Do i have i have to feed my 7 mnth old baby cereal twice a day?

Question

I GIVE HIM CEREAL IN THE MORNING ONLY..I SOMETIMES FEED HIM CEREAL AT NIGHT BUT HE DOESNT SEEM LIKE HE WANTS ANY...SO I HAVE STOPPED & IM WORRIED ..IS THIS BAD?

Answer 1

if he doens't want it, don't feed it to him. lots of moms don't even feed their 7 months old ANY cereal/food other than formula or breastmilk. he'll be fine.

Answer 2

I don't know if it's bad, but my reference material the doctor gave me says he should be getting cereal in the morning and evening. I give my 6.5 month old girl cereal at 11am and 6pm, which is not the last meal of the day. At 7 months I'm supposed to give cereal and an orange veggie at noon too. (I'll have to move the 11 am earlier or she won't be hungry) Sometimes I skip the evening cereal, but I also try to give her the barley then, which is her favorite. It's easier to feed to her than the rice and right now she gets oatmeal in the morning and I don't want to bore her. Are you sure he's hungry at the time you're trying to feed him? Maybe if you just keep trying he'll come around.

Answer 3

I'm assuming your son is on solids already? At 7 months he should be eating baby food as well. If so, try mixing the cereal with 1/2 tablespoon of baby food fruit (applesauce, peaches, pears, etc). My son will not eat the cereal unless it has fruit in it, he just doesn't like the taste. But once I put the fruit in it, he eats it right up!

I only give my son cereal first thing in the morning (mixed with fruit), then of course his formula throughout the day & veggies for lunch & veggies for dinner as well.

Answer 4

If he is already 7 months old you should try to get him on a schedule that he expects. You should try feeding him three times a day. Try to get him accustomed to this, even if he only eats a few spoons, he'll get used to it sooner. It's a new texture for them to get used to, so give him some time, but don't stop feeding him overall. He needs to eat....don't get frustrated, it took my daughter a good two months in getting used to eating solid foods. Don't get frustrated. Time and patience will get you through this. Good luck. Oh another tip, try and mix in other foods, or even mash up a fresh banana with the cereal. Maybe he needs to be introduced to new flavors.

Answer 5

We quickly found that the last feed in the day, our son was too tired to have solids. Hence we just gave him an extra big serve of breastmilk (I express - hence I have quantities of breastmilk!). We gave our son baby cereal first thing in the morning + 125ml breastmilk (6am) and some pureed fruit at morning tea + 125 ml breastmilk(10am) and some pureed vegetables =125 ml breastmilk(2pm) and then the big bottle of milk (150 ml) at 6pm.

You will know if your son is still hungry, he will ask for more. If he is happy and sleeping well, then keep doing what you are doing!

Answer 6

Your baby should be eating a lot more than cereal once a day. At that age my daughter was nursing 8 times a day eating cereal twice a day and a jar of veggies or fruit and maybe some pieces of crackers or toast. I'd check with your doc or open up "what to expect the first year" book.

Answer 7

Honey, that boy is going to go through the Like It - Don't Like It game with you for a long long time.

Honestly, there's not exactly a tried and true "you should do it exactly this way" way of introducing solids, other than to start with rice cereal (least likely to cause allergic reactions) and to only introduce one new food over a period of a few days to a week (to catch allergies if they happen).

At the moment, solids aren't where most of his nutrition should be coming from anyway. Baby food serves two primary purposes: variety and practice. By seven months or so, he should be getting variety in his diet, and I would start him out with things like carrots and squash, not peaches or pears, because he may start out liking veggies, but if you start him with fruits, it's the infant version of starting him out with candy. The fruit is naturally sweet. Develop his tastes for veggies early on, and he'll like them AND the fruit -- hopefully.

Also, the baby food lets them practice sitting up to eat, taking solids into their mouths and swallowing (and even a little bit of mushing food up as they get out of the practically liquid baby food).

If he doesn't want cereal at night, are you offering him anything else, like fruit, veggies, or meat baby food?

Baby cereal isn't like Captain Crunch cereal, where traditionally it's only eaten in the mornings, so if he likes it, keep giving it to him. If he doesn't, move on to something else, change your routine around a little, don't offer it then bring it back later, etc. There's nothing wrong with giving them Gerber squash for breakfast, peaches for lunch, and cereal for dinner, though, so timing isn't important.

If you mean you only feed him solids once a day, I would start introducing other stuff, because he probably should be fed baby food at least twice, probably three or four times, a day. Just start adding in other stuff for variety.

Also, try mixing infant rice or oatmeal cereal with breastmilk or formula, and a little strained peaches or bananas or something. My kids lapped that up like it was Gerber Gold.

Answer 8

At age 7 months your baby should be eating alot more than just cereal. He/She should be having an 8oz bottle at least 3xs at day and having cereal and baby food twice a day. Maybe you should talk to your pediatrician about how much your baby should be eating at this age and for his weight.
good Luck

Answer 9

Not bad at all. You give it when he seems hungriest, and right now it's the morning. You increase the amount and the number of times a day as the baby shows you they're ready for it. Try offering it again another time.

Formula or breastmilk is their primary source of nutrition until they're a year old anyway. Solids are just for practice.

Answer 10

No. The best advice I've learned. Follow your baby's lead. I had to stop and start with mine. It's time consuming esp. when you see other babies chomp down on everything. In the long run you should never pressure your child, when they are ready they'll eat it. If they fuss take it away. You are set the stage for your child's eating habits later in life. So never pressure and don't cave with fruits. If they reject it, try it again in a week or two. Breast milk or Formula remains the staple of their diets for the first year.

Answer 11

Do NOT worry. It is not bad. Feeding a baby is not rocket science like you may think. Feed that baby when he is hungry and if he doesn't want it, he is just not hungry. Only worry if he suddenly stops taking all his food for a few days. Then he may have a sore throat.