I was just talking to a friend and her LO and my DS are about the same age maybe 2 weeks apart. I am planning on doing BLW. She just started her LO on cereal. I know nothing about cereal, I dont have to give him any right? I plan to hold off BLW until about 6 months and continue with BM as the source of nutrition. I guess I am just looking for someone to tell me my plan is fine and I dont need to know anything about cereal, what it is or how to make it : )
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Re: Cereal and BLW
We never did cereal. As for the iron...we didn't give kiddo anything in particular to keep up with the iron but he continued to nurse. I had his iron checked at his 9 month to be on the safe side and his levels were great. There is less iron in BM BUT it is more readily absorbed by the body than iron in formula or cereal.
There's some info here: https://www.wholesomebabyfood.com/Iron.htm
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DS looooves spinach and arugula. He sucks on it and gums it. We also sautee it and put it in eggs. Most mornings I make a smoothie (OJ, banana, and kale) and he has a little so he gets leafy greens every day. However, our new pediatrician claims that this is still not enough iron and we need to supplement. I'm not sure, I have a lot of research to do, I think. Will report back in the next week.
If you continue to only BF while offering solids (no formula supplementation), then it's highly unlikely that you will need to given iron supplementation in any form, and that includes cereals. From Kellymom: https://www.kellymom.com/nutrition/vitamins/iron.html
We did BLW with DD. She took to it like a duck to water. We cooked spinach, she loved it. She pretty much loved everything, actually. Still does. (Lunch today was gyoza and edamame dumplings. Dinner was enchilada casserole with black beans.) Her favorite food is unflavored Greek yogurt. We LOVED BLW!