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when to start adding cereal or rice to bottles and when to start soilds

kbennett07kbennett07
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months
I know it's soon to ask but i was just wondering when everone started this things. my DS is only 10 weeks, but i would like to know for when the time comes. I like to try and stay ahead of things for moments in times like that and how do i know ifhe is ready for them?
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Re: when to start adding cereal or rice to bottles and when to start soilds

  • magdalina.hmagdalina.h member

    You should never add cereal or rice to the bottle unless your pedi tells you to because of reflux.

    You can start solids at 4 months, but some people wait until 6 months.

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  • Wufroggy79Wufroggy79 member
    imagemagdalina.h:

    You should never add cereal or rice to the bottle unless your pedi tells you to because of reflux.

    You can start solids at 4 months, but some people wait until 6 months.

    All of this. Cereal in bottles is an old school thing, unless for reflux under a pedi rec.
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  • kbennett07kbennett07
    imagemagdalina.h:

    You should never add cereal or rice to the bottle unless your pedi tells you to because of reflux.

    You can start solids at 4 months, but some people wait until 6 months.

     

     

    is it safe for LO's digustive system to wait until 6 months, and he reflux but said to try cereal after i have tried evrything else first

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  • ekc29ekc29 member
    My LO just had her 4 month appt yesterday and my pedi recommends starting rice cereal between 4 1/2 and 5 months.  
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  • JQuin10JQuin10 member

    You should trust your own instincts and by determining how well your baby is developing you can give cereal at any time-reflux or not.

    It will fill their tummy and may even get you 30min-1 hour extra before the next feeding time.

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  • MeganKayMeganKay

    Babies really do not need anything besides breastmilk or formula until 6 months.  4 months should be the earliest to start any solids.  Nutritionally they are getting everything they need from breastmilk or formula.  Solids are just teaching them a different way to eat.  Their digestive system is not ready for anything else before 4 months and IMO that is still a little early.  We waited until 6 months.  www.kellymom.com has a list of signs that show that baby is ready for solids. 

    As for the reflux, my son was diagnosed with it and we took him to the chiropractor to get adjusted and we gave him acidophillus and fish oil.  This helped tons.  He still spit up but he was no longer uncomfortable from it.  Some babies are just spitty babies.  Our pedi said that adding rice cereal to the bottle would actually make him more uncomfortable.

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