baby food/cereal?

Question

I started my 5 month on food at 4 months (doctors orders) ans now she will eat all stage 1 fods but no cereal.
1. does she have to eat cereal now
2. when do i nedd to add another baby food meal (shes eating 1 1/2 jars at night)?
3. when canI start stage 2 foods?

Answer 1

1. Not necessarily, but it would be good for her
2. Add another jar when she is around 7 months
3. When she's 7-8 months

Answer 2

My son is just almost 6 months old and I have started him on stage food solid foods. I don't see that much deference between the stage one food and the stage two stuff. I do still try only to give my son only the fruits and vegies. I haven't tried the meat yet and don't think I will for awhile. I feed my son solid food at least 3 times a day. I give him at least 1 jar of stage two baby food and then the two other meals are usually rice cereal. With the rice cereal, you may try just making this stuff with water and not formula or breastmilk. My son hates the rice cereal mixed with formula.

Answer 3

I had to mix fruit (usually Mott's or "no name" applesauce, various flavours, but not the berry one because of the potential for allergies) into my daughter's cereal for awhile. Once she started eating other stuff she didn't want plain yucky cereal anymore.

Even with that she only eats about 4-5 tablespoons of cereal usually once, but sometimes twice a day.

By about 9 months she was eating 3 meals a day (about 8-10 tablespoons of food at each meal) plus breastfeeding 4-5 times a day.

We started with some stage 2 foods at 10 months. Some are fine, but some of them are quite chunky and make her gag and throw up.

Good luck!

Answer 4

You could try mixing some of her favorite jar food with the cereal to give it more filling and then she may not eat as much. I wouldn't start the stage 2 foods until she has teeth, most of those have chunks.

Ask your pediatrition if you should add another meal.

Answer 5

I know everyone has said that babies do not need the cereal, but there is one situation in which they do.

My 6 month old baby has low iron, and that is just about the only food that is iron-fortified. Our pediatrician said that she HAS to eat it, so we are mixing it half and half with fruits and veggies, and she is ok with that. Most babies start to run out of their built in stores of iron at about 6 months, so....

If your baby's iron is ok you may not need it, but I promise you they will check it at the 6 month Well-Baby using a finger stick for hemoglobin. If it is low, you will be on Iron drops which they HATE. The cereal is definately the lesser of the two evils. i would keep trying to give some anyway, and see if you can get your baby to develop a taste for it by mixing it with baby fruit juice instead of formula. AND, added benefit, the fruit juice gives 100% of the daily dose of Vitamin C, which aids in iron absorption.

Just a precautionary tale...

Good luck with you little one!!!!

Oh, we also started giving two solid meals a day two weeks ago. Food first, then bottle.

Answer 6

My boys wouldn't touch baby cereal, don't worry about it. If she is fussing like she is hungry, feed her more, TRUST ME they will let you know!!!! If she is doing good on stage 1 after the first month I'm sure it's fine to go to 2. My daughter actually started on mostly 2. In a couple of months she will probably be ready for teething or large chewable baby cookies. It sounds like she's on the right track.

Answer 7

My daughter tried rice cereal around 4 months, did no longer like it too lots so we switched to oatmeal. She had her first vegetables around 5 a million/2 months. frequently you ought to do vegetables, culmination, then meats. She rather lots loves each thing, different than green beans. yet we are engaged on that! interior the 1st twelve months, toddler's nutrition continues to be specifically coming from formula or breast milk. Sampling diverse meals is customarily just to get toddler tailored to diverse tastes & textures. I provide my daughter a splash fruit or cereal for breakfast, accompanied by way of a medium sized bottle of formula. Then for lunch I provide her some vegetables accompanied by way of some formula. Dinner I provide meat, vegetables, and fruit accompanied by way of a small bottle of formula. and then she has a classic sized bottle top till now mattress & first concern interior the morning. based how old your toddler is, your document can inform you the way many ozof formula it extremely is gonna prefer nevertheless. At 8 months, my daughter nevertheless mandatory 20-30 oz..of formula an afternoon. wish that enables!

Answer 8

I don't know WHAT kind of doctor is telling you this.......but WHATEVER..........

Their digestive system that is mature enough to handle solids. American and Canadian Pediatric Society recommend that you only feed them breastmilk and/or formula until then. You are putting them at higher risk of allergies when you start them on food too early.
And you don’t need to give them water or juice or anything else until they are one years old. And they recommend giving WATER before Juice and juice should be watered down.

Remember you have to feed this kid for the rest of your life…..so what’s the rush?

Here’s what to feed your child:
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babyfeeding/1400680.html

Age: Birth to 4 months------------
Feeding behavior
• Rooting reflex helps your baby turn toward a nipple to find nourishment
What to feed
• Breast milk or formula ONLY •
Your baby's digestive tract is still developing, which is why solid food is off limits for now.

From 4-6 months------------
Signs of readiness for solid food
Your baby probably won't do all these things — they're just clues to watch for.
• Can hold head up
• Sits well in highchair
• Makes chewing motions
• Shows significant weight gain (birth weight has doubled)
• Shows interest in food
• Can close mouth around a spoon
• Can move food from front to back of mouth
• Can move tongue back and forth, but is losing tendency to push food out with tongue
• Seems hungry after 8 to 10 feedings of breast milk or 40 oz. of formula in a day
• Is teething
What to feed
• Breast milk or formula, PLUS
• Semi-liquid iron-fortified rice cereal, THEN
• Other grain cereals like oats or barley

And foods to avoid for your baby
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babyfeeding/9195.html

Answer 9

She doesnt have to eat the cereal its ok. Thats many just to start them out at.. My son ate it for a bit but once i got him baby foods he wouldnt eat it anymore.. but if you want her to eat it try using juices instead of water.

and with the adding meals.. try givng her some either in the morning or at lunch and see if she eats it. Its just one of those whenever you feel like she's ready to eat more foods...

and with the stage 2 thing.. If she is doing good with stage one move her up. its a little bit thicker but it doesnt have any actual pieces of food in it so she wont choke on it or anything. with my son he moved up pretty fast.

Answer 10

Ty mixing a fruit with the cereal.

You can judge for yourself..Each child is different, my 11 month-old eats everything and refuses chopped up food. She takes the hamburger as a whole and puts it into her month. Most people freak when they see it but, she is capable of eating it and I have no fear of choking.