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why would the ped say nothing but rice cereal before 6 mths?

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mamasita27
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why would the ped say nothing but rice cereal before 6 mths?

DD is constipated and some people suggested I switch to oatmeal but she's only 5 mths so the nurse at the office told me they don't want babies under 6 mths to have any other cereal besides rice!

Posted 10/3/08 5:51 PM
 
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Diana1215
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Re: why would the ped say nothing but rice cereal before 6 mths?

no idea - maybe call them back and ask them

by six months my son had all three cereals and was already onto fruits and veggies I believe!

Posted 10/3/08 5:53 PM
 

nicrae
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Re: why would the ped say nothing but rice cereal before 6 mths?

strange because chelsea had constipation issues and our ped told us to stay away from rice because it is binding...Chat Icon

Posted 10/3/08 5:58 PM
 

steph7308
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Re: why would the ped say nothing but rice cereal before 6 mths?

i hope thats not true bc im about to start DD on cereal and i was gonna go straight to oatmeal. her stools are already hard as it is.

Posted 10/3/08 6:02 PM
 

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Re: why would the ped say nothing but rice cereal before 6 mths?

Posted by Diana1215

by six months my son had all three cereals and was already onto fruits and veggies I believe!



Same here, and my DS primarily ate oatmeal from about 5 months on because he preferred it to the others.

Posted 10/3/08 8:42 PM
 

msrsfeb
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Re: why would the ped say nothing but rice cereal before 6 mths?

it is weird b/c of the constipation he wouldn't tell you to switch but I think maybe he doesn't want to expose him to the others yet for fear of allergies. I think the others have more of a chance then the rice.

Posted 10/3/08 8:44 PM
 

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Re: why would the ped say nothing but rice cereal before 6 mths?

Well, starting solids before 6 months can cause diabetes later in life, obesity and food allergies so maybe that's why they say only rice? Although that's a solid too, so I'm not really sure.

When DD was constipated, I gave her a couple of ounces of plain water in a bottle and that did the trick.

Posted 10/3/08 8:47 PM
 
 

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