Introducing baby food with cereal

Chantal - posted on 03/26/2009

I started my son on rice cereal at 4 months. He started with a really runny consistency and only a few teaspoons. Within a few days I added a little extra ceral and made it a little thicker. He had had some problems pooing so I am making it with prune juice (20ml juice to 80ml water). He is 5 months now and he eats a heaped tablespoon of the cereal. I introduced the cereal first then a few days later I started the fruit Apple to start then I introduced pear, then peach and apricot. Now he has them all together. (I know they say vegies first) However more apple and pear than peach and apricot cause if he haves to much peach and apricot he gets runny poos.  I always make my own so that you know actually what is in it. I have tasted the home made and the canned food and the canned food is very sweet. Last week I introduced vegies starting with Potato, Sweet Potato and Pumpkin. The first day he only ate half the serve but day two he ate all of it. He now has 4 bottles a day, rice cereal for breakfast, puree fruit for lunch and puree vegies for dinner. He loves his food and crys around a hour or so after his bottle cause he knows food should be coming. I would recomend you still get advice from your health care professional however the health nurse said not to feed until 6 months but sometimes I think Mummy knows best!    

Dawn - posted on 03/26/2009

if you think she is ready go for it. my litltle boy is a very huggey baby, i too hed been giving him rice from about 3 months, he is now on jars breakfast and dinner and 5 bottles a day. he sleeps thought the night. and he is happy. he has some jar food which i do any baby rice too. and he has some of our food mashed. but that i do not add any thing too. as he needs to gat used too the family cooked meals.(the tase and that.). hope it helps and good luck.

Kay - posted on 03/25/2009

my 4 month 1 week daughter refuses to eat rice cereal so i put it in her bottle.. she will however at lunch have a couple of spoon of baby gel..

Kelly - posted on 03/25/2009

i do put rice cereal in with my sons baby food, the stage one food is kinda runny, and he like his a little thicker, my sons doctor told me to start him on veggies first then fruit cuz the fruit is sweeter and they tend to not like the veggies if they get the sweeter fruit first.....just be careful how thick you make the baby food so she don't choke on it, i usually put about a half a scoop, the one that usually comes in the can of formula, im guessing about a teaspoon, and he gets that twice a day, i would also check with your doctor to make sure that your daughter is ready for baby food.....hope this helps.....good luck..........