Cereal in Bottle

itsbob

itsbob

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Lilypad said:
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.:confused:
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WHo the hell gave a BABY Ipecac, and WHY??

And whats wrong with a sugar tit dipped in whiskey?? What harm came of it??

How about a little Bacardi on teething gums?? No harm from that either, but damn if you won't get hell for it if your caught by the "new age' mommy and daddy.. They'd ratehr you spend $15 an ounce for a baby orajel, when $15 a gallon rum will do the same thing, AND help soothe the frazzled parent too!
 
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jwwb2000

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CobraKai said:
Any tricks to getting them to take a bottle with cereal in it? My 9 month old seems to notice the difference immediately and doesn't want that bottle anymore (though he eats baby foods all the time via spoon). Is it just trial and error with the cereal-to-formula ratio (theory that maybe it's too thick)?
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By that time, both of mine were grabbing food off my plate :lol: Neither one of my kids are overweight either.
 
clevalley

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BlackSheep said:
Sure they can, just like an adult can aspirate liquids/food BUT babies are not designed to accept solids at a very age. Thickened feeds have been associated with increased coughing after feedings, and may also decrease gastric emptying time and increase reflux episodes and aspiration. Plus, cereal in a bottle can lead to allergies, obesity, diabetes, Crohn's Disease, and a myriad of other health problems. Whether a person believes it or not:whistle:
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Some kids can handle it, others can't... it all depends on how satisfied they are with just formula... when they are constantly hungry it is time to add dry cereal in. It is a touch and feel thing.

My boy turned out just fine and he started on formula and a pinch of cereal @ day 4 or 5 - sorry Vrai, got you beat on this one!

When he came out and was cleaned up on day one he drank 4 ounces and would not stop... after we got home he was always hungry. We called and the pediatrician (head of peads of GW Hospital in NW mind you) said to do so. We questioned this but he ensured that it was OK.
 
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surfer1

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The American Academy of Pediatrics reccomends only breastmilk or formula for the first 6 months of life then introduce foods 1 at a time starting with non allergen foods like rice cereal. The only time rice cereal is advised before then is when a doctor tells a parent whose child has reflux to add it to their bottle-called a weighted feeding.
 
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GeezLouise said:
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.
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Cereal in a bottle at that age is a choking hazard. Pedi's only recommend it in the bottle to treat reflux.

Have you asked your pediatrician?
 
CobraKai

CobraKai

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jwwb2000 said:
By that time, both of mine were grabbing food off my plate Neither one of my kids are overweight either.
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cattitude said:
Isn't that the truth..and both were just about done with the bottle and drinking from a cup (with help).
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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... :rolleyes: turn, walk away
 
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jwwb2000

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CobraKai said:
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... :rolleyes: turn, walk away
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The ages of my kids are 7 and 3 1/2. Both of them liked to eat food rather than their bottles at 9 months. It wasn't uncommon for me to loose part of my dinner to one of them because they wanted more to eat :lol:
 
Pete

Pete

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BlackSheep said:
Sure they can, just like an adult can aspirate liquids/food BUT babies are not designed to accept solids at a very age. Thickened feeds have been associated with increased coughing after feedings, and may also decrease gastric emptying time and increase reflux episodes and aspiration. Plus, cereal in a bottle can lead to allergies, obesity, diabetes, Crohn's Disease, and a myriad of other health problems. Whether a person believes it or not:whistle:
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:yeahthat: TMZ is reporting that a bottle with cereal in it was found next to Heath Ledgers body today.......:whistle:
 
CMC122

CMC122

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vraiblonde said:
Experienced parents know this is overblown bull####, brought to us by the same people who freaked about anthrax, bird flu and shark attacks.

Either that or the vast majority of us are lucky our children survived the killer rice cereal.
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Pete

Pete

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OK, I just called mom and she said she put cereal in my bottle at 12 weeks. I asked what kind and she said Cap'n Crunch w/Crunchberries at first but it kept plugging up the nipple so she switched to Grape Nutz. :yay:
 
cattitude

cattitude

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CobraKai said:
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... :rolleyes: turn, walk away
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You know what? I did exactly what my pediatrician said at the time..it was 30 years ago. She was considered to be an excellent doctor and we did what most parents were doing at the time.

When you ask advice on this forum, you are getting a cross section of ages and philosophies. If you didn't want that, you should have asked your doctor, searched the internet, checked out a library book and made up your own damn mind.
 
Pete

Pete

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Christy said:
:roflmao:

You just made me aspirate on my rice cereal. :mad: :smack:
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QUICK!! STOP DROP AND RO..........wait,:confused: that's what you do if you catch on fire.......I can't remember the action to take if you aspirate cereal, you are on your own. :shrug:
 
vraiblonde

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Lilypad said:
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.:confused:
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You're right. It's a miracle we all survived.
 
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