What kind of baby cereal should i give my 3 1/2 month old baby?

Question

how do i know if he is allergic to the cereal?...what r the symtoms of milk or cereal allergy?

and wat should b the schedule of giving the cereal?

Answer 1

*None*. No baby--no matter how big, no matter how hungry, no matter how mature--is supposed to have *anything* but breastfeeding (or formula) until the age of 6 months. If your doctor has said it's okay, ask her/him why she/he is going against the recommendations of the top experts in her/his own professional organization. It is not only a waste of time and money to give so-called "baby food" cereal to your baby, it could endanger his health for a lifetime. Do not do it.

Answer 2

To prevent allergic reactions you are to only try a new food every three days. Stick to the one cereal for three days and then switch. If you find that your baby is having a problem such as a allergic reaction seek medical attention and discontinue the cereal and or baby food. Rice cereal is the most least likly to cause a allergic reaction. Also as for a feeding schedule try using cereal in the morning feeding and at the bedtime feeding. It will help your little one to sleepp more sound through the night with the cereal at bedtime also.

Answer 3

Don't listen to the people who tell you not to give your baby any food until they are 6 months old! I started giving my daughter rice cereal in her bottle at 2 1/2 months old. Not only did she seem more satisfied, but it HELPED with her acid reflux problem. I will not testify to it helping her sleep through the night because I have noticed no difference in sleep patterns with or without the cereal. I would only give her about 1 tbspn in her 4 oz bottle 1 time a day at her last feeding. She began eating other solids at 4 months with her doctors ok. I started her slowly on solids, only offering once a day. She is now 6 months old and is eating solids 3 times a day, and is healthy as can be. As far as allergies, you'll know if your baby is allergic. Anything abnormal: excessive gas, diarhea, vomiting, rash, fever, etc....normal allergy symptoms. On a last note, if your baby does not want the cereal or does not seem interested, don't push it. Try again in a week or so. He will eat it when he is ready.

Answer 4

Rice cereal is easy to digest and is easy on the babies stomach. Spitting up and a tummy ache are some symptoms. Check with the babies doctor. My nephew is 2 mths old and the doctor put him on rice cereal. He is doing very well with it. They said to put 1/2 formula and 1/2 or a little less cereal in a bottle. My SIL puts 1/2 formula and 1/2 cereal not any more then that though, cause you don't want it to thick. You will probably have to put a bigger whole in the nipple or get a stage 2 nipple. Good Luck!!!!

Answer 5

Cereal should not be given until you get the ok from the doctor at the 4 month check up. Rice cereal is better tolerated than others because it is smooth and less of a chance of allergies. Also if your baby was a preemie you need to wait because their system is not as mature.

Answer 6

My pediatrician told us to start with single grain cereals, like rice or oatmeal. My daughter hated the rice, but is OK with the oatmeal. I would watch for anything out of the ordinary, like significant stomach upset, bad gas pains, hives, etc. I might also wait a bit before giving any solids to the baby unless they are maxing out on formula. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends waiting until 6 months now because they have found that infants started on food before this have a higher incidence of allergies and diabetes.

Answer 7

If this is your first baby, it is best to check everything out with the doctor. A lot of doctors do have you start feeding babies before 4 months and it usually is a very small amount of rice cereal in formula. So little that you can hardly tell there is any there. But again. you really should talk to your doctor first.

Answer 8

None - babies should not eat anything but breast milk or formula until at least 6 months of age!

"Studies show that babies are highly individual in developing a readiness for solid foods. One baby might seem to be ready for solids at 4 months, while another shows no signs of readiness until around 6 or 7 months. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) acknowledges that there are no "strict" age guidelines on introducing solid foods to your baby. 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)

Some parents believe that if they start solids "early" then their infants will sleep through the night sooner. Still other parents give in to relatives, grandmothers and sometimes even their own mothers, who say "Give that baby some real food, she's starving!" or "Nursing that baby isn't enough to, he needs some real food". As your baby grows, his sleeping patterns as well as eating patterns change continually. A good example of this is that 6-8 months old baby who was sleeping "through the night" (4-5 hour stretches that is) is often back to waking at night for a feeding due to a growth spurt. By this time baby should be eating solids and it appears that those solids are no longer helping baby sleep through the night. This really is "normal" and your baby may wake again during the night for more feedings regardless of eating solids!

The best advice when considering starting solid foods for your baby, "Watch the Baby - Not the Calendar!" This is true for both breastfed and formula fed infants."

Answer 9

Give her rice cereal mixed with her formula or brest milk. Make it thin and just a little, maybe about a tablespoon the first time. If she is allergic, she will vomit it all up really bad. I put cereal in my babies bottles when they were that age. I would mix the formula or breast milk and add enough cereal to thicken it a little. Then you have to cut a hole in the nipple large enough for it to come out. My kids loved it! It's really nice to give them a nice warm bath and wrap them up in their clean clothes and feed them a cereal bottle. They sleep all night long!

Answer 10

Try giving baby some Gerber rice cereal for about a week. This should give you time to see if your child has any allergies and it will also give baby time to adjust to the new food.

Answer 11

It's still too early for cereal, try in another 3-4 weeks. Start with thin rice cereal.