I'd like to start giving my four month old some rice cereal--I mixed 1 tblspoon of cereal with 5 oz milk, but it won't come out through the nipple. Do I need to use a spoon?
2006-12-09 09:03:19 · 10 answers · asked by chinchin 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
you should always use a spoon- feeding cereal through a nipple is a choking hazard- although i do know alot of people still do it. but why risk it? just be patient and expect the first few times to be messy. baby probably will only eat a few bites the first times, if that. remember, he needs to learn to eat from a spoon anyway. also, ALWAYS feed baby in an upright (sitting) position and offer the bottle to wash the cereal down afterwardds. good luck and don't forget to take pics of those first bites ;-)
2006-12-09 12:43:55 · answer #1 · answered by sarah s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mix the cereal as directed on the box and DO feed from a bowl with a spoon. Cereal will only clog a nipple (as you have discovered). Also, the American Academy of Pediatrics does NOT recommend cow's milk until 1 year of age (so again, mix the cereal as directed on the box - with breast milk, formula, or water). Finally, if the baby doesn't want the cereal, don't sweat it. Formula/Breast milk can be given exclusively until 6 months of age.
2006-12-09 09:11:36 · answer #2 · answered by MD2005 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to use a stage 2 nipple. My 3 month old is on rice cereal and that is what i had to do.
2006-12-09 09:18:40 · answer #3 · answered by Teri Lynn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually i use fast nipples and poke the hole so it is a little bit bigger. My baby eats a cereal bottle before bed everynight she is going on 4 months. I use almost all cereal we make it really thick she loves it with a lil juice!
2006-12-09 10:52:48 · answer #4 · answered by Amanda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is best to use a spoon other wise you have to go out and buy special nipples for cereal.
2006-12-09 09:08:33 · answer #5 · answered by mdoud01 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Take a needle, and make the hole in the nipple wider. The needle makes it slightly bigger so that the cereal can come through and not at a rate that causes choking.
2006-12-09 09:23:14 · answer #6 · answered by Kiss My Shaz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes spoon feed this the cereal. Dont mix him up with the bottle...
2006-12-09 11:58:08 · answer #7 · answered by cleo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, They (doctors) say that is the best way. But i had twins and i used a bottle and just made the hole bigger, but you have to be careful not to get it to big due to they could chock. Doctors also say cereal to early can give them allergies later in life. One of my twins has allergies and the other does not .
2006-12-09 09:15:18 · answer #8 · answered by cathy e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get nipples with larger holes...or there are feeders that use vaccuum to pull thick food (cereal or baby food) into the nipple ( they have much larger holes) when baby sucks...I used these with both my children...also, keep some apple juice or grape(white) juice handy just in case baby gets constipated when introducing solid food...hope this helps!!!
2006-12-09 09:43:45 · answer #9 · answered by Tina B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DUH! Cereal is meant to be fed via a spoon but if you choose to put into the formula you would do so at a higher volume of formula. IE: 1 TBSP. cereal + 7 oz. of Formula = if this isn't enough experiment or water down the formula a bit
2006-12-09 09:14:23 · answer #10 · answered by thespababe 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