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You were involved in this rice cereal debate and I think we should all see this video it's really sweet. @babyethansmommy

why am I watching the video?

Oh I know u didn't! I guess that's a bad comparison lol @kksykes1616

the video is great made me teary and I never downed anyone on the rice I just don't think it should be compared to using drugs.

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@bree961, @chhaya @emilyyy96___ @babyethansmommy @babyhuff2015 @iloveni0820 @kksykes1616 watch this link ladies ^^^^^

Wow. Thank you for sharing that video. Teared up a lil at the end @jessicagarmal

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My little brother was put on rice in his bottle by his pediatrician because he was born at 10.3 and needed to eat more. It's different for everyone. I do understand that you were originally responding to why people do it to help babies sleep but even that could be more than just being lazy. 😊 everyone's different

too each their own and yeah it did sound a little rude, most mothers do it too help their child as they feel is necessary or right but there are the few "mother's" just like any other issues mothers face who do try to take the easy way out but like I said too each their own @emilyyy96___

@bree961, and that's on them! I literally wasn't even trying to be rude and yeah that first comment of mine kinda seemed like it, but most people do it just to make the baby sleep (or so they say). you can agree or disagree and it's not going to hurt my feelings. I just don't find it right because you're exhausted.

@emilyyy96___, well some doctors and mother's do find it safe, not everyone is going to agree and heck not every doctor is going to agree some studies arent always right but thats my opinion im entitled to but people shouldn't belittle anyone else!

@bree961, because people wanted to argue about how safe it was and so I felt like i needed to clarify with facts.

@emilyyy96___, I read the post but thanks for clarifying anyways! but if like you said was asking while people did put rice cereal in the bottle then why did you feel the need to say everything you did with all the "internet" and "Google"?? if you were in fact giving your opinion to say laziness then that's where you should of left it instead of arguing with everyone to get your point across!!! @regelbaby I really hope you got some answers for your question and no your post wasn't stupid it was some of the comments that were said were stupid!

done with this.

@bree961, but if you read the post, she wasn't asking about medical reasons. she was asking why mom's do it for sleep.

@iloveni0820, I worked 3 jobs up until December on top of being pregnant, the only reason I stopped working was because I had issues with my daughters day care.

I never once said I was perfect.

@bree961,

If they do it for medical reasons then I simply cannot argue that! And I also agree with @alicia91 to follow ur mommy instincts. Just saying some moms are appearing to use it only for more sleep which I just don't agree with.

@regelbaby, like I said IMO which means in my opinion! and good I'm glad you got answers so no not all moms do it because they are "lazy" but in fact medical reasons.

@emilyyy96___, cudos to you. maybe you can handle less sleep than others. how about having multiple kids plus working. YOURE NOT PERFECT . that simple.

you said it's almost impossible for A baby to choke on rice cereal! now you're trying to change it around. it's not for everyone I'll give you that.

my daughter has an epi pen, does that mean everyone in the world needs one? no. if it's for MEDICAL reasons, then I have no problem. but yes hunny, my second baby will be here in june and I do it by myself everyday while my boyfriend supports all of us. I know what no sleep is like.

@iloveni0820, my daughter is 15 months, I went through my whole senior year with a baby. yeah, been there done that.

This post is far from stupid.... I wanted to know why some moms do it and I clearly got some answers. @bree961

@emilyyy96___, some parents have a lot on their plate and need more sleep. You're making yourself seem like a perfect parent. you don't even have your newborn yet so who knows how much you'll be able to handle when it comes to sleep.

@emilyyy96___,

nope never once I said it WAS recommended or that baby's can't choke on it because they can choke on anything they put in their mouth. COMMON SENSE ! but you're making it seem like its worse than anything in the world when in fact it can't be that bad because doctors wouldn't recommend it at all for any medical reason before 4 months if it puts a newborn at THAT much risk. Once again youre acting like you know everything. you got the info off the internet. it clearly can't be bad that much because plenty of moms do it and have multiple children and are still doing it. so come on be real.

@iloveni0820, you said you did it for medical reasons, which is fine. parents who do it for sleep? yes it's lazy! which was what she was asking for. why they do it for sleep when it's not recommended.

