My son had his 4 month visit today and we were told to start him on cereal. The doc suggested morning and night.... and not giving a bottle right after, but more like 2 hours after the cereal. I thought I had read that many people give their baby the formula either right before or right after, not 2 hours later. What do you do for your baby? Do you give cereal along with formula or spread it out? Thanks!
same here I gave my son a bottle before or after cereal depending on when he was demanding it...I would go with your insticts on this one!
My son won't eat it immediately before or after the bottle - I give it to him between bottle feedings. Same with the veggies - the dr. told us to start him on veggies once a day at lunchtime, and cereal morning and night. This does not work out too well....We usually give him the veggies, which he likes...but the cereal is a struggle - he does not like to eat it. So, I will try and give it to him about an hour to 2 hours after his bottle - that usually works.
I give my bottles first, but I think thats bc they are breast milk and getting that in them is the priority...she usually takes a 6 ounce bottle and then fruit or veggies, usually mixed with oatmeal or rice cereal. (Try mixing your rice cereal with a little banana or peaches, he may like it more that way). Good luck!
I always follow Jenna's cereal feeding with formula-actually thats what my ped said to do. I make a 7 oz bottle-mix 1 oz of it with her cereal then when she's done with the cereal I offer her the rest of the 6 oz. Sometimes she finishes it, sometimes she'll leave an ounce or two.
