Is It Bad To Skip Rice Cereal And Go Straight To Stage 1 Baby Foods?
My baby is going on 5 months now and my pediatrician told me to start feeding him baby rice cereal mixed with water or formula but every time I tried feeding him that he would spit it right out. I tried a week later and the same thing happened. Then I tried giving him some gerber sweet potato stage 1 foods and he loved it. He ate half of a whole jar of it. I just want to know if its bad for my baby to skip rice cereal altogether and go straight to stage 1 baby foods?
A: Kids who start on grains too early (before six months) are actually at a higher risk for juvenile diabetes. As far as I can tell it’s a crap shoot and I only mixed the rice into formula after 6 months.
As far as stage one foods give them sparingly to make sure your son doesn’t get a stomach ache or colic.
The majority of your child’s nutrition is still going to come from formula at this age so it’s very important to make sure the baby food is “extra” and not taking the place of bottles.
A: I dont think so, I think the rice cereal is just to introduce them to foods! I had my first son on rice cereal when he was 3 months and then at 4 months put him on gerber foods as well. Try adding a little gerber food to his rice cereal
A: actually our baby ate the rice but didint like it too well. try the oatmeal or wheat type first- OR you can mix baby fruit stage 1 WITH the cereal- my baby liked that. But I would try the wheat or oatmeal alone first to make sure she isnt allergic- some babies are allergic to wheat.
A: no its not bad nether of my kids liked it ether i mixed a little juice with it and fed then the stage one foods too
A: Rice cereal is a pointless food, so i think it’s GOOD to skip it.
But i would also probably skip all that jarred food as well and get your baby into good habits by feeding him real, homemade food. It’s not hard to make and at least you know exactly what you are feeding your baby.
Avocado is a great food to start with as well as orange veggies
A: My last baby never liked the cereal and wouldn’t eat it. We went straight to baby food and she never had any digestive problems.
no there is nothing wrong with it.
Oh, God, Yes. You’re baby will die