What was the youngest age anyone has feed there baby ceraral and stage one food? Just curious to know.
2007-01-11 12:35:12 · 21 answers · asked by omarion's mommy 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends not giving any before 6 months because it can cause digestive problems, and childhood obesity. Go ahead and give me a thumbs down because you gave your 10 week old cereal in the bottle so that you could sleep longer but you aren't giving me a thumbs down you are saying that you know better then the American Academy of Pediatrics.
2007-01-11 12:47:51 · answer #1 · answered by Miriam Z 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The doctors and the books say no sooner than 4-6 months. Some people feed their babies cereal a few weeks after birth because they think it will help them sleep longer at night, of course it was to benefit the mother not the baby. My son's pediatrician always told me if you feed a baby cereal too young than they can develop diabetes. If your child is 4 months or a little older and he/she seems to not be getting enough just with formula of breast milk then it should be fine to start with cereal otherwise you should wait a little longer.
2007-01-11 12:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by Curious J. 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I started too feed my children cereal around 3 to 4 months.. Some people start earlier by putting a little in the babies formula. My girlfriend puts cereal in her daughters formula and the baby is only 2mth's.
2007-01-11 14:54:47 · answer #3 · answered by Vicky 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My son asperated (breathed thin liquids into his lungs while eating) so we had to start giving him rice cereal in his breast milk (I had to pump 6-8 times a day) when he was about 2 months old. We had to switch to single grain oatmeal cereal after a week or so because it consipated him. I would not recommend giving babies cereal or food before about 6 mons without a doctors consent. You are better off to be safe than sorry with food allergies.
2007-01-11 13:32:13 · answer #4 · answered by fairychic77 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can start giving your baby cereal when they have good head control, have doubled thier birth weight, and can move the food around in thier mouths pretty well. I forgot how much formula they should be drinking a day; some doctors say 3 months and some say 4. Call 24 hour nurse line instead of waiting to get astupid appointment with your pediatrician just to ask a question. Mainly, just go with the flow and give your baby what you think he/she needs.
2007-01-11 12:40:56 · answer #5 · answered by Jana Q 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Whenever formula or breast milk is not filling the infant up.
If the infant still acts hungry after a bottle or being breast fed.It maybe time to introduce baby cereal.
2007-01-11 13:23:35 · answer #6 · answered by gigischildcare 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earliest you should feed cereal is 4 months, unless your
Ped recommends earlier.
2007-01-11 13:10:22 · answer #7 · answered by Ontario_Mom 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not recommended until around the middle of the first year.....around 6 mos. Starting earlier can lead to allergies, diabetes and obesity. They don't have the enzymes needed to digest it earlier than around 6 mos of age.
2007-01-11 13:21:34 · answer #8 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You start with rice cereal around 4 months.
2007-01-11 12:39:56 · answer #9 · answered by Kiss My Shaz 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
My sister put my niece on cereal at a month, but only a teaspoon or two. I started my kids at 2-3 months. My kids were eating some solids at 6 months.My pediatrician gave me the okay as long as they had no problems!
2007-01-11 13:19:14 · answer #10 · answered by ♥xvioletx1882♥ 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