My baby boy is 11 weeks old and he loves his rice cereal but I want to start him on something different as I feel he is ready, is he too young?
At the super market is says only for 4 months and yet I feel he is ready is he????
2007-05-31 15:04:15 · 15 answers · asked by Lucky Mummy to 2!!! 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
my is 11 weeks too and she was put on rice cereal at 2 wekks by her pediatrician then at 9 weeks she was put on baby food because she was still hungry. she is perfectly fine and gets baby food 3 times a day and loves it so just try a little bit and if he isnt ready try again in a couple weeks
2007-06-01 07:25:51 · answer #1 · answered by heather w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is still way too young for cereal. However every baby is different. My brother was on rice cereal at 3 months. he was also a HUGE eater as my mom could pump several bottles out of one breast in a feeding period. LOL.
If I were you though I would wait a couple months before starting him on anything else. You might try a different flavor cereal. My kids' doc said to start with only one flavor then slowly move to others to rule out possible allergies. as far as baby foods go. Wait till he's 6 months of age.
2007-05-31 15:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by Jamie G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your baby shouldn't be eating rice cereal at all. The normal age to start rice is 4 months. At 6 months you can introduce barley and oat cereal. Also after you have introduced all the cereal you then can introduce fruits and some veggies. Your going to make your baby over weight. It might be cute now to have a chubby baby, but it won't be cute when people make fun of him in school. You need to let your pediatrician know what your doing.
2007-05-31 15:20:09 · answer #3 · answered by Cierie 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The AAP recommends that infants don't start solids [including rice cereal] until AT LEAST 4 months of age but prefer that they wait until 6 months of age. This is because before this point most infants are not developmentally ready to handle solid foods. They do not possess the head and neck control require and many still have the extrusion reflex [the natural inclination to push things other than milk out of the mouth with the tongue]. Also their digestive systems are not mature enough to handle the new foods. They are at greater risk of obesity, diabetes, and allergies.
Hope this helps however if you really want the skinny go directly to your pediatrician.
2007-05-31 15:11:54 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs. V 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
11 weeks? He's too young for rice cereal! Until they're 6 months old, babies should only be fed formula and/or breastmilk.
2007-05-31 17:23:53 · answer #5 · answered by hockey_gal9 *Biggest Stars fan!* 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
He's too young to be on cereal let alone anything else. You really shouldn't be starting him on anything until the pediatrician says. They shouldn't start cereal until 4 to 6 months old. You can make them really sick if you start too soon. He's not at the right weight or anything to be starting. So yea he's too young. Don't rush things with him. You could end up hurting his little stomach
2007-05-31 15:11:38 · answer #6 · answered by blessed mommy 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
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2016-11-03 06:34:12 · answer #7 · answered by craze 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your baby is too young- EVEN for rice cereal. Your baby may eat and seem to like it, but his tummy and intestines are not mature enough. If you told your pediatrician- he'd say the same thing.
2007-05-31 15:40:39 · answer #8 · answered by cuban_wahine 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
He is still too young to even be on rice cereal. He should only be having formula or breastmilk.
2007-05-31 15:07:58 · answer #9 · answered by jilldaniel_wv 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
no he's not ready. He's not supposed to have rice cereal till 4 mts either. Because his digestive tract isn't ready for that yet.
2007-05-31 15:08:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