i live cali. and id like to know when does WIC give you cereal to give to baby?
2007-03-04 15:55:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
here in pa ya don't get it untill 6 mos...for both cereal and baby juice....but u can start when baby has head control and can sit up...round 4 mos.....
oh and a side note don't listen to wic..they drive me nuts....on somethings...my daughter 4yrs is very tall for her age so she wieghs more then most. the lady tried to tell me she was FAT....i saw red my kid is anything but fat...she's not overly skinny. but she's thin...maybe its just our wic office but they give everyone i know crap on one thing or another. i know ya didn't ask that but if ur a new mom u'll soon realize it ..lol unless its just my office ...which wouldn't surprise me in our hick town
2007-03-04 17:10:02 · answer #1 · answered by dragonwolf 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure about California, but you should be able to call the local WIC office and ask them.
The National guideline used to be to start solids at 4 months of age and WIC would release cereal vouchers at that time.
However, the recommended age for introducing solids has been changed to 6 months of age in the last few years and I think that the WIC guidelines have also changed to reflect that.
In either case, it won't be before your child is 4 months old.
If there is a medical reason (i.e. Reflux disease) and your Dr. wants cereal started sooner than WIC, you can get a prescription from the Dr. and WIC can start it sooner.
Hope that helps.
2007-03-04 16:34:46 · answer #2 · answered by Jen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about California, but I have a WIC appt this Friday
in TX & I'm going to be getting cereal. My twins will be nearly
4 months old by then. I think 4 months is the suggested age at
which doctors say to start babies on cereal.
2007-03-04 16:02:45 · answer #3 · answered by mom-of-4 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im a military spouse at an overseas base and i know the WIC office here on base gives cereal and juice at 6 months unless you bring a prescription from babies doctor saying its been recomended earlier....then they will give it as early as 4 months. it was the same was in north carolina 3 years ago for my daughter......my 2 oldest children (now 6 and 5) got it at 4 months in virginia but i think its more the change in the recomendation on starting solids than the state that made the difference
2007-03-04 20:46:37 · answer #4 · answered by CRmac 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOT when the baby is born, you get food for the mother, and formula if feeding that way for the first year. 5-6 months -juice, whole milk and cereal for 5 years. You do get cereal for the mother even when you're prenant
2007-03-04 16:15:19 · answer #5 · answered by tcharnisch 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i know here in wisconsin WIC starts giving you cereal once your pediatrician says its ok for them to eat it...but definitely not before 4months of age, unless the doctor reccommends you start earlier for some reason but than you may have to have written proof inorder to get it through WIC..thats if earlier than 4months.
2007-03-04 16:14:47 · answer #6 · answered by jarods mom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 months
2007-03-04 17:14:32 · answer #7 · answered by blue-eyez76 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4 months. I'm pretty sure you have to go to a class. "Starting Solids." Just like they make you go to a breastfeeding class, you have to do a solds class as well.
2007-03-04 18:54:31 · answer #8 · answered by ashlibby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the baby is born. They will give you a voucher for the babies milk.
2007-03-04 16:07:13 · answer #9 · answered by wetcat2009 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