How often does your LO eat oatmeal?

schawla27 · January 2014

My LO is almost 8 months next week and our pedi gave direction to feed LO twice a day on his last visit. Each feeding should consist of 3-4 tablespoons of oatmeal mixed with 2-3oz of fruit or veggie. My concern is that it's too much oatmeal on a daily basis. Ever since we started giving oatmeal twice a day, he has 2-3 bowel movements daily. What do you ladies think? I might be over thinking it.

john5111 · January 2014

Hmm I usually only do a couple tbs of oatmeal at breakfast with some fruit or a yogurt.

MAdams728 · January 2014

She only has oatmeal for breakfast, with some fruit.

botanicalbliss · January 2014

Daily for breakfast.

MeeksandMads · January 2014

We do probably 5-6 tbps at dinner. I never have time to make it for daycare. But I don't think you should worry about 2-3 being too many bowel movements. We would be thrilled with that few!

pnutg · January 2014

Just for breakfast with fruit.

pnutg · January 2014

Just for breakfast with fruit.

Lolalipsy · January 2014

Once a day for breakfast.

jayro10 · January 2014

Every morning for breakfast

drhibbard · January 2014

The 'just at breakfast" people, are they eating just purees at other meals? M isn't a puree fan and only eats what I thicken with oatmeal. I tried some chunkier food, but she's not into those.

CNJ4EVA · January 2014

MAdams728 said:
She only has oatmeal for breakfast, with some fruit.

This. She has veggies in the evening, but I don't mix any oatmeal in.

motang · January 2014

My LO has oatmeal at every meal. I mix it with his fruit or veg. He has BMs 1-2x a day.

jayro10 · January 2014

drhibbard said:
The 'just at breakfast" people, are they eating just purees at other meals? M isn't a puree fan and only eats what I thicken with oatmeal. I tried some chunkier food, but she's not into those.

Yes, she eats a fruit or veggie or combo purée for lunch and dinner. She also eats about a half container of the YoBaby yogurt most days.

AllieAGame · January 2014

Lex refuses the bowls of oatmeal with puree twice a day.

Edit: before she started starving herself she preferred the purees that came mixed with oatmeal- like pears and cinnamon with oatmeal or mixed fruit and oatmeal- more than when I would make it myself.

schawla27 · January 2014

Thanks for your input ladies! I might stop giving oatmeal at night, but I'll be talking to my pedi as well.

jedimindtrick · January 2014

I know the pedis really push the oatmeal because of the iron. But I try to get some meat in there for that too. I do once a day and not even every day. I figure the BLW babies aren't really getting iron fortified cereals and they're doing well. So I don't sweat it every day.

mammie · January 2014

We were recommended to start meat at 6 months so LO has oatmeal and fruit for breakfast, fruit veggies and meat for lunch and supper. If I've made her fruit to thin I will throw in some oatmeal to thicken it a bit.

D&S724 · January 2014

B has oatmeal with fruit for breakfast. Occasionally I might give him some multigrain cereal with dinner, but for the most part his other meals are pureed fruits, veggies, and meats.

TrulyBlessed22 · January 2014

1 tablespoon with puréed fruit for breakfast and 1 tablespoon in her bottle at night. So approx 1oz a day.

Schell2013 · January 2014

I relize I'm minority. But I give it before bed too with bananas which is her favourite. I just don't give her as much as I do in the morning otherwise she doesn't BF enough. But I find the oatmeal before bed helps her sleep better.

snowgirl427 · January 2014

We do 2 tbs at breakfast with a thing of applesauce.

MommaG123 · January 2014

Pretty much only the mornings she is in daycare (twice a week). I don't do oatmeal at home. Well I take that back, one of her purees I do occasionally has oatmeal mixed in with it.