my mom its fine cuz she did this with me when i was two months
my son is almost two months old and i was wondering if i should start feeding him baby cereal and apple souce he was 9 lb 12 oz when he was born and hes about 11 lb now and he doesent seemed pleased with just the formula so does any one els do this?
can any one give some advice on this?
he goes to the docter next week but i was just curiouse if the old fashiond way is better.
2007-02-16 06:44:10 · 14 answers · asked by SANCHA 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
no no soilds until 6 months his tiny tummy cant handle it. call your childs doctor and ask them
2007-02-16 06:49:28 · answer #1 · answered by kleighs mommy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not recommended to put cereal in a baby's bottle or spoon feed them solids before 6 months of age. Babies should have only breastmilk or formula before this. In the early months, your baby will be able to suck and swallow liquids but cannot safely swallow solids especially if it is in a bottle. It poses a choking hazard and it is a myth that it fills them up so they will sleep at night. It can also introduce unnecessary allergies to an immature stomach. They did that in the old days. Ask any goood doctor and they will say NO. Babys should be eating cereal with a spoon. They need to learn about the texture and at 6 months, it should be watery. You gradually thicken it as they get older. These are some signs your baby is ready for solids: He has good control of his head. He is able to sit upright in a highchair or infant chair. His mouth opens wide when it is offered. Old fashioned techniques are not always better. Listen to your doctor.
2007-02-16 15:48:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 'old fashioned way' is ALWAYS the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Many newborns are just not satisfied with milk - they need more.
The best thing to do is give him a tiny bit of rice cereal with no flavors (it's the easiest on their system - you shouldn't use any 'flavored' ones because the fruit has acid in it and that could do some damage). I did this with my children and that tiny bit seemed to help them sleep longer than 2 hours between feedings.
I just hate to read some of the questions, from new mothers who only listen to the doctor. For some reason, the doctors don't want a baby on any foods until they are almost 6 months old (they only want them on milk) - and that's TOTALLY WRONG!!!!!
2007-02-16 17:54:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I definitely believe that "Mothers Know Best" when it comes to their children. I think that a small amount of cereal mixed with formula would be fine for the baby. I began cereal feeding my son at 3 weeks. He is a perfectly healthy 14 year old, and NO, he is not obese. I don't think that I would start the apple sauce yet, but ease him into the cereal feeding. Good luck and congratulations!!!!!
2007-02-16 14:54:33 · answer #4 · answered by msrae2u 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
When you get a good answer please let me know. I am going through the same thing. My son is 15 wks but this entire time he doesn't seep satisfied with just milk, I tried to give him ceral in a bottle but he doesn't know how to swollow yet.. Umm if I were you I would wait. As soon as he turns 4months than I am going to give him food. My son wakes up every 3 hours at night to get fed, it is annoying but it is the safe way to go..
2007-02-16 14:49:32 · answer #5 · answered by lrios1229 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When your mom did it with you, there wasn't nearly as much known about babies' digestive tracts as there is now. We now know that it is best to wait until 4-6 (and preferably 6) months because solid foods can be very hard on an infant's digestive tract and sets them up for food allergies.
http://welcomeaddition.com/feedingbaby/solidfoods.aspx
http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babyfeeding/1400680.html
http://www.pregnancyweekly.com/pregnancy_information/solid_food.htm
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/3/T032000.asp#T032006
2007-02-16 14:49:35 · answer #6 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my children were big baby's formula alone did not fill them up i started them on baby food and cereal and apple sauce when they came home it did not hurt them they are healthy kids not over weight and they sleep all night i wont hurt him
2007-02-16 15:10:28 · answer #7 · answered by NIKKI 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I gave it to my son and he was just fine. Just keep a close watch on his bowel movements and make sure they stay regular and that the stay kinda runny
2007-02-16 16:22:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can't see that it will do him any harm.....if he is not satisfied with just formula than maybe half a spoonful of baby food can't hurt.
2007-02-16 14:55:36 · answer #9 · answered by zararedbird 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if i were you i would just speak to my doctor and see what he thinks due to the fact that you are dealing with a baby and babies are very delicate
2007-02-16 15:01:24 · answer #10 · answered by GotAnswers? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