How do you introduce cereal to your newborn??

Question

Do you mix it in a bottle? How much do you use?? Do I need a special nipple??

Please dont tell me not to give cereal to a newborn, my doctor recommended it because the baby wants to eat every hour and is not satisfied. He didnt tell me how to dispense it to the baby though. Not introducing solids to a newborn is book theory, people have been doing it for years.

Answer 1

for beginners..... one tablespoon of rice cereal to five tablespoons of breast milk or formula. Bottle works best... but you can spoon feed too. Hope this helps... =)

Answer 2

I would NOT EVER put cereal in a bottle unless you have a special circumstance when it is recommended by a physician. In that case, I would get their recommendations on how to introduce it. To introduce cereal as a solid (from 4 to 6 months old), make the cereal very thin and see if baby is swallowing any. If most of it is coming back out of the mouth, then your baby isn't ready yet. Wait a week or two and try again.

Answer 3

The doctors I work for say not to give any solids until the baby is AT LEAST four to six months old. If your doctor said to give cereal sooner, then they should be the one dispensing this advice.

However, the docs I work for say to NEVER mix cereal in the bottle - babies can choke on it.

Answer 4

they have special nipples for feeding cereal to babies from a bottle. From all I have been taught by doctors, nurses and so on is that it is absolutely a bad idea to feed a baby cereal in the bottle as it can lead to overeating. My girls both started eating very very small amounts of very very liquefied cereal from a spoon at 2 to 3 months old.

Answer 5

My baby is almost 4 months old and I mix it with his formula in a bottle. The box indicates what a serving amount is. It really depends on your baby's individual needs. Some babies can go longer without having cereal mixed in with their milk/formula. There are different nipples for different stages of your baby's growth. Usually a "2nd stage" or "fast flow" nipple is big enough.

Answer 6

I mixed it in a bottle at first. I used the Nuby nipples which she can control the flow herself but also it helps if I accidently made it a bit thick. At first I measured it out precisely but it was too thick to pass through regular nipples so then I just started doing it by if it can get through the nipple. My daughter watches me eat and she caught on fast and when I went to give her her first spoonful of "runny" cereal she grabbed the spoon from me and shoved it in her mouth. The rice cereal made her really constipated recently though so we switched her to oatmeal. Consult with your pediatrician before trying anything though. Best of luck!

Answer 7

Don't put it in the bottle. Start with mushy cereal mixed with formula or breastmilk and gradually make it thicker.

Don't forget, your pediatrician needs to give you the green light to start solids. Your baby needs to be able to sit up well and have lost the tongue-thrust reaction.

Answer 8

You don't give cereal to a newborn. They need to be at least 4 months old.

Answer 9

Hello Cheerios...I would like you to meet my baby, Sydney. Sydney, say hello to this nice, tempting bowl of Cheerios. I hope you two kids will have a nice time together today. Daddy has to go play golf now. Behave and don't spill anything on the dog.

BTW, I love special nipples!

Answer 10

No food for newborns.

No food until they can feed themselves, then I think it is pretty self explanatory.