Daughter doesnt like rice cereal

Lovestobemommy · February 2013

Hey my daughter is four months & doesnt like the rice cereal, i read not to force feed her but she only eats like two bites and then spits out the rest. any tips or advice?

ljhgrey · February 2013

Do you breastfeed? I was under the impression there's really no nutritional benefit to rice cereal or the like. I'm not planning on giving it to DS.

itsmevkb · February 2013

Nobody likes rice cereal!

All you're really doing at this point is getting your baby used to eating something other than just liquids. They don't start out eating an entire bowl of food, it's a few spoonfuls and then a few more, etc. over the course of weeks and months.

You could wait a little longer to start solids and then skip the cereal altogether and start with fruits and veggies.

bookbagged · February 2013

My doctor said if the baby is sitting well assisted (like in a high chair), turns her head to indicate she doesn't want any, and is nursing or having a bottle a lot more than usual, then she's ready to try to eat. She did say we should start with cereal and not give other foods until she's around six months. We started my baby on cereal when she was a little over four months, but she was very ready to try it out (watching us eat, following our forks while we were eating, etc.) so we tried it. Sometimes she eats just a couple of spoonfuls, and she's still learning to eat from a spoon. I have noticed that she eats much better when I mix the cereal with breastmilk rather than water.

Maybe switch brands, too. My first daughter would only eat Beechnut (cereal and jar food) and hated anything Gerber brand.

I've heard some people just start on avocado or banana and skip cereal altogether. My doctor recommended cereal first, though, that's why we used it.

bingqilin00 · February 2013

sgreen13:
I agree with PP. Why are you feeding rice cereal?

Most people use it to get their LO's used to solids. It doesn't have much to do with nutrition, just a transition from milk. I believe most brands are fortified with iron though, so there's that benefit.

gnomemom · February 2013

Why are you trying solids this early? The AAP and WHO now recommend not starting solids until 6 months. Maybe your LO isn't ready. I'm not trying to be judgy or anything. Some people still think it's 4 to 6 months, but that's no longer suggested.

We don't plan on starting with rice cereal at all. There's no nutritional value really. We will probably try avocados, sweet potatoes and bananas as first foods.

bingqilin00 · February 2013

gnomemom:
Why are you trying solids this early? The AAP and WHO now recommend not starting solids until 6 months. Maybe your LO isn't ready. I'm not trying to be judgy or anything. Some people still think it's 4 to 6 months, but that's no longer suggested. We don't plan on starting with rice cereal at all. There's no nutritional value really. We will probably try avocados, sweet potatoes and bananas as first foods.

From the AAP website:

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that infants be breastfed exclusively for the first several months of life and that breastfeeding should continue through the first year of life. The AAP Committee on Nutrition recommends that infants begin consuming foods in addition to breast milk or formula after 4 months of age, preferably at 6 months of age.^1,2 Early foods should include a source of iron, either fortified infant cereal or meat, but foods high in fat or sugar (eg, sugar-sweetened beverages, French fries, and candy) should not be given to infants.³ Within these constraints, infants should be introduced to a variety of foods as they transition to table foods.⁴

gnomemom · February 2013

bingqilin00:
gnomemom:
Why are you trying solids this early? The AAP and WHO now recommend not starting solids until 6 months. Maybe your LO isn't ready. I'm not trying to be judgy or anything. Some people still think it's 4 to 6 months, but that's no longer suggested.

We don't plan on starting with rice cereal at all. There's no nutritional value really. We will probably try avocados, sweet potatoes and bananas as first foods.
 
From the AAP website:
 
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that infants be
breastfed exclusively for the first several months of
life and that breastfeeding should continue through
the first year of life. The AAP Committee on Nutrition recommends that
infants begin consuming foods in addition to breast
milk or formula after 4 months of age, preferably at 6 months of age.^1,2 Early foods should include a source of iron, either fortified infant cereal or meat, but foods high in fat or sugar (eg,
sugar-sweetened beverages, French fries, and candy) should not be given to infants.³ Within these constraints, infants should be introduced to a variety of foods as they transition to table foods.⁴

I may be wrong, but I don't think that is current. They changed it in Feb. 2012 to exclusive BF for 6 months.

https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2012/02/22/peds.20113552

erbear · February 2013

Wait 2 months like you're meant to and try something good with nutritional value, like veggies.

amberthehobbit · February 2013

https://thismilkmatters.blogspot.com/2013/02/thetruthaboutricecereal.html?m=1

KaraBoBara18 · February 2013

Every baby is different. My 3 1/2 month old was eating up to 12oz of formula every couple of hours and would scream bloody murder if she didn't get it. The doctor told us to try rice cereal nd that would be easier on her stomach than such large amounts of liquid at a time. Do what you and your doctor feel comfortable with and ignore the judgement from others which we all hate anyway.

MattysGirl81 · February 2013

DS didn't like it either, so we stopped. There is no real value in rice cereal, so don't worry about it.

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