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CaMacho
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Infants that recently started eating cereal...
Is it okay to give rice cereal sometimes and oatmeal sometimes? We started her on oatmeal for a week, then when I went to NY my mom got the rice and she loves that. Today she's at IL's and they have oatmeal there. Just wondering if we should stick to one kind or it's okay to switch on and off... she's been eating cereal for about 3 weeks now.
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Posted 1/4/10 9:49 AM |
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Re: Infants that recently started eating cereal...
I'm pretty sure its ok to switch on and off as long as there has never been a reaction to either one.
How is she liking the cereal?
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Posted 1/4/10 9:52 AM |
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Chai77
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Re: Infants that recently started eating cereal...
I would start one for about 3-4 days and if there is no allergy, try the next. After you are sure they are not going to cause her to have a reaction, I think it's fine to mix them. I mix them up too for variety and b/c rice cereal causes some constipation. Barley seems to get things moving.
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Posted 1/4/10 9:57 AM |
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Reese32
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Re: Infants that recently started eating cereal...
I would say as long as she's gone a few days with each one exclusively with no reaction, it's fine to switch them back and forth.
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Posted 1/4/10 9:59 AM |
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CaMacho
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Re: Infants that recently started eating cereal...
Ok great, yea she's been fine with both and likes them both too.
Posted by scarletbegonia
How is she liking the cereal?
LOVES it. She only gets it once/day right now (she's almost 5 months)... I know James is younger but is that what you do?
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Posted 1/4/10 10:04 AM |
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Re: Infants that recently started eating cereal...
Posted by Reese32
I would say as long as she's gone a few days with each one exclusively with no reaction, it's fine to switch them back and forth.
ITA!
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Posted 1/4/10 10:06 AM |
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Re: Infants that recently started eating cereal...
Posted by CaMacho
Ok great, yea she's been fine with both and likes them both too.
Posted by scarletbegonia
How is she liking the cereal?
LOVES it. She only gets it once/day right now (she's almost 5 months)... I know James is younger but is that what you do?
Yep! He gets it once a day - usually at his "dinner" feeding (between 5:30 and 6:00). 1 tablespoon of oatmeal or barley (he has a sensitivity to rice) and 2 tablespoons of formula and then his regular 8 oz bottle.
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Posted 1/4/10 10:06 AM |
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Mkr09
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Re: Infants that recently started eating cereal...
As long as you tried each for a few days and there was no reaction then I would say there's no prob switching back and forth.
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Posted 1/4/10 10:08 AM |
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JenBenMen
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Re: Infants that recently started eating cereal...
You can switch it up!!!
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Posted 1/4/10 10:09 AM |
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