oh_mommy
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Rice Cereal
Posted: 01-22-07 14:55pm
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When did u start it? Shawns grandma said
we could start it.. But I dont kno...
And what time of day would u say to give
it to him?
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 01-22-07 14:57pm
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I didn't start it until my pediatrician
cleared it.
Good rule of thumb on taking advice from
people: unless they are a doctor or have
had a baby in the last 7 years, they are
not up to speed on modernchild rearing
practices.
Ask your doctor about starting cereal and
see what they say. Best advice I can give
you. 
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lil_blaze2004
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Posted: 01-22-07 14:58pm
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I started with a little at night when trey
was about 14-15 (3 1/2months) weeks old.
I actually gave him a little at 6 weeks,
felt horrible and didn;t give him anymore
till 3 1/2 months. Oh and it did not
change his sleeping habits at all, so
everyone who says it helps them sleep is a
liar!!! Lol j/k trey just hates to
sleep. Always has and still does. 
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tinkinpink84
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Posted: 01-22-07 14:58pm
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I started it quite early with joseph, if u
think the babies ready u can try alil, the
lady at the wic office said when I go back
inapril I can ge tthe cereal on the wic
vouchers jordynne will be about like er 4
mths then, I think 3-4 mths if they can
handle it well. Its more so if they can
get the swallowing of it down since the
consistency is a bit diff, try the single
grain rice one first though before u try
oatmeal and the barley ones etc
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 01-22-07 15:07pm
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| lil_blaze2004
wrote: | | i started with a little at
night when trey was about 14-15 (3
1/2months) weeks old. I actually gave
him a little at 6 weeks, felt horrible and
didn;t give him anymore till 3 1/2 months.
Oh and it did not change his sleeping
habits at all, so everyone who says it
helps them sleep is a liar!!! Lol j/k
trey just hates to sleep. Always has
and still does. |
oni's Dr. Put her on cereal at 3 weeks.
At 5 weeks, he put her on veggies. I
tried the veggies, didn't like them, so I
waited about a month to give them to her
regularly.
The cereal though, is something you need
to discuss with his Dr. Not with
.Shawn's grandmaw.
My sis in law's mother gave her son cereal
without her permission. The poor bebe
alerady had reflux and the cereal made it
worse.
So def talk to his Dr. Before giving him
anything!
Edited to add: oni started sleeping
*through the night* at 5 weeks. Whether
that has anything to do with cereal before
her last bottle, I don't know. But I know
it helped her.
Sarah
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Posted: 01-22-07 15:12pm
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Here is some good info that I know helped
me a lot, take a look, make sure in your
browser all the letters are lowercase.
Http:
//www.Kellymom.Com/nutrition/solids/delay-
solids.Html
also, the american acadamey of pediatrics
now recommends starting solids at 6-8
months.
"the american academy of pediatrics
(aap) acknowledges that there are no
"strict" age guidelines on introducing
solid foods to your baby. However, the
aap, along with the cdc and the who do
recommend that you offer nothing but
breast milk and/or formula until you baby
is at least 6 months old.
this
ensures optimal nutritional exposure and
may stave off food allergies amongst other
issues. Further studies have shown that
an infant's gastrointestinal tract has not
or may not have matured enough to properly
digest/utilize solid foods until around
6-8 months old! (see page end for
reference links)"
and here is the link to that info:
http://www.W
holesomebabyfood.Com/readyforsolids.Htm
many doctors are not up to date with
things!
I just want people to be well informed.
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Posted: 01-22-07 15:13pm
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Finn's pediatrician mentioned starting him
around 4 months but that we'd talk about
it more at his next appointment, which
isn't until 4 1/2 months. If your doctor
didn't mention it, I wouldn't do it if I
were you. I'm sure he'll bring it up at
your next appointment.
I agree with laura, older people are not
up to speed with what's done regarding
babies these days. My mom tried to put
finn's car seat facing forward because
that's how they did it when I was a baby.
She thought I was silly and openly mocked
me when I said I wouldn't be turning him
forward until he's at least 1.
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Posted: 01-22-07 15:16pm
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The only reason .Milly is on them is
because she started loosing weight when
she got ill, she didn't need them she was
gaining weight just fine....But then in
the hospital they had to put her on a
feeding tube and I had to stop breast
feeding....And they put her on solids.
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AyaMiyaki
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Posted: 01-22-07 15:19pm
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I got the green light at her 4 month
checkup. I opted to wait until the .New
.Year because of all the holiday
excitement coming up. We started cereal a
few days shy of her 5 month mark, and
veggies yesterday (5 1/2 months).
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oh_mommy
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Posted: 01-22-07 15:25pm
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Reese dosnt have anyt doc appointments, I
called the doc after his shots and asked
if he need to get a cheak up or anything
and the doc said its pointless taking him
in unless he's sick, I have a doc
appointment today (reese and I have the
same doc) so maybe I can ask him when I go
in to see what he thinks?
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lil_blaze2004
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Posted: 01-22-07 15:29pm
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Sarah, how old is reese now? Sorry too
many babies to keep track of.
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Bridget
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Posted: 01-22-07 15:29pm
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Won't resse have a 4 month appointment? I
think that's when the next round of shots
is... I wouldn't give it to him before 4
months, only because i'm afraid of having
an overweight child. They get everything
they need from formula or breast milk.
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Posted: 01-22-07 15:34pm
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.Tre started around one month or so..
Just the formula wasn't doing it for him,
so I mixed in some cereal in his formula
to give it a little bit of substance. Of
course I ran it by his doctor, and of
course the doctor said that babies grow
differently, they feed differently etc.
He said that the main thing was that .Tre
was a very healthy baby and to keep doing
what I was doing.
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