When should I start giving my breast fed baby juice and cereals?

Question

I want to breastfeed as long as it's beneficial for her.

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Answer 1

Breast milk is always best but you can start juice at 4 months.Just remember only one kind a week just in case there is an allergic reaction you will know what the baby is allergic to.Don't give them table food/cereal till at least 6 months,but baby cereal can be given mixed w/juice or brest milk at 4 months also.Breast milk is beneficial as long as your producing enough to fill the baby's hunger you don't need to stop and don't replace breast milk for juice and cereal.

Answer 2

I believe it's at 4-6 months. Start with one item for a few days before adding another. That way if there is a food allergy, it is easily identified.Baby rice cereal, clear juices, are usually the first choices. If in doubt, your pediatrician's office probably could give this information free on the phone and have free pamphlet guides. Breast feed as long as you want.The colostrum which gives the baby passive immunity is found in breast milk during the first two weeks. Cow's milk usually is introduced at 1 year and most babies are weened by then.I have seen people breast feed until 4 years of age. I think that practice is for the mom! It's my opinion that children should not remember breast feeding. Lol. Good luck.

Answer 3

You can start mixing rice cereal (1tsp cereal/oz of breast milk) at 4-6 months. NO juice or water should be given to the baby until it is deemed safe by your baby's docor (usually after the baby is 6 months). If you give cereal earlier than that, it will make your baby full. . . and since your baby does not have the capability to digest cereal earlier than that age, you are doing more harm than good. Adding cereal is not a good choice unless your baby is having trouble keeping the milk down. Your baby should keep milk as it's primary source of nutrition until 1 year of age.

Answer 4

You can start cereals at around 4 months but it is recommended that you stay with breast milk alone for the first 6 months. Our pedi recommended to stay away from juice as long as possible (2-3 years old) because of the sugar content and the obesity epidemic. They can get what they need from real fruit and at a year old they can drink water.

Answer 5

Currently thinking is that you introduce other things at around 6 months. I introduced water in a sip cup to my 3 children at 6 months and other fruits and veggies as well. To introduce, choose one fruit OR veggie and serve that alone for 3 - 5 days. Butternut squash for breakfast is fine ! If there are no reactions ( hives, fussiness ), then introduce another fruit or veggie. I liked to alternate. By the way, you can also breastfeed while you are introducing foods. I would only offer one breast first before a feeding so that your child is not ravenous and can focus on eating. Right now, your child is still getting most of their nutrition from the breastmilk, so, don't rush things. It is a slow, long process, but, if your child wants to eat ( and my first couldn't get it into her fast enough ! ) it will go quick enough.

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Answer 6

It's beneficial for as long as you continue. If you nurse for 2 days, baby will benefit. If you nurse for 2 years, baby will benefit more. And if you nurse for longer than that, baby will get even *more*.

As for starting juice and cereals, if you mean so-called "baby foods", I vote *never*. If you wait until baby is ready for solids, you never need to resort to that tasteless, nutrition-less stuff. You can offer your baby *real* food. (And juice isn't all that nutritious at *any* age; eat the fruit and get all the vitamins and minerals instead.)

Signs of readiness for solids include the ability to sit unsupported, appearance of teeth, and development of the "pincer grasp"--where a baby can pick up small objects with the thumb and *one* finger. If she has all 3 of these (or *maybe* 2), she may be ready for solids; otherwise, she isn't. But *never* much before 6 months. In fact, later is better. Research has shown that babies who get nothing but breastfeeding for at least 7 months have lower risks of anemia at 1 and 2 years old. (See sources section below, and share with your doctor.)

If you think she may be ready, then try. She'll let you know. If she takes to it like she's interested, then continue; otherwise, try again in a week or two...or even longer. No matter *what* age she is when she's ready, you'll know it. In fact, some families *never* start solids. Instead, they wait until baby takes something off the parent's plate, puts it in her mouth, chews, swallows, and wants more. That's the *best* sign that she's ready!!

Answer 7

I began giving my daughter cereal when she was about 4 months old. Not a lot, just a couple tablespoons mixed with breastmilk. But, the juice her DR. said not to start her on until she was 6 months old. Although, every baby is different, I think 4 months is about the norm for cereal.

Answer 8

you can breastfeed as long as you want, it is recommended to do it for 1 year. baby juice @3-4 months cereals the same

Answer 9

They say being breast fed for a year is the best! Cereals and solid food can be introduced at 6 months as well as breast milk!

Answer 10

Usually you can start with rice cereal at about 4mo. and some single grain fruits like apples or pears. Juice around 5 mo.
And remember only try ONE new food or drink a day, to make sure your baby isn't allergic.
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