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gregslove
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cereal HELP
help! my ped said i should give my son cereal in his bottle. she said 4 teaspoons per oz - so 4 teaspoons to 4 oz of enafmil - my poor guy sucked on it for 35 minutes and a 1/2 an oz came out - i feel terrible! i wound up giving him a regular bottle. she suggested the beechnut rice which i bought are there different kinds - it says cereal for baby on it - it was so thiok. he is using avent bottles with a #2 nipple is that too small of a hole - it is the 3 month size 
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Stefanie
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Re: cereal HELP
This is MY opinion, but I don't believe in putting cereal in the bottle.
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| Posted 1/5/06 9:40 PM |
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gregslove
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Re: cereal HELP
i am not sure if i believe in it either 
he is 9 weeks and 13 lbs, and eating every 3 hours, she suggested it to keep his belly full to try and get a little more sleep out of him. Did you wait to feed him with a spoon before you gave him cereal? maybe I will just have to stay on the 3 hour schedule a few more months
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| Posted 1/5/06 9:50 PM |
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jcndd
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Re: cereal HELP
My dr said absolutely not in the bottle
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| Posted 1/6/06 7:33 AM |
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BabyAvocado
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Re: cereal HELP
Posted by Stefanie
This is MY opinion, but I don't believe in putting cereal in the bottle.
I agree. I tried it once after the ped had recommended we start cereal and he wasn't taking it on the spoon. The same thing happened to me and I was using the Y cut cereal nipples. The nipple just gets completely clogged.
The only suggestion I can think of if you have to continue to give it to him in the bottle is to take a pin or something and cut the nipple so the hole is larger.
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| Posted 1/6/06 8:55 AM |
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MM2004
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Re: cereal HELP
I put cereal in Kevin's bottle for reflux. I use the level three nipples with the Dr. Brown's bottles.
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| Posted 1/6/06 9:11 AM |
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aja
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Re: cereal HELP
I also continue to put cereal in bottle. 4 teaspoons per 4 ounces. It was suggested by a gastro specialist to help hold him over. I used the y cut nipple and it never clogged. It actually helped dilute the formula (powdered) better. It really helped him go from every 2 hrs to every 3-4. Now he is also eating cereal with a spoon 2 times a day, just a thicker version. The 4 teaspoons is just to thicken it a bit.
*sorry I just reread your post 4 tsps per ounce sounds like alot. Mine was 4 tsps per 4 ounces.
Message edited 1/6/2006 9:24:34 AM.
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| Posted 1/6/06 9:22 AM |
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gregslove
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Re: cereal HELP
Thanks girls! I guess it is just trial and error - I never knew there were "y" cut nipples. I found 1 of the next size in the pantry and I am gonna give that a try. He is not quite holding his head on his own - So I do not feel I should put it on a spoon.
Thanks again!
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| Posted 1/6/06 11:16 AM |
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iffer042373
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Re: cereal HELP
How did it work out with the Y cut nipples?
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| Posted 1/6/06 11:19 AM |
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gregslove
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Re: cereal HELP
i do not have a "y" cut - I have the next size in the avent system, I guess tonight we shall see if it works!
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| Posted 1/6/06 11:35 AM |
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