what age did you add cereal to bottle?

somehowalilsis:

eating every 1 1/2 -2hrs is normal for a baby his age.

 Hi there.  First of all I just wanted to say that feeding every 1 1/2 - 2hrs at your baby's age is completely normal as their tummies are still tiny.  The reason for the recommendation about waiting until a baby is at least 4 months old before introducing solids is because  a baby's kidneys need to be mature enough to cope with an increased concentration of different nutrients.  Extra stress is put on them if they are given solid foods too soon.  Also, younger infants do not produce all the enzymes needed to digest starchy foods and fat.  In the past there was no research to show the effects of giving very young babies solids and lots of doctors even advised this which is why quite often older people will tell you to do this and that they did it with their own babies and they all turned out ok etc.  The problem is that the way it effects a baby may be so subtle that you will never connect it to early solids.  But research has now shown that introducing solids before 17 weeks can be detrimental to a baby's health and it usually makes no difference to how long they sleep.

Too much testosterone in my house:

 Hi there.  First of all I just wanted to say that feeding every 1 1/2 - 2hrs at your baby's age is completely normal as their tummies are still tiny.  The reason for the recommendation about waiting until a baby is at least 4 months old before introducing solids is because  a baby's kidneys need to be mature enough to cope with an increased concentration of different nutrients.  Extra stress is put on them if they are given solid foods too soon.  Also, younger infants do not produce all the enzymes needed to digest starchy foods and fat.  In the past there was no research to show the effects of giving very young babies solids and lots of doctors even advised this which is why quite often older people will tell you to do this and that they did it with their own babies and they all turned out ok etc.  The problem is that the way it effects a baby may be so subtle that you will never connect it to early solids.  But research has now shown that introducing solids before 17 weeks can be detrimental to a baby's health and it usually makes no difference to how long they sleep.

LOVE your name first of all...I feel there is way too much testosterone in my house as well :) 

Very interesting info...didn't know all of that...just wondering how you knew all of that?

4 weeks is aweful.  spitting up alot of a sign he either has reflux or cannot digest the type of food he is getting or is too full.

baby cereal has little nutrition.  all your baby needs is breastmilk (or formula if thats what you give) NOTHING else till your baby is at least 4 months old.  most say around 6 months.

if your baby is not tolerating the bottled milk, change the milk first.

 This is to reply to Turtles, I haven't worked out how to do the quote thing yet!  I am very interested in all breastfeeding issues as I have breastfed both of my children and then trained several years ago to be a breastfeeding counsellor.  I try to keep up to date with all the research around breastfeeding and the info I gave about solids was from official guidlines in the UK from our Department of Health.  They actually recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months but as the OP is mix feeding it's a slightly different situation.  It's known that most breastfed babies don't need anything other than breastmilk for abouth the first 6 months (some do seem to be ready a little sooner than this) as breastmilk is a complete food.  It's also known that introducing solids before 17 weeks has the potential to cause health problems but for formula fed babies the time between 17 weeks and 6 months is a bit of a grey area.  It could be that some formula fed babies would benefit from having solids before 6 months as they may not be getting all the nutrients they need from formula alone at this point.  It's a very individual thing though and no two babies are the same. Hope this answers your questions.

My ds is one month and one week old and my pedi told me to add a teaspoon of cereal to his bottles to keep him from spitting up his formula. it has worked liked a charm. My aunts, grandmothers and other family members too started adding cereal even earlier than that.

Shaven12:

My ds is one month and one week old and my pedi told me to add a teaspoon of cereal to his bottles to keep him from spitting up his formula. it has worked liked a charm. My aunts, grandmothers and other family members too started adding cereal even earlier than that.

so you just wanted someone to agree with you then?  2 pages of posts and all but one says don't do it... and you like the one that agrees with your idea. 

well its not safe.  talk to your doctor or ped about this

babymaker:

so you just wanted someone to agree with you then?  2 pages of posts and all but one says don't do it... and you like the one that agrees with your idea. 

this doesn't answer your ?, but I NEVER put cereal in a bottle (of course, I bf, but I wouldn't have anyway)

sorry I didn't mean to be bitchy, but thats how your post came off as only looking for what you wanted to hear. 

it was PMS talking on my part