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Q&A–: at what age can you give a baby cereal in there baby bottle?
My son is 2 months and he eats so much formula and i just want to know if i can put baby cereal in with the formula to make it more feeling for him, but i don’t know is it to soon? if so. what age can i start doing so?
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Answer by DatShania
like 6-9 months and its nott a jokein hazzard it disolves in the milk and gets real soft
Answer by Ashley ♥Aislings Mum♥ {09.25.08}
Please don’t put cereal in your sons bottle. It poses a chocking hazard. If he is that hungry, then just up how much formula you put in his bottles.
There is no need for anything other than formula or breast milk until he is at least 4 months old. Then you can start feeding him cereal with a spoon.
Answer by Madi K
cereal in bottles is a major choking hazard. i wouldnt suggest feeding your son cereal with a spoon until at least 6 months old when his digestive system is mature enough to handle it properly.
Answer by sonj
Wait till at least 4 months, but dont put it in his bottle any time. It will just clog it
Answer by I Like my Oat meal lumpy
It is a chocking hazard, that practice is so out dated and unhealthy, cereal should never be put in a bottle. NEVER.
Google baby led weaning for current up to date infant nutrition practices.
Answer by Im awesome & that pisses you off
what age can you put CEREAL in the BOTTLE??
NEVER!
Answer by Ameerah’s Mommy
I started when my daughter was 3 months old….I’m sure he’ll be just fine 
Answer by Mommy of Syrell
Never.
You don’t need to.
Answer by Lucky Mummy to 2!!!
DON’T DO IT!!!!! Please do not do that he can choke and its not what it is intended for. he is too young to digest it properly anyway. You can try sweet dreams made by novalac or karicare thickening formula. I wouldn’t tho it sounds as tho he is going thru a growth spurt he is only 2 months just increase his feeds. Please please please do not put cereal in his bottle.
Answer by bash_michelle
Cereal is not meant to go ina bottle. It is intended as a first solid food for a four month old. It is too difficult for babies younger than that to digest. Not to mention, some babies overfeed because they can drink it faster than they would eat it and in a greater quantity. So the answer truly is never. It’s not good for their little tummies.
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Question–: Is it ok to put baby cereal in a 1 month old babies bottle?
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Answer by mia2kl2002
It’s probably OK, but start with rice cereal. If he/she is a large baby, and doesn’t seem to be getting enough to eat just with the formula, then it might help the baby fill up so he/she will sleep better. You probably should check with your pediatrician.
Answer by momma2mingbu
NO NO NO NO NO and NO!
Sorry….I just see this question so much and I know you’re going to get some bad advice from others.
The AAP says that babies need NOTHING but breastmilk or formula until 4-6 months of age. (Preferably until 6 mos!)
Your baby is too young to even digest formula. He doesn’t even have the enzymes in his gut yet for it to do him any good.
Early introduction of solid foods can lead to diabetes, allergies, and obesity, among other things.
Cereal should NEVER be put in a bottle unless the doctor advises it for a baby with reflux.
Answer by Judy
Ask your pediatrician. It’s more common to wait until babies are several months old, and then they’re usually fed cereal with a spoon. Years back (in the 70’s) was pretty standard to introduce cereal through a bottle.
Answer by Enchanted Melody ♫
Seems a little young for that. their tummies might not be able to handle that kind of food yet. talk to your doctor to make sure its okay.
Answer by little momma
i have 4 children and i did. i put a spoon or two into there milk and it kept them happy and full. use rice, it will not hurt them.
Answer by j231977
Probably, but you will have to make the hole in the nipple larger so it will come out easily.
Answer by ktjtjthg
My pediatrician advised me against this with both of my kids. Most peds don’t want you even starting on cereal until about 4 months (although some let you start a little earlier).
I can’t remember why I wasn’t supposed to put cereal in a bottle, but I know this was a big no-no.