@regelbaby, back up whoever the hell you want . @emilyyy96___ the reason everyone made it a big deal is because YOU decided it would be nice to call moms lazy. yeah you're entitled to your own opinion but don't say stupid shit so publicly cause you WILL have a reaction. simple as that.

@iloveni0820, I'm not a new mom lol! I know why I need the sleep, trust and believe that. and yes, it's lazy. if you're offended by me saying parents are lazy by giving them food they're not ready for just so they'll sleep then I'm sorry, but it's my opnion on it. you tried to argue saying it was recommended, which is false and that it's almost impossible for a baby to choke, which is completely false.

my doctor actually recommended me to put rice cereal into his bottle and he is 6 weeks old! its not like you add a lot to it anyways and yes it does dissolve in the bottle and my baby is doing just fine with it and no its not because I want him to sleep longer which is does in fact help! it's because he spits up so bad that he needs something a little more solid then milk, IMO: this post is stupid! since we are entitled to our own opinion! :) :)

@iloveni0820, so I didn't post facts from many websites including AAP? It's a proven fact it doesn't help babies sleep lol. it was a myth, you can look it up yourself. and yeah, I do think it's lazy when parents do that just for their kid to sleep. I've had my days of being over tired and doing it by myself. If it's for medical reasons, then go for it. I have friends who give their kids Tylenol and benadryl to make them sleep too. and again I just find it lazy.

Good for u. Some moms are being LAZY. So excuse me while I back her up. @iloveni0820

@regelbaby, actually I felt offended not bored sweetheart. Hard to be bored when I take care of my child. She called moms on here lazy for doing something. when she doesn't know why they need the extra sleep so I felt like I should post. thank you

@iloveni0820, k u disagree with @emilyyy96___ get over it now.

@emilyyy96___,

They've just all got their panties in a knot. Hasn't been drama on here in a while they must be bored don't worry about it lol me milyyy96___

@alicia91, I agree with you ! and @emilyyy96___ you're not posting facts because it has worked for MOST parents and you called them lazy for using it. so you are bashing.

Lol thank you. now all these girls are all posting how I'm bashing cause I posted FACTS. not like I'm just making shit up off the top of my head lol.

Some moms are working moms, they can use an extra hour or two of sleep. Some people don't have it as good as others do. The ability to stay home all day long with nothing else to care for except your child or children. I absolutely never did it with my first even though he was on formula exclusively, I could have but I didn't have anything else to do. I'm a stay at home mom, but this second time I did try it. It didn't work but I tried lol. Why? Because I also have a 4 year old who needs me from 8am-9pm. I tried it when he was 1 month, didn't work. He still woke up like he normally did. I was desperate though, I was super tired and I couldn't just take a nap because my 4 year old doesn't nap. Honestly though, babies aren't made of butter or something lol. All these facts and things doctors "recommend" aren't always what is right. Seriously your baby will not die from drinking some water as a newborn lol. We need to lighten up and stop being so picky with our kids and following "pediatricians" orders, follow your mother instincts instead, if YOU feel that your child will be fine giving him some water for example, do it! Doctors all say different things!! At the hospital one doctor told me to give my baby breastmilk to help with his jaundice, turns out its actually formula what makes jaundice go away and another doctor told me that (same hospital). Few days later his first pediatrician gave me a chart on how much infants tylenol for his weight bla bla, then I changed pediatricians and he told me NOT to give him infants tylenol until after 3 months. Guess what, I gave him tylenol when he got a horrible cold at 1 month old. Yes he is fine and alive because I dont listen to doctors crap, I do what I feel won't hurt my babies.

@valerie_jean,

Sorry but I have to agree with @emilyyy96___ and @vererie_jean 100% that's why I posted this. @iloveni0820 @chunka @babynova12.5.14

Thank you @babynova12.5.14

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I'm glad your baby is off that feeding tube@chunka works for some people and for some it doesn't I wasn't trying to start a big thing I was just saying stop judging and don't dare call these moms lazy

@iloveni0820, I'm not trying to be mean at all, just sharing facts. my daughter suffers from several medical problems so I'm always meeting with specialists, hospitals, pediatricians, etc.

what you do with your own babies is on you, but I'm just letting it be known what the safest is.

