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  • Wild_flower25Wild_flower25 member
    he's not ready, try again in a few weeks.  Most pedi's are saying to start solids closer to 6 mos anyway. And you don't have to start with cereal if he doesn't like it.
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  • MrsWindyCityMrsWindyCity member

    imageWild_flower25:
    he's not ready, try again in a few weeks.  Most pedi's are saying to start solids closer to 6 mos anyway. And you don't have to start with cereal if he doesn't like it.

    Ditto. We don't plan on starting solids until 6 months, which is what we did with DS1. 

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  • mben1119mben1119 member

    imageWild_flower25:
    he's not ready, try again in a few weeks.  Most pedi's are saying to start solids closer to 6 mos anyway. And you don't have to start with cereal if he doesn't like it.

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  • rjeller32rjeller32 member

    imageWild_flower25:
    he's not ready, try again in a few weeks.  Most pedi's are saying to start solids closer to 6 mos anyway. And you don't have to start with cereal if he doesn't like it.

    Yes

    You definitely don't have to start with cereal. And while you can start as early as 4 months, it's pretty rare for a child to actually be ready at 4 months. Look for loss of tongue thrust, gaining interest in food, ability to sit with little or no assistance and ability to take a spoon.

    Don't rush it :)

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  • rockyrollgirlrockyrollgirl member
    Yep, he is not ready. Try again in a couple weeks.
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  • BBS!BBS! member
    We tried rice cereal last week at 4 months and he hated it. We tried oatmeal the next day and he tolerated it. We later tried sweet potatos and he seem ambivalent. I honestly just don't think he is ready for solids yet. We will try every week or so. Some are ready at this age and others aren't. I'm guessing by 5 months he'll be a bit more interested.
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  • lkm2006lkm2006 member
    I agree with the others that he's probably not ready. Babies are usually ready sometime between 4 to 6 months so there's quite a range of when he might be ready. Just for the record for the posters that don't plan on starting until 6 months, obviously that's your call but I would follow your baby's cues instead of just a 6 month guideline. There's a lot of new research showing starting earlier [than 6 months] helps decrease the allergy risk.

    Also, you definitely don't have to start with rice cereal. I skipped it all together with DS1.

     

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  • Kingston54Kingston54 member
    Sounds like he's not ready.  What I'd look for is - doubled birth weight, is a supported sitter (minimal, sits on own is better), and shows interest.  Otherwise he should be fine on breastmilk/formula for now.
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  • brookemcallandbrookemcalland

    I would skip the cereal part, give your baby instead, fruits and vegetales: you'll find a complete list here https://goodmomming.com/ with all the solids that are recommended for a specific age and the solids you should avoid WHEN YOUR BABY IS READY!

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