Cereal in Bottle

[Suz (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Cowgirl

So, you're saying you're going ingoring the wishes of the child's mother when you babysit him?

Your damn right I am. If he's that hungry I'M going to feed him food.

Originally Posted by Lilypad

What if a parent isn't experienced and they don't have their mama and their grandmama's advise to fall back on?
Vrai-I think you MIGHT agree some things done and given to infants/young children weren't such a good idea...sugar tit dipped in whiskey, ipecac syrup, etc.
You seem to be "relatively" closed minded for such a young gal.

I don't understand your problem with this. I always kept this on hand 'in case' it was needed. Still do for the grand children.

[Roberta (Premo)]

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.

Cereal in a bottle?? Why don't you just feed them with a spoon. Teach them how to eat?? Bond with the baby while you are at it.

[Roberta (Premo)]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

My son was 3 weeks old.

Yes, you read that correctly.

haha I got you beat, mine was 2 weeks old, starting sleeping through the night then too!!!

[Roberta (Premo)]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

You're right. It's a miracle we all survived.

And to celebrate, lets all go out side and have a drink from the hose!

[Dymphna]

Originally Posted by CobraKai

I guess I shouldn't have expected any helpful advice here, just the "MY kid did this" and "MY kid did that".

Looking forward to these encounters the rest of parenthood, sounds like great times... turn, walk away

That IS helpful advice...it's a whole lot better then spouting off about studies and crap...they can't confirm direct cause and effect with any studies with children because they can't control all the factors....

Imagine feeding a baby cereal in a bottle on purpose just so you can see if they choke on it, then observing the results..."subject appears to be having difficulty...subject is having trouble breathing...subject is turning blue...yep, it'll kill you."

The only useful information people HAVE is what they have seen with their own children. The best advice one parent can give to another is to say..."I tried this with my child and it worked/didn't work for me."

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by Roberta

And to celebrate, lets all go out side and have a drink from the hose!

Better yet, let's have Uncle Jimmy take us for ice cream in his truck. I call one of the rails!

[CobraKai]

Originally Posted by Dymphna

That IS helpful advice...it's a whole lot better then spouting off about studies and crap...they can't confirm direct cause and effect with any studies with children because they can't control all the factors....

Imagine feeding a baby cereal in a bottle on purpose just so you can see if they choke on it, then observing the results..."subject appears to be having difficulty...subject is having trouble breathing...subject is turning blue...yep, it'll kill you."

The only useful information people HAVE is what they have seen with their own children. The best advice one parent can give to another is to say..."I tried this with my child and it worked/didn't work for me."

I agree completely, but neither said "I tried this and it worked because of XYZ and ABC....", they basically just said: "Ha! My kid was eating steak and potatoes at 6 months, what's wrong with yours?!?" If you think that's helpful advice then I must be missing something.

I did receive some helpful advice this morning from my son's daycare provider who informed me that they make a special bottle for feeding cereal and that I should consider trying it.

[CobraKai]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Oh, yeah - so you can accuse us of telling you how to raise your child. Nice try, but I don't think so.

Well, I Googled "how to raise a child in SOMD" and it brought me here...

[cattitude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by CobraKai

I agree completely, but neither said "I tried this and it worked because of XYZ and ABC....", they basically just said: "Ha! My kid was eating steak and potatoes at 6 months, what's wrong with yours?!?" If you think that's helpful advice then I must be missing something.

Nobody said "what's wrong with yours." I guess you must be the one that thinks there's something wrong with your child.

[SoMDGirl42 (Premo)]

My little one started getting rice cereal from a spoon at 2 months due to reflux. (I was breastfeeding and couldn't figure out how to get the cereal to stick to my nipples, they looked like pixie sticks)