First Rice Cereal Attempt

Kulsum - posted on 01/02/2009

Our little boy is also born on the 6th too, I gave him baby rice at 17 weeks, and he was the same. I kept trying, he's on 2 meals now. It does get better honestly

Melissa - posted on 01/02/2009

We feed our daughter her cereal and fruit/vegetables about an hour after she takes a bottle. That way she is not so hungry she'll get upset if she's not fed fast enough.

Gina - posted on 01/02/2009

well i ave tryed me little fella gen on the rice and still no luck lol guess he just dontlike it much goin 2 get banna flav wen get 2 asda but will just keep puttin the rice in his bottle on a nite lol

Stephanie - posted on 01/01/2009

be carefull with the cereals that have banana in them, it will bind them up.

Stephanie - posted on 01/01/2009

try feeding them part of a bottle first so they aren't acting like they are starving, then feed the cereal, i had the same problem with my 2 and 4 yr old. i figured out that if i gave them some of a bottle first and then fed them cereal it worked out alot better.

Jessica - posted on 01/01/2009

We started putting some in her bottle first and sometimes now about and hour before bed we give her a little bit more so practice swallowing and gettting down the motions of using a spoon. I think its going well and she likes its more solid then soupy.

Michelle - posted on 12/31/2008

we had the same thing happen with both of our daughter's ( I have one @ 5 yrs and one @ 4 1/2 months) we just made the rice a little thicker and it took them a little longer to swollow it. try this it might work for you.

Krista - posted on 12/28/2008

That's better than mine did. We tried to give it to him a week or so ago and he wouldn't eat it at all. I was hoping he would like it so it would help him sleep even better through the night. But no such luck. If I managed to get any in his mouth, he just spit it out. I'm going to give it another go around soon, but you did better than me:)

Gina - posted on 12/28/2008

lol i tried my little fella on his rice this mornin but no joy he was spitting it out evey wer and even cryed i put it in his bottle in the end will try gen 2 morrow

Shaunte' - posted on 12/27/2008

The same thing happened with our daughter (born on August 18th). However, she's been on cereal since she was 3 months. What we found that worked was to either give her a bottle (milk), and add cereal to it. We also (at times when she was fussy about eating from the spoon) would let her drink some milk, then feed her a little cereal. She's fine now- she eats the cereal from the spoon (during the day)., as well as one new fruit or vegetable a week. We give her a cereal bottle at night, however.

Ashley - posted on 12/27/2008

I gave my daughter cereal in a special bottle that is just for cereal, she loved it and scarfed it down!! You could try that.

Emily - posted on 12/27/2008

i have triied baby rice didnt go down a treat could see it om my daughers face she didnt like it, so i tried the cow and gate banana cereal, and she loves it!

Jackie - posted on 12/26/2008

Thanks for all the replies. We finally gave it a second attempt today and it went pretty well. I nursed him a bit first so he wasn't starving and we also put him in his high chair (since we finally assembled it). The first few spoonfuls were a bit odd for him but after a bit he seemed to get it, and even enjoyed eating it. Hooray!! =)

Hope you all had a Happy Holidays!

Kelli - posted on 12/22/2008

i kind of had the same experience. It seems if he is really hungry he'll wine and fuss and fight it. so, i guess the goal is, give him the cereal a little before feeding time, before he gets really hungry. my dr also said, it's ok to add a baby spoon full or two of fruit, the gerber stage1 fruits. hopefully that help. it seems pretty normal what he's doing.

Gina - posted on 12/22/2008

my baby boy was born on the 13th aug 2008 and weight 8id 4 oz he as bin a mix ov breast and formula since he was a 6 weeks old my health visitor sed not to give your baby and solids till he was 6 months old butb i put a rusk in his bottle at nite then he sleeps till at least 6 in the mornin i was not sure if it was time 2 start him on food because alot ov the time he wants feedin every 2and half to 3 hour but it seems a lot are weaning there child at this age so guess ther is nothing rong with this

Gina - posted on 12/22/2008

my baby boy was born on the 13th aug 2008 and weight 8id 4 oz he as bin a mix ov breast and formula since he was a 6 weeks old my health visitor sed not to give your baby and solids till he was 6 months old butb i put a rusk in his bottle at nite then he sleeps till at least 6 in the mornin i was not sure if it was time 2 start him on food because alot ov the time he wants feedin every 2and half to 3 hour but it seems a lot are weaning there child at this age so guess ther is nothing rong with this

Beth - posted on 12/21/2008

We had a similar experience - our son ended up eating it, but didn't seem like we could give it to him fast enough. I have to agree it might be good to take the edge off a bit until he gets the hang of it. We've thickened it up a bit, and even while a good amount gets on the bib, face, hands - we're getting the hang of it. Just keep up the good work - it'll get better!!!

Kylee - posted on 12/21/2008

I tried my little girl who was born on 23 August on rice cereal yesterday. Although I had given her some milk before so she wasn't mega hungry. She cried, spat it out over me then laughed. I am just going to try again today.

Abbey - posted on 12/21/2008

Our little guy did the same thing. We tried again the next day BEFORE we knew he would be hungry. He's been having for a week or so but it seems if he is starving he would just prefer his bottle. It took a couple of days for him to get the hang of it. You can also try to give him a bit of bottle (or breast) before his cereal so he isn't too hungry to concentrate. It will get better, just stick with it.