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Those doing solids/cereal now....

pregoegopregoego
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I'm trying to figure out how much to give, but need some advice.  My DS is 5 1/2 months old and we started cereal about 2 weeks ago.  He did really good and I thought he was ready to start veggies....but after a few days, I'm questioning it.  He already seems to be constipated (he's eBF).  For those who are feeding solids, do you only do cereal and how many times a day.  I want to be sure I'm not over feeding him.  For those who do more solids, how much does DC get a day.
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Re: Those doing solids/cereal now....

  • vmgetlvmgetl
    G is 5 1/2 months and she eats twice a day.  1 1/2 tablespoons of oatmeal mixed with a container of stage 1 veggies or fruit.  She eats when she first wakes up and then again at about 6:30. 
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  • jmrussell03jmrussell03
    I do 2-3 tbsp oatmeal for breakfast and a fruit. At dinner, he usually gets a veggie and a fruit. Sometimes I either do a double serving of veggie or add 2 tbsp rice cereal. My fruit and veggie servings are a little less than 2 tbsp. No constipation yet but he still gets BM. And, eats a lot of mango. I checked out this meal planner at Gerber and it suggested to be feeding solids 4 times a day! I couldn't believe that. It said that LO would have 4 tbsp cereal X2 and at least 1 jar of fruit and 1 jar of veggie split among the day.
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  • KateLouiseKateLouise member

    Here in NZ we're advised by our plunket nurses (who are baby specialists) to introduce one meal. Build up to 1/4 cup. Once LO is eating 1/4c then you can add another meal.

    That initially it's about introducing tastes and checking for allergies. I've been trying a new food every 2 - 3 days.

    LO built up to 2 meals really quickly. Now her day goes:

    7am BF

    7.40 Solid (usually cereal and fruit)

    10.30am BF

    2.30pm BF

    6pm BF

    6.30pm Solid (some kind of vege)

    We're told to always offer milk first at this stage. I think it swaps to solid first at around 9 mths.

    I've also reads that cereal/rice can constipate LOs and that fruit and vege are good to avoid this.

    Anyway, I'm following what I've been told because I don't know any better :-)

    Good luck. 

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