Cereal

[whit1002]

How early can you give baby cereal in bottle to help them sleep longer during the night?

[nmprice09]

My husband and I were told by our son's Dr to put baby cereal in every bottle when he was only 2 months old. He was throwing up (not spitting up but actually throwing up) after every bottle and she said that it would help to keep him from throwing up. Which it did.

My parents had to give my brother baby cereal at 2-3 months old in his bottle because he was always so hungry. He was having feedings every 45-60 min. Once they did that he started falling into a better feeding routine.

Just talk to your baby's Dr before starting it before 4 months. Explain that that your little bundle of joy is waking up more then what they should. Also have you tried offering a bigger bottle at night to space out the feedings a little better.

[areal10]

How does the baby cereal make them suffocate?? I started my 2 month old with 1tspn of rice cereal in her morning bottle because she has acid reflux.

[whit1002]

Okay thank you all for the feedback:)

[sabbylopez]

Putting cereal in a babies bottle should never be done to only make your baby full to sleep during the night because the harder/longer your baby sleeps at night the more and likely they won't wake up. Cereal is for introducing them to solid food when they are a minimum age of 4 months but it still isn't recommended.

[St0911]

I started my son at 2 months. I didn't put a lot just sprinkled the cereal. He was fine and slept well. It helped a ton!

[maw4389]

Do the safe thing and speak with your pediatrician. They will tell you when the best time to start is. Just because someone else's baby had cereal at two months doesn't mean it's the best for your baby to start.

"Several studies have proven that filling your baby's belly with a bit of cereal before bedtime won't help you avoid night feedings. The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend ever putting cereal in a bottle -- or introducing your baby to solid foods until around 6 months, when they should be getting all the nutrition they needs from breast milk or formula. This practice could put your baby at risk for excess weight gain, because she can wind up getting more calories than they need."

[jamiesgirl1234]

It is fine to put cereal in ur babys bottle, it cannot suffacate them at all, it helps them sleep better and if ur baby has acid reflux it will help sothe There stomach, just make sure u leave ur baby sitting up for about 30mins before u put ur baby back to sleep. Every ped. That i talked to told me it is perfectly fine to start cereal in a bottle at 2 months old.

[maw4389]

Cereal doesn't necessarily help them sleep longer. That's a misconception. Babies wake up in the night for a reason, which is usually hunger. Part of becoming a mom is sacrificing your sleep. Your baby will start sleeping longer when they're ready. Also, don't give your baby anything without consulting their pediatrician.

[DuckSauceXIII]

I started my son on cereal around 4-5 months because he didn't seem to like it too much before, and then we'd only put a spoonfull or two in the bottle because I was scared of everything hurting him. Lol. Honestly, I would ask the doctor and go by what you feel is okay. And how is cereal bad for them? Parents have been giving their babies this stuff for years and if it really was bad I'm sure something would have been done about it. Anyways, good luck!(:

[kj_skibum]

Please Please Please speak to your Dr.
Cereal has not been proven to help babies sleep through night. Your infants intestines are not fully developed until after 3 months on age so please do not take it upon yourself to give earlier as other mom did....they may not gave had issue, but do you want to gamble with your babies health based upon a Internet comment? Check with American Academy of Pediatrics on line or buy a book to "goto" for these questions. Cereal is full of bad stuff and should not be used. Breast Feed/Formula Feed and start solids at 6 months.

*GOOGLE *Swaddling* and buy a Woombie or other swaddle sack to help baby sleep restful longer.

[MegiLiz]

Ask your baby's doctor. All  babies are different and develop differently. In general, it's 4 months. But if the doctor says he's ready, go for it. And yes I'm fully aware you're not supposed to put it in the bottle, but with my daughter she was ready for cereal at 3 months, and I cut a bigger hole in the bottle nipple and made sure I was watching her very closely when she had cereal. (Basically I would either hold her or I'd lay her next to me on the couch/bed until she was done) to be honest I see no problem with cereal in the bottle as long as you're responsible about it. Hell, my mother did it with all 3 of us and we're fine. And her mother before that.

[Rand1978]

Cereal should be introduced at 4 months, provided that you start with the least allergenic (rice). And also your infant should be double his/her birth weight when you start them on solid meals.

[Rand1978]

You should never put cereal in the bottles,  it may cause your infant to suffocate.
Instead, give him a bottle of infant formula instead of breastfeeding at bed time. It may help

[Mrsjackson0406]

With my first born, my husband put cereal in his bottle at 2 1/2 months in order for him to sleep throughout the night. I am not sure what is the appropriate age for cereal, but we took it upon ourselves and our son was fine.