Answer by themeindzeye
At that age a baby’s digestive system isn’t formed well enough for it to handle solid food. That’s why the liquid diet. I do not recommend it, and you should talk to your family doctor about feeding infants and general timelines for things like solid foods.
Answer by ushabug
NO. NEVER PUT CEREAL IN A BABY BOTTLE. DO NOT FEED A ONE MONTH OLD SOLID FOOD. If you are actually considering this talk to your pediatrician and they will give you a time table for feeding. START at six months.
Answer by amyvnsn
NO! You are not supposed to put that rice cereal in the bottles…they tell you that at the Pediatricians office, I don’t know why people keep thinking it’s ok. DUH
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its not recommended usually but my doc told me to put a spoonful of rice cereal to 3-4 oz breast milk because my sons weight was a little low. i did this from 1 month untill he begin eating it off a spoon at around 31/2 months. docs permission of course. Alot of my mom friends have done it but no one talks about it really. they do have formulas that have added rice starch (basically cereal) id go that route first. (enfamil a.r.)
You should only put MILK in their bottle – cereal is meant to be eaten, not drank. Please do not put cereal in his bottle, it is a choking hazard.
Well putting cereal in your baby’s bottle isn’t done anymore. It has been proven that it isn’t good for your babies digestive system plus any solid food should be introduce as such , by spoon, if in a bottle they will tend to over eat. This can both be harmful to the babies health and digestive system.
If you are finding that your baby seems constantly hungry there are several things that can be in dissarray. They could just be colicly.They could be dealing with gas and fussy. Messy diapers. Just want to be held or even they are not adequately eating at their feeding times.
How you know if it is the last one is “Does your baby fall asleep as soon as you start feeding them? Then wake up quickly after you remover your breast or bottle?” If so then you are not making the most of your feeding times and need to set a a schedule in which this is when your baby is to eat and not before. Your baby will lead the way but they shouldn’t be eating any closer together then every two hours.
Oh if it is any of the other reasons I have given then I would take them into your babies doctor and have them take a look at them.
Good luck!
No age is a good age.
Never. You shouldn’t put cereal in a baby’s bottle because not only it will cause excessive weight gain, it also can be a choking hazard as well. Any age is never good to do that.
cereal in the bottle is a big NO-NO for various reasons, and 2 months is way too young for cereal regardless. 4 months is the earliest for cereal and then only with a spoon. Its not bad of you to think to do it, we all just want to satisfy our babies and make them happy, its just not recommended these days at all
Instead you can either,
change him to a formula for hungrier babies (higher ‘casein dominant’ formula),
feed more formula at each sitting or feed more often
OR find out if he is using the sucking of the bottle as a comfort thing and not hunger. Use a pacifier to soothe him rather than a bottle to suck on and see how that goes.
best of luck
our parents all gave us cereal in our bottles when we were around 3 mos if we were hungry. I don’t see why people are freaking out about it now. And I want to know why doctors are starving our babies by making them wait for food till 6 mos.
you are not supposed to put baby cereal in the bottle as they can choke on it. Once baby is able to sit up with help he can be spoon fed cereal.
First of all I am a normal mother of three children and also have four beautiful grandbabies and when my first two children were born the doctors started both of them on the rice cereal in box at six weeks old and that was best thing i ever done but now the doctors wants a mother to wait at least 6months to 1year before they start them on anything but milk and i have given my grandbabies cereal at the age of 6weeks old and all i can about it is their not starving no more
I was told by my pediatrician not to put cereal in his bottle. He said it’s not good for them and that they should only eat cereal out of a bowl with a spoon. Babies aren’t supposed to have any solids before 5 or 6 months. Some people say you can start trying as early as 4 months. You should ask your pediatrician when he thinks your baby might be ready to start solids. Babies should have full head control and have lost their tongue thrust reflex before you start trying. Early introduction of solids can trigger allergies in babies, and their digestive tracts aren’t usually ready to digest solids until about 6 months or so. Sure it probably won’t kill him if you do it now, but now doctors know it’s not the best way to feed your baby. A lot of us also slept on our tummies when we were babies and we survived, but now we know better.
u should talk this over with his doc; some recommend it for certain situations, others don’t….and doc knows your baby and his health history…
you are not supposed to put it in their bottle, give it to him on a spoon its less risky.
