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Bridex100
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Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
We are going to offer cereal to our 4month DS this weekend. Not sure if I should offer via bottle or with a spoon. Curious how other mommies started their kids on solids.
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trish71407
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Spoon
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:02 PM |
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pig22seal
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
I am also beginning this weekend. I think every pediatrician recommends it different. I was told to give a tablespoon of cereal in the morning and one in the evening for one week and then barley the next and then rice...then I can interchange them and eventually add veggies and fruit.
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:03 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Spoon. I recommend that's what you do.
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:03 PM |
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megsm3
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
definitely with a spoon
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:05 PM |
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DancinBarefoot
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Spoon. IMHO, you're not really offering solids if you're sticking it in the bottle, because your child already knows how to suck, you want them to learn how to eat.
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:05 PM |
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KateDevine
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Posted by pig22seal
I am also beginning this weekend. I think every pediatrician recommends it different. I was told to give a tablespoon of cereal in the morning and one in the evening for one week and then barley the next and then rice...then I can interchange them and eventually add veggies and fruit.
Not true. Peds now recommend that cereal and other "first foods" be introduced on a spoon as practice. A baby's main source of nutrition is either formula or breast milk.
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:05 PM |
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InShock
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Posted by KateDevine
Posted by pig22seal
I am also beginning this weekend. I think every pediatrician recommends it different. I was told to give a tablespoon of cereal in the morning and one in the evening for one week and then barley the next and then rice...then I can interchange them and eventually add veggies and fruit.
Not true. Peds now recommend that cereal and other "first foods" be introduced on a spoon as practice. A baby's main source of nutrition is either formula or breast milk.
I don't think she was saying to put it in the bottle. 
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:07 PM |
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pig22seal
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Posted by KateDevine
Posted by pig22seal
I am also beginning this weekend. I think every pediatrician recommends it different. I was told to give a tablespoon of cereal in the morning and one in the evening for one week and then barley the next and then rice...then I can interchange them and eventually add veggies and fruit.
Not true. Peds now recommend that cereal and other "first foods" be introduced on a spoon as practice. A baby's main source of nutrition is either formula or breast milk.
Oh....I know my ped. told us spoon, but one of my girlfriends put it in the bottle and my MIL said thats what she did with DH when he was 3 weeks old...
Looks like things were done a lot differently back then and I guess my girlfriend hasn't caught up with these times yet!!
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:09 PM |
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pig22seal
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Posted by InShock
Posted by KateDevine
Posted by pig22seal
I am also beginning this weekend. I think every pediatrician recommends it different. I was told to give a tablespoon of cereal in the morning and one in the evening for one week and then barley the next and then rice...then I can interchange them and eventually add veggies and fruit.
Not true. Peds now recommend that cereal and other "first foods" be introduced on a spoon as practice. A baby's main source of nutrition is either formula or breast milk.
I don't think she was saying to put it in the bottle.
Thanks! 
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:10 PM |
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Bridex100
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Posted by pig22seal
I am also beginning this weekend. I think every pediatrician recommends it different. I was told to give a tablespoon of cereal in the morning and one in the evening for one week and then barley the next and then rice...then I can interchange them and eventually add veggies and fruit.
We were at our pediatrician for DS's eczema at our last appointment and discussed solids for literally only 20 seconds. she told me to add a tablespoon to breastmilk. i THOUGHT she meant to a bottle of breastmilk but we didn't really discuss it.
Did your pediatrician mention how much milk to cereal?
I was going to just make it very watery and offer it with a spoon.
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:12 PM |
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ABCiverson
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
we didn't do it in the bottle or by spoon. We skipped baby food. I waited until they could pick up small chunks of fruit and soft table foods and put it in their own mouth(at 7 months old). Then I gave them a spoon and let them learn how to do it on their own.
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:15 PM |
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pig22seal
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Posted by Bridex100
Posted by pig22seal
I am also beginning this weekend. I think every pediatrician recommends it different. I was told to give a tablespoon of cereal in the morning and one in the evening for one week and then barley the next and then rice...then I can interchange them and eventually add veggies and fruit.
We were at our pediatrician for DS's eczema at our last appointment and discussed solids for literally only 20 seconds. she told me to add a tablespoon to breastmilk. i THOUGHT she meant to a bottle of breastmilk but we didn't really discuss it.
Did your pediatrician mention how much milk to cereal?
I was going to just make it very watery and offer it with a spoon.
How much breastmilk/formula you add determines the consistency. I have never done this before, so when I give it a shot this weekend, I will probably not make it too thick.
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:16 PM |
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megsm3
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Our ped had us do it on a 1:2 ratio. 1 Tbsp. of cereal to 2 Tbsp. of BM. They also said to increase in this manner (2Tbsp. of cereal to 4 Tbsp. of BM). Eventually you can eyeball it and know how much of each to mix it to the right consistency.
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:23 PM |
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patti08
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Spoon.
We started at 6 months and DD took it very well.
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:25 PM |
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Goldi0218
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Spoon. The ratio our doc told us was not working. I made it thicker and it worked much better.
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| Posted 7/23/09 10:28 PM |
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dawnie
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Re: Introducing solids - did you offer a spoon of cereal/oatmeal or put the cereal/oatmeal in a bottle?
Spoon
The only time that cereal should be in a bottle is if the doctor tells you to do it early for reflux.
Cereal in a bottle can be a choking hazard.
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