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rice cereal?

gooshbabygooshbaby member
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I'm suppost to start rice cereal next week, a week before her dr. visit. i know your suppost to feed her with a spoon, but thats all i know. do i warm it? how much do i give her and when? in the am and before she goes to bed? i have nooo clue. please help!
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  • babesbabsbabesbabs member
    I make a relatively small amount, maybe 2 oz total, pretty thin with breastmilk that's at room temp a couple hours before bedtime. If using formula I usually make a 2 oz bottle that's a little warm and use what I need from that. I use it as that in beween meal. I still give him a bottle before bed. Hope that helps and good luck! Oh and use a BIG bib, they get just as much on them as in them! LOL
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  • janicemariehjanicemarieh
    My pedi told me to start with oatmeal cereal, but I think the instructions should probably be the same.  She told me to mix 1 tbsp. cereal with 3 tbsp. formula (or breastmilk) and feed it to her 1x per day for 1 week and then 2x per day for the second week (after that I am supposed to start fruits and veggies 1 new food every 4 days).  Hope that helps!  Good luck!  
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  • janicemariehjanicemarieh

    imagebabesbabs:
    I make a relatively small amount, maybe 2 oz total, pretty thin with breastmilk that's at room temp a couple hours before bedtime. If using formula I usually make a 2 oz bottle that's a little warm and use what I need from that. I use it as that in beween meal. I still give him a bottle before bed. Hope that helps and good luck! Oh and use a BIG bib, they get just as much on them as in them! LOL

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  • chasensmommychasensmommy
    I just fed my LO rice cereal for the first time an hour ago. There was instructions on the box (earth's best organic) that says first time feeding: 1oz with 3-4 oz of formula or BM. So I put 1oz in a bottle then added 4oz formula and he gobbled it up! He then ate 4 more oz of formula and fell asleep while finishing it up. I put him in his crib and he's down for a nap. I'm going to give him more tonight before bed because I'm really hoping it helps him sleep through the night. He's been waking at 4:15am for the past few weeks and I feel like I've tried everything else.
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  • MylilCashMylilCash
    I haven't started yet but a suggestion I get a lot is to use brown rice cereal
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