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Reflux and Rice Cereal

Starfish+77Starfish+77 member
in Babies: 0 - 3 Months
Hi my DD has bad reflux and the Ped GI dr prescribed Zantac and told us to add 1 tablespoon per every 4 oz formula of rice cereal to her bottle. She is 10 weeks. I was concerned since I thought they shouldn't have rice until at least 4 months, but the Dr said its OK and should help the formula stay in her belly.

My question is....which nipple should I put on the bottle? I currently use Dr Browns bottles with the level 1 nipples.

Thanks for any insight!
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Re: Reflux and Rice Cereal

  • Our new joy Our new joy member
    you can keep the same nipples just cut the hole to make it so it drips out. we had to do this with all three of my Sisters kids starting at 6 weeks.
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  • Diver10Diver10 member
    I'm doing rice cereal with my LO. I do 2.5 teaspoons per 4 oz and I've just used a big toothpick to "stretch" open a slow flow nipple
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  • arilevinearilevine member
    Our pedi GI Dr recommonded the same thing & I also use Dr Brown's bottles- I ran out to Babies R Us & bought 9 month nipples with the Y shape because I was concerned with cutting the nipples that I currently have and a lose piece of the nipple falling into the formula ( paranoid- I know).  We did it for about 3 days until I threw in the towel & just starte giving DD cereal in a bowl with a spoon... the formula came out way too fast and made her spit up even more.  I talked to our regular Pedi last week when we went in for her 4 month shots & she said she probably wouldn't recommond putting cereal in the bottle & the change I made was fine.
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  • LSU628LSU628 member
    We also are adding rice cereal. I'm still using the regular level 1 nipple on the dr brown's bottles. I will warn you that your LO may get constipated at first while their stomach adjusts to the rice cereal. The Gerbers was really rough on DS's stomach. We've had good luck with the Happy Bellies brown rice with probiotics. I find it at Target.
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  • Starfish+77Starfish+77 member
    Thanks everyone. I was worried about manually making the hole bigger for fear of her choking. I do not need her constipated again!! She was a mess after going on soy for a week. Thank you
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