Cereal in Bottle

StrawberryGal

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kris31280

Guest
I started on fruits first with my son, and then veggies.

He loved the veggies more than the fruits, specificallly sweet potatoes and corn.

He's 2.5 now, he doesn't like to eat fruits or veggies because he doesn't like the way they feel. You might be able to get him to eat an orange, and I do get him to eat applesauce... sometimes.

Mostly, it's cheese, cheesy hot dogs, and chicken nuggets. Sometimes the occasional sliver of steak or turkey burger.

He's not overweight, he's been underweight his whole life... but he's not nutritionally deficient according to the pediatrician and blood tests.

I think fruits or veggies first either way... I just don't trust the doctors to tell me how to raise my son.
 

Roberta

OLD WISE ONE
Yeah but the way you approached it showed your maturity level. You should have called her on the phone and talked to her about it. Not posting it on a public forum.

If I remember correctly, Suz posted it first...........Post #61
 
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Roberta

OLD WISE ONE
And let's not dismiss the notion of negligence should Suz decide she knows better than mommy about do's/don'ts pertaining to the tot. Theoretically, say this was an allergy situation and the kid was allergic to the cereal. But Suz, all-knowing, all-powerful, all-wealthy and crap (like that makes a difference :duh:) listens to her son who has demonstrated an obvious disregard for anything of importance, and says, "yea, feed him the cereal anyway" and fails to mention the allergy. Well, not only does she endanger the child, but she opens herself up to liability/negligence because she has clearly stated he cannot be trusted to tie his own shoe, but she listened to him anyway.

Suz -- you need to drop your holier than thou attitude and realize that you had your chance at parenthood. It's now Che's (and your son's) turn. Back off or you'll lose any chance at every seeing your grandchild.

She may not earn a parent of the year award, but so far as I know, neither did you. Quit dogging out your grandchild's mother because you feel you could do a better job. She's young, she doesn't know it all -- you know that, I know that, we all know that -- but you're not helping matters any by acting like some pompous ass, which IS what you come across as when you start flinging your income, ability to laze around the house, and your hubby's truck. Here's a clue -- what has all that crap done for you? Did it make your kids better contributors to society? No. Does it make you better than anyone else? Don't think so.

Come back down to reality, or don't biatch when you have a family tree full of grand-chitlins who have nothing to do with you.


GREEN KARMA FOR YOU!
 

Roberta

OLD WISE ONE
I'll accept being a know-it-all bytch :diva:, but I'm not the one on here arguing with my STB-DIL like some sanctimonious ass, meanwhile putting my child's mental/social/behavioral/financial problems on here for everyone's reading enjoyment. For a person of "grandmotherly" age, you're sad, pathetic, and should be ashamed of yourself. It's no freaking wonder ... :duh: And FYI, money doesn't make people better. You think leaving them a pile of money when you kick the bucket is going to perform some miracle (after you're gone, no less), you're mistaken. There are just as many worthless wealthy people as their are poor ones. Money doesn't define your character.

Unfortunately, it sounds like we ALL have to worry about your grandchild since your son (to your own admission) isn't supporting him properly ... looks like the taxpayers will be taking up his slack.


MORE GREEN FOR YOU!
 

RareBreed

Throwing the deuces
That's what the doctor said. He said if you give fruits first, then the baby won't want to eat veggies because it is not sweet. Feeding veggies first will help baby to learn how to develop taste and love the veggies.

My oldest used to love spinach baby food.:barf: I would gag with every bite. Smelled horrible so I could only imagine what it tasted like. My second child didn't eat alot of baby food. He was more adventurous and started soft solids pretty early like yogurt, apple sause, etc. Plus I would put our dinner in the mini processor and chop it up into a soft consistency. My older son had too much of a gag reflex and was still having to have his food chopped up at age 3.
 

Chain729

CageKicker Extraordinaire
I always was told the same because fruit stimulates bowl movements better than veggies... that is what my mother said. So I searched and found these two I read this which is totally off-base and different from each other;


Quoted from wholesomebabyfood.com

Then I read this - Which should I introduce to my baby first -- vegetables or fruits?

:jameo: :jameo:

So there you have it - Opinions are like A-Holes... everyone has one and they all stink! :yay:


Good grief. Though I did pay attention to the stage numbers, Princess was fed foods in the order of their ease to grab off the shelf at Walmart. :lol: "Sweet tooth" is a joke. That kid will eat just about anything she can fit in her mouth. In fact, the only things I've seen her spit out are sweets.

