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WHEN WOULD YOU RECOMMEND PUTTiNG CEREAL iN THEiR FORMULA?

DESTINY - posted on 09/14/2010 ( 7 moms have responded )

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AT WHAT AGE DO YOU RECOMMEND PUTTiNG CEREAL iN THEiR FORMULA?

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Dora - posted on 09/16/2010

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Don't ever put cereal in formula. It is a known choking hazard. Mix a little in a bowl with the formula and make sure it is on the thin side. Then use a spoon and slowly introduce it. As you baby learns to eat the cereal then you can slowly thicken it.

Krista - posted on 09/15/2010

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Our dr. recommended for us to start cereal in his formuala (1 tsp per bottle) at 4 months old b/c our son had acid reflux and it helped with that. We started spoon feeding cereal at 5 months.

Julia - posted on 09/15/2010

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Never put cereal in formula, not a good idea. Cereal in a bowl mixture with formula so it's like a pudding and then add some fruit. I didn't give this to my daughter until she was almost 6 months. They need to be able to move the food around in their mouth. They so have a gag reflex that they will need to get over so just give them a little bit each time on the spoon until they get over that part. Once that happens they be crying because your not feeding them fast enough. lol - have fun with it.

Danika - posted on 09/15/2010

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umm by 3mths if you have a greedy kid :)

Susan - posted on 09/15/2010

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I would also say to not put it in the bottle. As the other mom said, make it into cereal and feed it off a spoon. It will teach them to eat off a spoon. Usually you start cereal around 4-6 months, assuming you don't have a family history of food allergies.

Jacqueline - posted on 09/14/2010

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i make farex milkshakes for my daughter did since she was 3 months old and she loved it.. not too large probably around 50mils

Maria - posted on 09/14/2010

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Never!!! Putt the cereal in a bowl and mix the formula into the cereal. Let them suck off the edge of a baby spoon. Did that with my daughter at about 3 months. Just a little kept her full longer. Her doctor told me that cereal in the bottle was not a good idea and just a little in a bowl makes a big diff. She caught on quick and her feedings went from every 2 hrs to every 2 1/2 to 3 hrs.

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