipating. So we started with baby oatmeal. Its in the baby food isle.
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  • Ivana_StolichnayaIvana_Stolichnaya member
    My DD never liked rice cereal but she has done great with oatmeal.  I make my own baby food and will throw some baked sweet potatoes, apple sauce and peach slices into the blender and then add that to the cereal....she loves that mixture.
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  • jennybeamsjennybeams member

    We started with veggies, and then introduced oatmeal.  We've never given rice.  I don't buy the baby oatmeal, I just get regular whole rolled oats and throw a couple cups in the food processor for 30 seconds.  It chops them into little pieces and makes it smoother to mix and eat.  3 cups will last us about a month.  I just made some this weekend and only pulsed it in the processor for 10-15 seconds, since DD's starting to like food thicker.  HTH.

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  • NikibugNikibug
    imagesharmurph18:

    According to our Doc you are correct...we started oatmeal (the baby kind) last Monday and haven't had any problems.  Max is breastfed and was only pooping maybe once a day but usually once every other day.  Since starting oatmeal his poops are very predictable...he has been pooping at 6:30am every morning!

    They do make oatmeal specifically for babies, it's in the same aisle as rice cereal and is pretty much the same consistency.

    Oh yay! thanks! We are not starting prob til 6 mos, but this is good to know!
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