According to doctors you are not suppose to put baby cereral in bottles but there are bottles out there made for baby cereal/food. I have bought them at target and kmart. They are called feeding bottles. I did give my son baby cereral (3 scoops) in one of the those bottles when he was almost two months old and he loved it and even started sleeping through the night. So, it’s really up to you but if you try it, do it little at a time, don’t make it thick, his digestive system isn’t made for that yet.
In a typical “healthy” baby cereal in bottles is not recommended. HOWEVER, in children with reflux (like yours) it is sometimes prescribed by doctors. My son’s doctor had us weighing down his formula with quite a bit of cereal at 3 weeks old. It helped his reflux SO much. I’ve also met a lot of people that added cereal at about 2 months. Now is when the growth spurts start etc. Don’t put to much in, because it might upset his stomach, but I think it would be fine to add a little in now. i’m surprised you weren’t already because of his reflux. I noticed with the cereal my son was less fussy as well. With the formula weighed down I don’t think it hurts them as much, because the reflux doesn’t….reflux..as much lol.
Good luck!
Nutritionally, he doesn’t need it. And contrary to popular belief, it probably wont make him sleep longer at night. What it will probably do is constipate him, and then you can introduce him to Gerber prune juice. Stick with the formula or breast feeding for a couple months.
I did it for all 3 of my children. Many Dr.s will tell you not too, but my pediatrician said it was okay, assuming that the child is otherwise healthy. Use rice cereal and use just enough to thicken the milk or formula a little bit. It should still flow through the bottle’s nipple easily.
if you use cereal, you’ll need to use a nipple with a bigger hole which could also make the milk flow too fast for a 1 month old. but yes, start with rice. adding cereal will help satisfy the baby if feedings are too frequent.
Most peditricians tell you not to do this. I did with 2 of my 4 children. It helped satisfy their hunger a little better. You might want to consider switching formula’s if the baby is always fussing and hungry.
I think mine were 2-3 months and I still only gave them what they would eat with a spoon (which as you can imagine isn’t much.)
Newborns really should not be eating cereal or any other baby foods until they are around four to six months old.
Young babies would not benefit from solid foods for many reasons. To start, they are not developmentally ready to deal with swallowing solids. A baby is unable to move solid food from the front to the back of the mouth for swallowing. Instead he tends to gag due to the extrusion reflex with which he is born. Young babies cannot break down the complex molecules in many proteins, fats and carbohydrates, so solid food may pass right through, or worse, cause unnecessary GI distress. Research indicates that children may develop food allergies if solids are introduced too early. Formula and breast milk provide the perfect balance of nutrients that he needs.
Somewhere between four and six months, but probably closer to six months, your baby will be ready for solid foods. By that age, he will be able to move food to the back of his mouth to swallow and his digestive system will be better able to handle solids. You baby will give you signs he is ready for solids. To start, he will be much more aware of his surroundings. He may reach out for your food, put objects in his mouth, watch you closely as you eat and seem hungry after feedings.
The best first food is usually an iron-fortified rice cereal. It will provide the iron that is now necessary in his diet, and is a grain least likely to precipitate an allergic reaction. Initially, starting solids is just for the practice of eating and swallowing. Start with very small amounts. One baby-sized bite of cereal at the first feeding is enough. Gradually increase the cereal to about two tablespoons per feeding.
Soon the cereal will become an important part of his diet. After your baby is well-established on rice cereal (mixed with formula or breast milk) you can begin to offer pureed fruits and vegetables, waiting about a week between each new food to check for problems. Offer new foods at breakfast or lunch. If he has a reaction after a dinner feeding, you could be in for a sleepless night. You should avoid pureed meats until he is at least seven or eight months old, since their protein content may be too high for younger babies. In the early stages of solids, make sure the food is on the runny side. After baby becomes more adept at swallowing you can increase the consistency and texture.
