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Reflux Mamas Using Rice Cereal

adheaton1387adheaton1387 member
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I know I've seen a few mamas talk about using rice cereal to help with their baby's reflux- our pediatrician advised us to start this because LO just is not gaining weight. We've been using it for about 24 hours (1 tsp. in a 2 oz supplement bottle of formula after breastfeeding).

Dax is 7 weeks old today. I just changed his dirty diaper and it was solid. Is it a logical assumption that this because of the cereal?

I'm waiting until our pedi office opens back up because they close for lunch. I don't want to call the emergency line if this is commonplace.

Advice?!
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Re: Reflux Mamas Using Rice Cereal

  • jenskurnjenskurn member
    We are doing cereal for reflux.  LO was already having constipation problems so the pedi told us to go straight to oatmeal.  He has tolerated it well and I think its actually helped with the constipation.  He was a tad bit more gassy/ uncomfortable seeming but it only last about 2 days. 

     

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  • adheaton1387adheaton1387 member
    Okay thanks so much! Will definitely check with them.
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  • Abcollins57Abcollins57 member
    We started it also, about a tablespoon to a 4 oz bottle and our ped. told us we can also give one bottle of juice a day if he gets constipated. She said 2 oz juice with 2 oz water (gerber brand is what she suggested). My DS is 8 weeks by the way.
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  • selina1113selina1113 member
    Ladies, what bottles & nipples are working best for your LO's with reflux? We are using Dr. brown's & preemie nipple which helps with his choking but still lots of spit up after eating. I think the zantac makes him spit up more.

    Also has anyone used Enfamil AR? Wondering if it helps keep things down.
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  • jenskurnjenskurn member
    Bc we are doing oatmeal, we use a size 3 Dr. Brown nipple for the cereal bottle. DH does this feeding and he stops at every oz, burps, and then gives LO a binkie for a few min to slow him down. Takes forever but we really don't have an alternative.

     

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  • JanMommy2under2JanMommy2under2 member
    We use avent classic bottles with the variable flow nipple on setting 1. We do 4tsp of oatmeal cereal to 4 oz formula. Our baby is still spitting up all day, large amounts. And he is on rx meds.
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