cereal answer

Re: cereal answer

• DenverBride2005 member

  November 2013 edited November 2013

  If it were me I wouldn't start with solids three times a day even if its just a tablespoon--I would start with once a day, then move to twice a day. I am not sure we ever did three times a day until DS1 was maybe a year and doing finger foods, when we were starting to move him more toward three meals and 2-3 snacks a day, which is what toddlers usually should have.
  
  ugh, I have to take my boys for shots tomorrow too--DS1 just has to get his flu shot but I am sure it will be traumatic as he is finally old enough to understand that it's going to hurt...annnd edited because I just realized you weren't asking for advice--sorry clearly I need more sleep!

  

  
  

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• jemasa33 member

  November 2013

  @denverbride2005 Make sure you take someone with you!! The boys needed an extra set of hugs!

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• andrea0418 member

  November 2013

  Oh no @jemasa33. How are the boys feeling?
  Seriously every pedi says something different!! Mine said I could start cereal (this was at his 4 month appt). Then to add fruits. And I know a lot of pedis say veggies first!!

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• [Deleted User] member

  November 2013

  Wow, the pedis really do say such different things! @andrea0418 I'm surprised by yours saying to start with fruit first! I guess, at the end of the day, you have to do what you're comfortable with.

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• andrea0418 member

  November 2013

  I was very surprised too! I gave him cereal for the 1st time yesterday. He loved it. I will probably start with sweet potatoes not fruit!

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• [Deleted User] member

  November 2013

  andrea0418 said:

  I was very surprised too! I gave him cereal for the 1st time yesterday. He loved it. I will probably start with sweet potatoes not fruit!

  Lol! I just started cereal too. He seemed indifferent about it.

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• jemasa33 member

  November 2013

  @andrea0418 Enzo is a lot of pain from what the doctor did. He just started getting some energy back. Nicos kick and play piano came today and he's been playing in it for a half hour! You can't even tell he got his shots. How was ty's appointment?

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• valstulas member

  November 2013

  My pedi says that cereal is unnecessary. Then again, she wants me to butter Finn's sweet potatoes....

  
  

  

   

   

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• jemasa33 member

  November 2013

  @valstulas why not skip baby food all together and give him buttered biscuits for thanksgiving dinner
  
  I love how different all the pedis are. Mine has never heard of a rock play....

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• [Deleted User] member

  November 2013

  valstulas said:

  My pedi says that cereal is unnecessary. Then again, she wants me to butter Finn's sweet potatoes....

  How much does he weigh if you don't mind me asking? Do you plan on Paula Deenin' them up?
  
  I may actually only do cereal until 5 months when I can start the purées. This whole pumping milk out for cereal thing sucks.
  

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• valstulas member

  November 2013

  @jemasa33 in all fairness, she's really concerned about his slow growth. He's little (13 lbs and 24 inches), but that's not the problem. His head has hardly grown since his 2 month appointment (he's far below the curve for the 5th percentile), and she's concerned he's not getting enough lipids to promote brain development and myelination. Her instructions are to start him on fatty, protein-rich solids ASAP and to keep carb intake to a minimum.

  
  

  

   

   

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• jemasa33 member

  November 2013

  @valstulas that is scary. I figured your pedi knew what they were talking about. I've never heard of that before. I hope everything gets better fast!

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• valstulas member

  November 2013

  Developmentally he's okay. It just sucks that I'm going to have to make a big deal about starting solids. I wanted to take a more laid-back approach.

  
  

  

   

   

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• jemasa33 member

  November 2013

  @valstulas Ds1 got so chubby as soon as I started them. He looked like a baby sumo wrestler. They gain it so fast!

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• valstulas member

  November 2013

  Erika Johnson said:

  valstulas said:

  @jemasa33 in all fairness, she's really concerned about his slow growth. He's little (13 lbs and 24 inches), but that's not the problem. His head has hardly grown since his 2 month appointment (he's far below the curve for the 5th percentile), and she's concerned he's not getting enough lipids to promote brain development and myelination. Her instructions are to start him on fatty, protein-rich solids ASAP and to keep carb intake to a minimum.

  What are you going to feed? I'm really interested in this because Isabelle's head isn't growing along the curve either.

  I'm going to start with avocados. I'll try to introduce meats, too, but most babies don't like them a first. I'll probably purée some veggies with BM and butter. If that doesn't work, I may add a little bit of powdered formula to bottles of pumped milk.

  
  

  

   

   

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