Shelly - posted on 02/09/2010 ( 7 moms have responded )
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I have been giving Aspen rice cereal in his bottle since he was a few weeks old due to acid reflux. I have increased the amount of rice in his bottles but he is drinking over 7 ounces and then doing a lot of spitting up. I fed him a small bowl of rice cereal the other day and it made a huge difference. Now he wants to eat cereal everyday. Is is too early?
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Nicole - posted on 02/13/2010
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Yes I agree it is not too early. Baby Anthony started on cereal in the bottle at abour 4 weeks olds and he seems to be happy with it and we haven't had any problem. He is 18 wks at 17lbs.
Kim - posted on 02/13/2010
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Go ahead. I have put rice in Hannah's bottles too and Dr. just told me at 4 month checkup that we can start bowl feeding. Also, I was just putting 1/4 to 1 teaspoon in each bottle. Dr. said they recommend 1tsp per ounce for refux. That's great that he likes the cereal. Hope Aspen does better with a spoon feeding than mine.
Jenn - posted on 02/12/2010
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We started our son, Jake on cereal this week( he'll be 4 months Saturday, the 20th). We can't feed him fast enough! He loves it. He eats 1tbsp of cereal with formula and a 5 oz bottle. I'm just not sure how much formula to give him with the cereal...
Safiyya - posted on 02/12/2010
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with my son umar i have started puttin farleys rusk in with milk n he loves it, he seems 2 luv the idea of food! i bought a mango suprise tin the other day n he loved the taste of that, iv bn wettin his apetite 4 a few weeks now n hes 16weeks but wen i go 2 his weigh ins they say hold off til 6mnths! ders no way he is gona wait 2 eat til then so ive started off slow n nw he eats a few spoonfuls of two different things a day n he seems 2 b doin well
Paige - posted on 02/10/2010
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I started my daughter on cereal a week ago and she loves it! I dont think its too early, I usually hear ppl reccommending starting it at 4 months. Just do what you feel is right for your baby. My daughter is a little piggy, she eats 2tbs of cereal in the morning and a 7oz bottle!
Eleanor - posted on 02/10/2010
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I just started Claire on rice cereal only about 1TBLS at night before her last feeding. I breastfeed her and she still seems pretty content.
Lindsay - posted on 02/09/2010
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It's definately not too early. If he seems more satisfied with it then it's perfect. My son didn't want anything to do with cereal, I tried everything, adding juice to it, adding applesauce to it, nothing worked. Then I gave him squash and he loved it! He has tried squash and sweet potatoes and he loves them both! My ped. also asked me at his 4mth check-up if we had started him on solids and she said that it was good that he liked them and that he was eating them. They say to start around 4-6mths, and as long as he likes it then it doesn't matter if anyone else thinks its too early, your son is happy with it and thats all that matters!
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