Cereal in Bottle

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Speedy70

to each their own.

Agreed You're not going to kill your kid by NOT feeding it rice cereal. But I get annoyed when someone spouts up with how *dangerous* it is to do these things, when mothers have been doing them since the beginning of time with no ill effects. What I hear when they spout off is, "YOU are a bad Mommy! YOU put your child at risk!" And that's ridiculous.

Louise asked a question. We answered it. Personally, I could give a fig if someone feeds their child cereal in a bottle or not. She asked how old ours were, and we told her.

[Sharon (Premo)]

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[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by itsbob

Nicholas was eating bottles of A-1 sauce at 2 months.. and then we gave him steak (rare) to dip in it at 3 months.

Now at 2, we have him go out and kill his own, and just drag it under his playground to eat it.

Better not mention how you filed his teeth into points so he could chew better.

[mamissa3]

Wow i am surpised at the diffrent comments of this question. I have 5 children and all were different. Two never at baby food at all they just went to regular food, mashed potatos yougurt and so on. Neither have food allergies. My third had baby food for a few months than i gave him food. 4th one had cereal by spoon and than regular food and 5th is almost 4 months and she is eating cereal off a spoon. I have never put it in a bottle. Like someone said earlierr if they can eat cereal than do it off a spoon. I would think that if in a bottle than they might not be able to finish the bottle becasue of getting to full. If done after bottle than they got all their nutirents from formula or breast milk than get "topped" off from the cereal.

[mistymoofwf]

Originally Posted by GeezLouise

Hey Moms....

How old was your baby when you started to put cereal in their bottle? The little one (2 months) just does not seem satisfied and doesn't go very long in between feedings.

i started mine at 3months putting her cereal in her bottle.

[~mellabella~]

Cole was 5, almost 6 mos when I started it. He's been sleeping through the night months before without it. If its a hunger thing then thats one thing, if its an acid reflux thing you might want to get lil one checked out.

[airbaby]

Cereal in bottles might hold your little one off for a bit longer, but there is no evidence, science or my own experience, that suggests it really helps them sleep longer. You can try it for a month or two but in terms of nutrition, you might be better off feeding him cereal by spoon and sticking to bottles. If your child isn't getting full on bottles/cereal then it might be time to talk to your doctor about starting step 1 baby foods.

[scorpioas]

I did what made my kids happy. When they drank 6oz bottles every 3-4 hours I had to do something. They also tell you not to start giving your child vegetables until like 6 mos. and meats until 9 mos. Well that did not work for my kids. I would rather them full and happy then crying all the time cause they are hungary. Just do what you gotta do. Some doctors say cereal in a bottle is not good but then some prescribe it for acid reflux.

Started putting cereal in his bottle at 2 months. He is now 4 months and there are no problems.

[Speedy70]

Originally Posted by scorpioas

I did what made my kids happy. When they drank 6oz bottles every 3-4 hours I had to do something. They also tell you not to start giving your child vegetables until like 6 mos. and meats until 9 mos. Well that did not work for my kids. I would rather them full and happy then crying all the time cause they are hungary. Just do what you gotta do. Some doctors say cereal in a bottle is not good but then some prescribe it for acid reflux.

How old were they when they were drinking 6 ounces every 3-4 hours? My son is 6 months old tomorrow and he drinks 6 ounces every 3-3.5 hours. That's completely normal.