The problem with listening hardcore to your doc, is that every few years, all the rules change. What's good now is bad later. What's bad now, is OK in moderation later. It's fricken' nuts. Do what your kid responds well to, within the bounds of common sense and you'll be fine.
 
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barncat

New Member
yea i dont think che is gonna be picky either if he takes after his dad..lol.
I mean anything is better than that nast rice cereal i am giving him now.

I Remember when i was trying to get him to eat it the first time I fed it to him
I said look che watch mommy,

And i took a big bite of it so he could watch me do it,

....and i had to spit that crap out..lol..

but he doesnt seem to mind the taste since he doesnt have anything else to compare it to


I didn't feed my little one anything that I wouldn't try first. I was told veggies first and she ate some but definately loved the fruits more. I settled on the fact that I was trying to give her practice on eating, not really looking for the food to fill her up, so whatever she would eat I gave her. The doctor told me that the food was in addition to her normal bottles, not to cut back on her bottles so if she ate that was great, if not o'well. Heck, she was eating ice cream and cake at 10 months because she loved it. As a matter of fact, she only ate baby food for maybe 2 months and then moved onto table food and never looked back - so we were feeding her off our plates at 7 months.
 

chemommy25

New Member
I didn't feed my little one anything that I wouldn't try first. I was told veggies first and she ate some but definately loved the fruits more. I settled on the fact that I was trying to give her practice on eating, not really looking for the food to fill her up, so whatever she would eat I gave her. The doctor told me that the food was in addition to her normal bottles, not to cut back on her bottles so if she ate that was great, if not o'well. Heck, she was eating ice cream and cake at 10 months because she loved it. As a matter of fact, she only ate baby food for maybe 2 months and then moved onto table food and never looked back - so we were feeding her off our plates at 7 months.

Well, I tried giving che the baby food today. It was the cereal mixed with apple. I figured that he did so well with the regular gerber rice cereal, he may enjoy something with more taste.

i did try it first this time and it wasnt bad.

He made a weird face and stuck his tongue out. he didnt seem that interested. i tried for about 10 minutes and he just was not liking it at all.

Im going to try again in a little bit, maybe he wasnt hungry.
 

barncat

New Member
Well, I tried giving che the baby food today. It was the cereal mixed with apple. I figured that he did so well with the regular gerber rice cereal, he may enjoy something with more taste.

i did try it first this time and it wasnt bad.

He made a weird face and stuck his tongue out. he didnt seem that interested. i tried for about 10 minutes and he just was not liking it at all.

Im going to try again in a little bit, maybe he wasnt hungry.

Gag on the rice cereal, I thought it was disgusting. I bought her the pear and oatmeal mix in a jar, super yummy and smelled wonderful. They had some other mixes with fruit and cereal and she really enjoyed thoughs. I liked them so much whatever she didn't finish I ate.
 

chemommy25

New Member
Gag on the rice cereal, I thought it was disgusting. I bought her the pear and oatmeal mix in a jar, super yummy and smelled wonderful. They had some other mixes with fruit and cereal and she really enjoyed thoughs. I liked them so much whatever she didn't finish I ate.

yea i didnt wanna keep him on the rice cereal for to long, i felt bad at dinner time when he would stare up at me while i was eating steak and i just had to feed him that nasty stuff.

I cant wait till he gets teeth so he can eat good food with me and daddy.lol.
 

barncat

New Member
yea i didnt wanna keep him on the rice cereal for to long, i felt bad at dinner time when he would stare up at me while i was eating steak and i just had to feed him that nasty stuff.

I cant wait till he gets teeth so he can eat good food with me and daddy.lol.

Mine had 8 teeth at 7 months so we felt comfortable feeding her small bites of food. I remember she would eat Cheerios and she would munch the Cheerio between her 4 front teeth.

FYI, my MIL fed mine peanut butter before she was one, which everything I read and was told by the doctor was a big no-no. She was apologetic, she thought I was already feeding her peanut butter....

My MIL runs an in-home daycare and takes care of our little one and as long as my girl is happy, I'm happy. My husband is more critical of his mom then I am. Even my mother does stuff that makes my eyes bug (the cereal in the bottle at 1 month), but she loves staying at grandma's and papa's house so I just turn a blind eye and enjoy my free weekends. You really should pawn off the baby for a weekend and from my experience the sooner you start the better. I had major guilt the first few times she went, but now I look forward to my free weekend every month. My little one enjoys her weekends with her grandparents so much she is very happy to help me pack her weekend bag.
 

sockgirl77

Well-Known Member
Well, I tried giving che the baby food today. It was the cereal mixed with apple. I figured that he did so well with the regular gerber rice cereal, he may enjoy something with more taste.

i did try it first this time and it wasnt bad.

