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Formula Toxicity & Rice Cereal

NastyAnnieNastyAnnie
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I wanted to hold off on all solids until 6 months, because Bun had a lot of food allergies as a kid and I didn't want Jack to have to deal with that too soon.

But, I calculated today, and my buntin' is getting between 30 and 36oz of formula a day. I know that 32 is generally the limit, but feeding him less really isn't an option.

Is it rice cereal time already? He isn't ready for a bowl and spoon at all. I'd have to put it in his bottle, which makes me very nervous, and I'm not really sure how to mix it or add it or whatever.

Help!!! :

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Re: Formula Toxicity & Rice Cereal

  • Ivana_StolichnayaIvana_Stolichnaya member
    I might call the pedi. since he's still pretty young.
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  • NastyAnnieNastyAnnie
    Yeah, I am waiting for them to get back from lunch now. Stupid answering service.
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  • snicksnacksnicksnack member
    I would give your pedi a call, especially given his family history. My pedi said absolutely nothing until at least four months and with most of her patients she starts between 5 and 6 months. She said cereal in a bottle is dangerous because the child can choke. She also said their systems are not ready for solids until at least four months.
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  • NastyAnnieNastyAnnie

    imagesnicksnack:
    I would give your pedi a call, especially given his family history. My pedi said absolutely nothing until at least four months and with most of her patients she starts between 5 and 6 months. She said cereal in a bottle is dangerous because the child can choke. She also said their systems are not ready for solids until at least four months.

    Yeah, I know this. But, I also know that he could get sick from getting too much formula. So confused! :

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  • kimilanekimilane
    Could it be another issue? Frankie was eating every 2 to 2.5 hours (6 ounces each time) for a little while there because of what we later discovered was silent reflux. It was only diagnosed later once she started fighting her naps and bedtime tooth and nail. Babies eat for comfort, so maybe something else is bugging him? (Just a thought.)
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  • mistywhite400mistywhite400 member
    imageNastyAnnie:

    I wanted to hold off on all solids until 6 months, because Bun had a lot of food allergies as a kid and I didn't want Jack to have to deal with that too soon.

    But, I calculated today, and my buntin' is getting between 30 and 36oz of formula a day. I know that 32 is generally the limit, but feeding him less really isn't an option.

    Is it rice cereal time already? He isn't ready for a bowl and spoon at all. I'd have to put it in his bottle, which makes me very nervous, and I'm not really sure how to mix it or add it or whatever.

    Help!!! :

     

    Emerson was 3 1/2 months old when we started rice cereal, for the exact reason...too much formula.  I didn't want to do the bottle thing either, so we just made the rice cereal really thin & essentially poured it in her mouth!  LOL!  She really didn't even get the hang of eating off a spoon until 4 1/2 months old! but it did tide her over a bit!  GL!

     

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  • NastyAnnieNastyAnnie

    imagekimilane:
    Could it be another issue? Frankie was eating every 2 to 2.5 hours (6 ounces each time) for a little while there because of what we later discovered was silent reflux. It was only diagnosed later once she started fighting her naps and bedtime tooth and nail. Babies eat for comfort, so maybe something else is bugging him? (Just a thought.)

    He does have silent reflux, but it's not that. He is just a hungry baby. He only eats every 3-4 hours, but it's 6 oz at a time.We always give him a paci first and all that... he's just a hungry little guy...

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  • jhoanna.delgadojhoanna.delgado

    He may just be going through a growth spurt...

    I'm sure the doc can tell you what to do.

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  • Naisy&Kevin~9_1_07Naisy&Kevin~9_1_07

    Our LO has been eating between 30-36 ounces per day for quite a while now. Probably since about your son's age.  He didn't ever really demand more (like when he was younger and his intake was increasing so rapidly).  So, you might be ok with just the formula for a while.  Maybe he won't be increasing intake for a while.

    Our pedi just told us to try to start solids, but he's closer to 5 mos now so it's ok with me.

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  • PurpleK26PurpleK26 member
    We started at 2 months per pedi, because of hunger. We do 4oz water, 2 scoops formula, 2 scoops of cereal. Works great! You will have to cut bigger holes in the nipple though!
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  • soko987soko987 member

    Anne-

    I know that some formulas for reflux actually contain rice cereal. Maybe try that?

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    Anne-

    I know that some formulas for reflux actually contain rice cereal. Maybe try that?



    We are on Enfamil AR (with added rice starch) - we tried adding cereal to his formula per his pedi, but it just made his spit up thicker. He does really well on the AR.

    He was taking in 30-36 ounces a day because he was spitting most of it up and eating for comfort. Now he eats 22-28 ounces a day.
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