is it ok to put baby cereal in formula?

Question

he wakes up often at night to feed so i wonder if its ok to add cereal to hes formula at night?

by the way my baby is 7.5 months

Answer 1

it depends on how old he is doctors will tell you to wait until 5 mts because of allergies but i gave it to my daughter at 4 it will help them sleep through the night they have a special bottle for this or you can make the hole in the nipple bigger but dont make it too big good luck!!!

Answer 2

What does you baby wake up for? Is it for a feed? If so start reducing the amount (if bottle fed) gradually. At 7 months if your baby is feeding well in the day they should be able to go without a feed during the night. Try reducing the amount you offer in the night gradually an ounce at a time. I did this with my son at 5 months it took about 10 days, he was only waking for around 4 ounces so I just gradually offered him less. By the 10th night he didn't wake up at all. there's no need to put cereal in the bottle, I tried it and it didn't work! it blocked the teat also so he couldn't even get his milk out!!

Answer 3

Yes and no. At 7.5 months, he's old enough to be eating solid foods, but it's no longer recommended to feed runny foods to babies from bottles, due to choking hazards. This doesn't stop companies from selling special "cereal" nipples to unsuspecting parents, though. If he is eating solids already, it might be a better idea to first feed him a bottle a little before bedtime, ensuring he gets his main calories and nutrients from the milk, then offer some cereal or other solid foods from a spoon to give him the chance to "top off" his tummy for bed.

He will probably be messy after that, so a warm bath can come next, then a clean diaper & jammies, then snuggles and bedtime. Voile! You have the beginnings of a nightly bedtime routine! Which is the 2nd most important factor in getting babies to sleep better. The MOST important factor, of course, is that the baby is developmentally READY. If your baby is still waking up hungry, and won't settle back to sleep without a bottle, he is probably still not ready yet to sleep "through the night" without intermittent nourishment.

Answer 4

No, cereal in a bottle is a choking hazard and also dilutes the nutrient density, causing baby to get less nutrition and could even lead to weight problems in the future.

Besides, there is absolutely no evidence that giving a baby solids helps them sleep through the night; that's an Old Wives' Tale that has been disproven by medical studies. See link below.

Answer 5

then feed him cereal before bed with a spoon.

at nearly 8 months you should be preparing him to start weening from the bottle in the next 3-4 months. Putting cereal in his bedtime bottles will only make this harder.

both my daughters were off the bottle at11 months.

cereal in bottles not only increases a risk of chocking but it also can make a baby overeat since they suck it down so fast.

Answer 6

At 7.5 months he should ate dinner about 2 hours before bed. I would he cereal in his bottle.

Answer 7

At 7 and 1/2 months, you may have better luck trying to ween him from eating at night all together.

He might be waking up more out of habit than hunger.

Answer 8

he's old enough to take cereal from a spoon so give him some in a small bowl before bed to keep him full

Answer 9

yea its good to. the baby should already be started on solids but its good to add cereal in the milk cuz it will hold thier hungry

Answer 10

no that was something our parents did but is not looked on as good anymore first of all their systems cannot handle digesting it till they are 4 months second your teaching them to eat and drink at the same time causes problems with obesity plus you have to poke bigger holes in the bottle which is looked at as dangeous and i think it increases the risk of sids there are alot of other reasons to talk to a health care provider