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XP anyone give their lo cereal yet

vahokiegirlvahokiegirl
in February 2011 Moms

My pedi at K's 2 mth appt actually told me that i could go and start feeding him cereal in his bottle then because of his reflux and also so he wouldnt want to eat every 5 mins.

He would eat and then i swear an hour later be starving again. I would try to hold him off but it didnt work at all.

Finally until recently I was able to hold him off for a little while. He would only get 2 bottles with the cereal in it. 

Ive been noticing that every time I go to eat and he is near me, K tends to lean into whatever im eating and opens his mouth. So yesterday, I tried to giving him just runny cereal with a spoon and bowl....he loved it. I mean most of it got all over his face of course but I swear Ive noticed a difference in the last 2 days that Ive done this. 

He is able to hold off to 3 hours now during the day instead of every 1.5 to 2 hours. 

He weighs 16lbs 4oz so Im starting to think maybe he was just hungry for some food. He is a big kid! 

I know many people would not agree to giving him cereal this early but its only rice cereal.

 

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  • Tsao21Tsao21 member

    My niece was in the 90th percentile for both weight and height and my sister-in-law was having the same eating issues as you. She too was given the green light to try rice cereal early and it made a world of a difference! I think if your doctor okays is and your baby is happy, there is no harm done. :)

    DS has had rice cereal in his bottle since week 6 due to his reflux as well.

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  • RumbleLinaRumbleLina member
    I want to and have been thinking about it because of DS' reflux. It has started to flare up again. I haven't talked to his pedi yet though because as of right now we are pedi-less and the new pedi cannot see us until he is 5 months (for his 4 month appt...whoops).
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  • Jessie_eaJessie_ea member
    We'll be starting in a couple weeks. Our pedi said we should start about a week before he turns 4 months. He said not to put in his bottle, to just spoon feed it to him and then nurse him after.
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  • Lucky_DragonflyLucky_Dragonfly member
    DD has been licking her lips as well when I eat. I am going to wait until she is 4mos old to give her a taste, just I did let her taste some apple sauce on my finger the other day.
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  • ethanwmommaethanwmomma

    I haven't started it with DS yet, our pedi said she recommends to start it at 4 months but then told me its completely up to me.

    DS#1 started at 3.5 with the go ahead from my doctor but DS#2 doesn't see the doctor until he's 4 months.

    DS#2 has a 9 oz bottle when he first wakes up then the rest of the day every 3 hours he has 6-8oz bottles.  He is always so hungry but keeps everything down and our pedi said as long as he's keeping it down its fine.

     

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  • TempusTempus
    DD's pedi had me giving her rice cereal at 6 weeks cause of her reflux. And not only does it help with the reflux but she stopped wanting to eat every 2 hours and started eating every 4-5 and by around 8 or 9 weeks she was STTN. He only has me out in 1 Tbsp for every 4 oz so she gets 1 1/2 Tbsp cause she eats 6oz but I think she may be ready to move up to 7 or 8 oz. Gonna see when she gets back from her 3 day stay at her aunts.
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