The whole cereal in the bottle thing is a rumor...I did it with my 1st baby and it kept him up because he got stomach aches from it. And as for the wic question...It should be in your local telephone book.


Good luck,

jennifer

You should not feed a baby that until maybe three months (mix it lightly in a bottle) to help sleep. The reason is, when you feed them in the night and you put in some cereal (not gerber jars, but the rice mix) it fills them up and they go to sleep full. Thats like you with a cup of milk for dinner, you will be hungry later. But please do not feed them that too early. It is not good for them. A doctor can tell you that its not good. The get stomach aches like she said. And for wic, you should look in your phone book like jen said. Good luck.

If you call the social services office in the town you live in then someone there will tell you where to go to fill out the paper work. Are you going to a private doctor for the birth, with your own insurance? If you do not have any, you can go to a health clinic and get help there. You will get assigned a case worker and they can tell you how they can help you with the birth. Having a baby can be expensive if you do not have insurance but there are government programs that can help you with the expense. In some cases you do not have to pay anything. Wic will definately help with some of the expense so call social services (or whatever they call it in your state). Take care and good luck!

You will find that with your first child you want to do everything right... You boil bottles, boil water, go by the book on everything. Then baby #2 comes along and you find yourself popping the bottles in the microwave, using water out of the sink and basically doing things using your motherly instinct.
As for cereal to help the baby sleep throught the night yes it is true it will help, because the baby will go to sleep with a full belly. I would not suggest giving the baby straight cereal but if you mix it in his/her bottle that is fine. Most pediatricians will tell you there is no harm in it and you will enjoy the sleep you are able to get!!!! If for some reason the baby gets fussy or it has a tummy ache you know not to do it anymore. It is at least worth a shot. Oh and don't wake a sleeping baby up to eat in the middle of the night. Let that baby sleep. When he/she is hungry she will wake up to eat. If you wake the baby up to eat it will start to become habit for him/her and he/she will never sleep thru the night.
Well good luck!!!

I don't know ladies ... Two pediatricians told us not to ever put cereal in a bottle. It's hard to control the flow and there is a possibility of the baby choking. Please check with your pediatrician for advice on this before proceeding ...

Momindallas

Momindallas, its true but if you mix only a little bit, so its very watery (not a word?) and put it in the bottle. But the baby should be 3 months or older. So they have more development in the swollowing and sucking method. Because if the suck and it builds up and they dont swallow the formula, it can cause choking. So be careful when doing it. And please wait 3 months to do it. I know because my mom did it, and my sisters did too.

Please - to anyone who is requesting advice in the forum - it is always best to seek medical advice from your obgyn doctor, nurse, or pediatrician. What you read in here is opinion only, and is based on personal experience or on personal experience we have heard about or witnessed. When it comes to issues that affect your or your baby's health and well being, please take no risk and do consult your health care professional.

Keep safe and smiling!

Thats right!!! Good job!