He made a weird face and stuck his tongue out. he didnt seem that interested. i tried for about 10 minutes and he just was not liking it at all.

Im going to try again in a little bit, maybe he wasnt hungry.

Why not just start with straight fruit?
 

chemommy25

New Member
Mine had 8 teeth at 7 months so we felt comfortable feeding her small bites of food. I remember she would eat Cheerios and she would munch the Cheerio between her 4 front teeth.

FYI, my MIL fed mine peanut butter before she was one, which everything I read and was told by the doctor was a big no-no. She was apologetic, she thought I was already feeding her peanut butter....

My MIL runs an in-home daycare and takes care of our little one and as long as my girl is happy, I'm happy. My husband is more critical of his mom then I am. Even my mother does stuff that makes my eyes bug (the cereal in the bottle at 1 month), but she loves staying at grandma's and papa's house so I just turn a blind eye and enjoy my free weekends. You really should pawn off the baby for a weekend and from my experience the sooner you start the better. I had major guilt the first few times she went, but now I look forward to my free weekend every month. My little one enjoys her weekends with her grandparents so much she is very happy to help me pack her weekend bag.



I'm trying to work on it, im so attached to him though.
 

chemommy25

New Member
Why not just start with straight fruit?

ummm... i just couldnt decide. i had just straight fruit but i was trying to take it in steps i guess. like regular cereal, then cereal with a fruity taste, then just fruit.

I'm new at this, i dunno...lol...

It makes sense to me.

either way its baby food i figured just one at a time to make sure he isnt allergic to anything, and im doing alright.
 

barncat

New Member
I'm trying to work on it, im so attached to him though.

I called constantly, almost every hour to check on her, drove my folks in sane. I would even cry if I heard her crying in the background, broke my heart. But it has paid off, she has a very special bond with my father and loves him like no one else and my mom buys her so much stuff everytime she has her, I think she bought most of her summer clothes last year. Its hard to let them go, but it was really important to me that she has a relationship with my parents so staying with them one weekend a month isn't such a bad thing. I try to drive her over to visit once a month so she can see them more often and my parents really appreciate and enjoy having time with her.
 

chemommy25

New Member
I called constantly, almost every hour to check on her, drove my folks in sane. I would even cry if I heard her crying in the background, broke my heart. But it has paid off, she has a very special bond with my father and loves him like no one else and my mom buys her so much stuff everytime she has her, I think she bought most of her summer clothes last year. Its hard to let them go, but it was really important to me that she has a relationship with my parents so staying with them one weekend a month isn't such a bad thing. I try to drive her over to visit once a month so she can see them more often and my parents really appreciate and enjoy having time with her.

do your parents live far away?
 

barncat

New Member
do your parents live far away?

1.5 hours, enough to be inconvient. If they lived farther I would hate it, but would still try to get her there to see them as often as I could. I know I'm spoiled that they take her for a whole weekend every month, but they get to spend time with her and I get a breather, which is espicially appreciated now that I'm 7 months pregnant. One of her aunts has expressed interest in having her stay the night with them, and I'm actually ok with it. She has two great kids and they all love playing together, so what's the harm. Mine is now 22 months, but she started staying with my folks at 3 months, maybe even a little before that. My MIL has her 5 days a week and enjoys her weekends without kids, but if she ever asked to keep mine for a night I wouldn't have a problem with her staying.
 

chemommy25

New Member
1.5 hours, enough to be inconvient. If they lived farther I would hate it, but would still try to get her there to see them as often as I could. I know I'm spoiled that they take her for a whole weekend every month, but they get to spend time with her and I get a breather, which is espicially appreciated now that I'm 7 months pregnant. One of her aunts has expressed interest in having her stay the night with them, and I'm actually ok with it. She has two great kids and they all love playing together, so what's the harm. Mine is now 22 months, but she started staying with my folks at 3 months, maybe even a little before that. My MIL has her 5 days a week and enjoys her weekends without kids, but if she ever asked to keep mine for a night I wouldn't have a problem with her staying.

I think i'm going to have to stick with during the day visits.(no overnights yet)
I worry way to much. the whole time he is away from me, whether if im at work, or shopping, etc..all i can think about is if he is ok. which i know he is, but i'm young and a new mom.
 
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