No reccomended. I guess somebody told you your baby is going to sleep better if you do it, but always trust the doctor.
the best food you can give to your baby is breastfeeding, but if you can’t just give baby formula without any cereal. You should start with cereal when the baby is 4-6 months old. At 1 month old the baby doesn’t have the requiered enzymes to digest more solid foods than milk.
ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
They can choke.
Make sure your baby is getting 32 ounces of formula a day. If he or she isn’t, then you’re underfeeding. If they are, speak to your pediatrician. They may want you to change formulas.
The doctors I work for don’t recommend any solids under 4 months of age. Your doctors may feel differently, but IMO, a one month old shouldn’t be getting solids yet.
no the nipple will get blocked have a good talk with your mother
I work with young mothers of infants so I deal with this often. First, 1 month is a little young for cereal. If you feel the baby is not getting enough offer more milk or more often. Second, putting cereal in any bottle other than a cereal feeder is considered force feeding. Once you feel your baby is ready for cereal spoon feed him/her. Cereal mixed with breast milk or formula is the best food to start with on a baby but do it with a spoon and not in the bottle. Good luck!
I had a 10lb baby and her formula just wasent filling her up so at 2 weeks old i started putting the beach nut rice cereal in her bottle. Her doctors were against it but i think it was the smartest thing i ever did. Befour she cried all the time and after she changed compleatly. its your baby do what you feel is best for him/her.
No, Are you totally insane. This has been proven to cause allergies and the child has a higher chance of becoming obese and developing diabetes!! Please don’t listen to people that had kids 30 years ago, because the recommendations have changed GREATLY since they had children. An NEVER put cereal in the baby’s bottle, because it can cause them to choke
NO– they are not ready for cereal until at least 4 months old. Please don’t do anything like that unless your doctor okays it.
No way. Do not do that. They cannot handle this. Wait until the baby is about 4 months old before you start with rice cereal.
Every baby is different. My first didn’t get cereal until 5 1/2 mo. My second started getting it as early as a month. She spit up constantly (we have a flap on the top of our stomach and some babies aren’t fully strong enough to stay down so every time the stomach clenches to digest the food it shoots back up) and our pediatrician said to put 1 tsp. in because it actually weighs the food down and makes sure she GETS the nutrition.
Every mom should take care to hold off on solids of any kind as long as possible because it IS what is best for the baby and rice cereal which is the #1 for introducing a baby to solids is still empty calories and will fill your baby but does not provide the nutrition you baby needs. If the baby has any issue that is causing problems try a soy milk like Isomil they may have an inability to digest milk proteins easily and I know Isomil works I grew up on and I STILL drink it (I know ewww gross lol) and so does my youngest. And if that doesn’t help and the issue still exists and a small amount of rice cereal will help it then THAT is what’s best for the baby. Whatever makes sure that the baby gets the MOST nutrients needed for their growth and development…Even ENFAMIL has created formula for INFANTS with cereal already in it you should check that out below.
The most important thing is to make sure that the lil angel is as healthy as possible.
I have a 1 1/2 year old and an 2 month old and i put ceral in his bottles and he takes it fine so if you feel the need to do it do it.. Its what you feel you should do.
no
your going to make that baby sick. and unable to poop. formula only or breastfeed until 3-4 months old.
yes it is fine but start out thin
No. No. No. No. I’m sure someone told you that it will help them sleep longer between feedings, and I know you’re at the point now where 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep seems like the greatest thing in the world, but it won’t work. #1-No matter what you put in a young baby’s stomache, it’s going to empty every few hours, and they’ll be hungry again. It’s called metabolism, and a babies metabolism is higher than an adult, that’s why they seem to grow like weeds. #2- A young baby’s digestive tract isn’t ready to properly digest that food so it will store it in other ways (aka fat deposits). #3- you could give your baby a hell of a bellyache or constipation.