she drinking 8 oz bottles every 3 1/2 hrs. she was 10 pounds 7 oz at brith.
2007-03-31 09:22:45 · 31 answers · asked by mommy72403 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Her little tummy isn't ready for cereal yet.
Have you tried formula made especially for hungrier babies?
Just keep doing what you are doing, even making her a 9 oz bottle won't hurt, 3 and a half hours between feeds is pretty good for a 5 week old, if she is hungry, feed her!
2007-03-31 09:27:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I would think not, since she's so little. Her tummy isn't mature enough to digest cereal yet. The idea of giving a baby cereal is to teach them to eat from a spoon. Putting it in a bottle defeats the purpose, and at only a little over a month old, she'll still have the tounge thrust reflex, and will be unable to keep from pushing the food out of her mouth. Bear with it. She'll go longer between feeding eventually.
2007-03-31 10:00:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My niece was started on cereal at a month old. She was exactly the same way, eating an 8 oz bottle about every 3 hours. We started her on the cereal and she slowed down a little on her eating. She was down to about 6 oz every 3-4 hours then. We only gave it to her in the morning and at bed. She has turned out just fine.
2007-03-31 09:29:35 · answer #3 · answered by chris l 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Yes, you can give her 1 teaspoon for every 3 ounces and it will be alright. My daughter was 1 1/2 months old when i gave her cereal and my doctor told me i could as long as i didnt over feed her. And like the others said ask the other ones how they sleep at night. sometimes babies dont get full from the formula and you cant just keep giving them ounce after ounce or they'll be a 80 lb 1 yr old. I hope you got your answer from someone here and it helps you get the sleep you need
2007-03-31 09:51:16 · answer #4 · answered by babyblu 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
At that age she will probably not take cereal from a spoon since most babies don't lose the tongue thrust reflex until about four months. Therefore you would be thickening her formula or breast milk with cereal. All that does is cause your baby to take in even more calories and grow even faster. Thickening formula with cereal is usually only recommend for infants with reflux.
2007-03-31 10:46:40 · answer #5 · answered by Jennifer S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had cereal when I was that age, and I turned out okay. But having said that, it is recommended that babies wait until 4 - 6 months before trying cereal. Not only do their digestive systems need maturing, as others have said, but they also need to be able to hold their head up so they don't choke, and also they need to lose the reflex that they have from birth that causes them to spit out foreign objects in their mouths.
2007-03-31 09:34:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
She is too young! 8oz at one month? that is a lot maybe you should put her on a hungrier baby formula? that way she's not drinking as much and stays full longer? could you not also try spacing out her feeds to 4 hours by giving her cool boiled water?
My first baby was big and needed a more filling milk so he would go longer and eat the right amount for his age and weight.
2007-03-31 09:40:16 · answer #7 · answered by Charmz 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is a good idea. About 4 months is better. I used to dilute a tbls spoon of cereal in the milk bottle at about 3 months for my 1st child, bit I would recommend asking your pediatician 1st.
2007-03-31 09:34:24 · answer #8 · answered by mak 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Her digestive system is not ready for cereal. You can introduce it some time between her fourth and her sixth month. She sounds like she has a good appetite! Formula or breastmilk is the best food for her right now.
2007-03-31 09:27:55 · answer #9 · answered by Laura H 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
NOOO
give her cereal around 4 months
not 1&1/4
2007-03-31 09:26:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