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I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
How did this little teeny baby that was just in my belly yesterday start getting ready for real food???
How did this happen? How???? 
So, ok, I have started with the rice cereal. I mix it with so much formula its just thick slop in a bowl, and he spits out half of it. I have him wash it down with sips from his bottle.
I'm assuming I'm doing this right? And some of it winds up in his belly so he will stop crying for a bottle every 11 seconds?
Also, this little guy is ALL chub... does eating more solids make him chubbier, or what?
Not that I care - I love his lovely baby lumps (as I call them in true Black Eyed Peas style) but I don't want him turning violet violet.
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
I always thought that if they were spitting most of it out than they aren't ready for it
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
what I do it mix about 1 1/2 ounces of formula and then just enough rice cereal to thicken it a bit...Is he opening his mouth for you when you bring the spoon close. I read somewhere that you are supposed to just touch the spoon to his lips and let him suck the cereal off the spoon, but for me if Mikayla opens up, in the spoon goes....it is messy and they have some trouble with the spoon in the beginning but it gets better
I cannot believe out babies are 4 months already 
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
Posted by ABCiverson
I always thought that if they were spitting most of it out than they aren't ready for it
That's what I read too.
I think starting solids chunks them up a lot. DS was an oompa loompa when he was a baby after starting solids. Now he's 50lbs soaking wet 
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
Posted by ABCiverson
I always thought that if they were spitting most of it out than they aren't ready for it
Only if the tongue thrust is happening. Some of it he swallows, some of it trickles out of his mouth.
I have seen pics of some of these babies eating solid food. Most of it is worn
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
Posted by lipglossjunky73
How did this little teeny baby that was just in my belly yesterday start getting ready for real food???
How did this happen? How????
So, ok, I have started with the rice cereal. I mix it with so much formula its just thick slop in a bowl, and he spits out half of it. I have him wash it down with sips from his bottle.
I'm assuming I'm doing this right? And some of it winds up in his belly so he will stop crying for a bottle every 11 seconds?
Also, this little guy is ALL chub... does eating more solids make him chubbier, or what?
Not that I care - I love his lovely baby lumps (as I call them in true Black Eyed Peas style) but I don't want him turning violet violet.
You need to make is VERY watery in the beginning, not thick at ALL 
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
Posted by ABCiverson
I always thought that if they were spitting most of it out than they aren't ready for it
that is what i have read too, but sometimes it takes them a little while to get the hang of it!
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
Posted by stephanief
what I do it mix about 1 1/2 ounces of formula and then just enough rice cereal to thicken it a bit...Is he opening his mouth for you when you bring the spoon close. I read somewhere that you are supposed to just touch the spoon to his lips and let him suck the cereal off the spoon, but for me if Mikayla opens up, in the spoon goes....it is messy and they have some trouble with the spoon in the beginning but it gets better
I cannot believe out babies are 4 months already
Thats what I'm doing! He mostly sucks, and he is beginning to open his mouth for it now - I think he is really starting to like the taste... and he is swallowing it. Its more like thickish formula than actual cereal....But he will still stick his tongue out because I'm confusing him by washing it dowen with the bottle, but he is happy the whole time, and the food is staying down.... 
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
Posted by ABCiverson
I always thought that if they were spitting most of it out than they aren't ready for it
I also have to admit that I embellished for the " ha ha she's so funny " element to my posts.
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Posted by stephanief
what I do it mix about 1 1/2 ounces of formula and then just enough rice cereal to thicken it a bit...Is he opening his mouth for you when you bring the spoon close. I read somewhere that you are supposed to just touch the spoon to his lips and let him suck the cereal off the spoon, but for me if Mikayla opens up, in the spoon goes....it is messy and they have some trouble with the spoon in the beginning but it gets better
I cannot believe out babies are 4 months already
Thats what I'm doing! He mostly sucks, and he is beginning to open his mouth for it now - I think he is really starting to like the taste... and he is swallowing it. Its more like thickish formula than actual cereal....But he will still stick his tongue out because I'm confusing him by washing it dowen with the bottle, but he is happy the whole time, and the food is staying down....
Then you are doing it right, I think it is trial and error...he may get a bit bound up.
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
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Posted by lipglossjunky73
Posted by stephanief
what I do it mix about 1 1/2 ounces of formula and then just enough rice cereal to thicken it a bit...Is he opening his mouth for you when you bring the spoon close. I read somewhere that you are supposed to just touch the spoon to his lips and let him suck the cereal off the spoon, but for me if Mikayla opens up, in the spoon goes....it is messy and they have some trouble with the spoon in the beginning but it gets better
I cannot believe out babies are 4 months already
Thats what I'm doing! He mostly sucks, and he is beginning to open his mouth for it now - I think he is really starting to like the taste... and he is swallowing it. Its more like thickish formula than actual cereal....But he will still stick his tongue out because I'm confusing him by washing it dowen with the bottle, but he is happy the whole time, and the food is staying down....
Then you are doing it right, I think it is trial and error...he may get a bit bound up.
uuuuuuuhhh... that would be a negative 
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
The doctor told me that they gain most of their weight from formula, not solids. That's as far as baby food goes, not table food.
I think you are doing it right. DD spit it out at first and cried. That's totally normal. It took DD quite some time to get used to it and I felt like I couldn't get it in her mouth fast enough because she was used to her bottle and was so hungry. Keep at it and he'll get used to it!
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
I always started it really thick because thats how my babies liked it. If I make it too watery-like, then he spits it out. He also may just need some time to adjust eating off a spoon! Good luck!
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
has anyone actually tasted this mixture??? i have. no wonder they spit it out -- it tastes nasty!!! DS never took to the cereal but he loves his solids.
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
Posted by positivetests
has anyone actually tasted this mixture??? i have. no wonder they spit it out -- it tastes nasty!!! DS never took to the cereal but he loves his solids.
i give ds the one that has bananas in it. It's not so bad. He loves it!!!!!
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
Posted by positivetests
has anyone actually tasted this mixture??? i have. no wonder they spit it out -- it tastes nasty!!! DS never took to the cereal but he loves his solids.
DD skipped cereal for the same reason and went straight to foods instead. i even tried adding fruit, she was having none of that.
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
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Posted by positivetests
has anyone actually tasted this mixture??? i have. no wonder they spit it out -- it tastes nasty!!! DS never took to the cereal but he loves his solids.
DD skipped cereal for the same reason and went straight to foods instead. i even tried adding fruit, she was having none of that.
Oh my gosh you should taste it mixed with alimentum formula....I actually gagged when I tasted it!
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
DD likes the ceral with fruit a little thick. I was adding more formula to make it soupy in the begining and she hated it.. when I made it thicker she cries between every bit I can't get it in fast enough.... It is the funniest thing
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
I found that Luca didn't like it watery, but he loved it a little thicker. Try making it more like an oatmeal consistency.
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Re: I can NOT believe my little newborn baby is already eating cereal.... mommy reflection and also some questions
Posted by nferrandi
I found that Luca didn't like it watery, but he loved it a little thicker. Try making it more like an oatmeal consistency.
YESSS!!!
He LOVED it!!!
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