do you give your LO oatmeal

Mrs_Lady · June 2013

if so, are you giving them Gerber or are you giving them regular whole cut oats...i'm conflicted since my little one likes both...I milled the whole oats and cooked it for a long time and gave it to him but uncertain if he should be getting the gerber stuff...

so what are you doing for oatmeal cereal?

Wally3 · June 2013

Gerber ideally I make my own food but he is the 2nd child and this is my busiest time at work. In doing what is easiest for me. Gerber

lady dixneuf · June 2013

I do Happy Baby Oatmeal

PixelPosy · June 2013

lady dixneuf:
I do Happy Baby Oatmeal

We use this too. I

PixelPosy · June 2013

mmnumber5:
Should we do cereal we never have?

Breastfed babies need the iron, but they can get it from other foods too. I like to give her a cereal mixed with a puree for breakfast.

candaceleigh21 · June 2013

He gets Gerber.

hilsy85 · June 2013

We use Earth's Best or Happy Baby. Great for mixing with fruit purees.

Mrs_Lady · June 2013

thanks ladies! I mix with fruit in the morning for his breakfast right now thanks

PixelPosy · June 2013

WanderingStars23:
CK2MD:
Gerber. So far, it's the only thing she's really liked. We have to mix purees into the oatmeal to eat them; otherwise, she won't eat purees.nbsp;
We have the opposite problem. She loves purees but hates oatmeal. Maybe I'll try mixing them. Do you still add milk or formula when you mix it?

Yes, I add milk still, usually before. If it's a really runny puree like melon, then I add a little after.

pb_bride · June 2013

I use regular oatmeal (Old-fashioned), and I don't grind it. I just cook it the normal way (simmer in hot water for 5 minutes), then I turn the heat off, cover, and let it sit for a while longer. The oatmeal gets mushy enough that DS can eat it. He doesn't mind textured foods anyway. I make a batch to put in the fridge, and in the morning I microwave some to warm it up and mix with a little BM.

However, after doing this for weeks, DS now refuses to be spoon-fed. So I just give him a glob of the sticky, gooey oatmeal straight from the fridge, and he self-feeds himself.

Since the oatmeal has no flavor (I don't add salt), from now on, I'll cook the oatmeal with some fruit, so when it's cooled, it'll at least has some fruit/sweet flavor.

pmduggan01 · June 2013

We use the Gerber cereals mixed with breast milk.

hpoff33 · June 2013

I just cook some Irish Steel Cut Oats. I may not have a good sleeper, but my kid will pretty much eat anything I put in front of him. The oatmeal can be warm, cold, mixed with fruit, mixed with BM, plain. I don't feed him very much baby food. The only things we have on hand right now are happy puffs (to work on his pincer grip) and some happy baby food pouches for on the go eating.

AMT1107 · June 2013

We feed DS Gerber cereal - we have a few different ones, rice with fruit, oatmeal an another one I can't think of. We usually try to give DS cereal in the morning, he gets number 2 purees for lunch and dinner.

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