@iloveni0820, they usually do it last resort. with my daughter they gave her medicine, tried putting her on formula, etc. nothing worked for her so at 4 months her pediatrician said put her on the rice cereal, but not in a bottle. It's not recommended unless your baby has SEVERE reflux. my daughter still has it at 15 months and I have to sit her up several times at night cause she gets such bad heartburn and acid reflux, same thing I suffer from! they have different ways they do things with every baby, doesn't always mean it's the safest. At 10 weeks old my baby was unresponsive due to an allergy to formula, so that's why it never worked for me so I breastfed for 13 months until she weaned herself.

Well tell me this, why would they still recommend it if it sooooo harmful to newborns? why wouldn't they come up with a different solution? So it can't be as bad as you're making it seem.

@chunka, don't think I'm judging you, cause I wasn't at all. the OP asked why parents do it for sleep when it's not recommended. for medical needs I totally understand it cause I've been there done that.

@iloveni0820, so the American Academy of Pediatrics is wrong? hmmm that's funny.

girl all babies are different. there's parents who argue saying them doing drugs while pregnant never affected their kid while others do everything perfect and bad shit still happens. I never tried it, cause I KNOW the risks and I asked her pediatrician if it was safe because my sister did it and it was a fat NO.

@babynova12.5.14,

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@chunka, awww poor baby! glad that worked for him though.

Every mother who says they put it in their babies bottle says it helps them sleep. you on the other haven't even tried it so just because you're getting from the internet doesn't mean its entirely true. My daughter did a lot better on the rice cereal bottles than reg formula. And you're acting like it kills the baby. if that's the case they wouldn't recommend it all no matter what the situation. Like I said my daughter was ONE month old when she first starting getting it. and now she's a healthy beautiful SEVEN month old and still growing perfectly.

Yes. With thickening the the formula with rice cereal the milk goes str8 into his lungs. He's been on it for 5 months and I gotta tell you it's better than the feeding tube I hated seeing my baby with that dam feeding tube @emilyyy96___

@iloveni0820, I'm getting facts from websites. that's not being a "know it all" and no, it's been proven it doesn't help babies sleep. and yes, it's very easy for a baby to choke!! even on regular milk with no thickener. that's why they say don't put baby to bed with a bottle, don't prop the bottle, etc. why?! because they CHOKE.

@emilyyy96___, when I was told to put it in EVERY bottle for my ONE MONTH old it did help her sleep a lot better. Its not a myth it actually works. Now I don't give it to her at all in a bottle because she eats baby food. So try not to sound like a "know it all" cause it seems like you're getting info from the internet. and rice cereal is a flake and when you mix it with the milk (not a lot of rice cereal) its absorbed in the milk. its almost impossible to choke on rice.

@iloveni0820, I'm not saying the parents who must use it for medical necessities are lazy, it's those who do it for sleep. they should be waking up with the baby and feeding them instead of filling them with cereal cause they think it'll make them sleep.

@iloveni0820, yes, but again that's not what OP was asking

and it says unless directed by a pediatrician ! @emilyyy96___

@iloveni0820, it's not sold in stores for newborns. it's for "supported sitters" she asked on this post why parents are doing it for sleep although it's not recommended. and yes, it can harm a newborn. there's been several studies done and the rice cereal trick in the bottle doesn't even work for sleep, it's a myth.

@emilyyy96___, my daughters doctor told me to put rice cereal in her bottle at 1 month. my daughter had bad acid reflux and the milk was to thin to keep it down. I don't believe parents do it to be lazy but more for the help. Most parents are really busy and if they can find a way to get a hour or two more to sleep then they can do it. Rice cereal can not really harm a newborn in a significant way at all. if that was the case they wouldn't have in stores the way they do.

@babynova12.5.14, in this post she did ask why parents were doing it for sleep though.

by the way I'm not trying to be rude or come off that way at all, just concerned.

@chunka, your dr told you to put rice in his bottles at 2 months for aspiration? are you talking about the aspiration pneumonia? usually putting rice in the bottle leads to that.

@valerie_jean, exactly my point, thank you.

@babynova12.5.14, well I'm not bashing, It's just unsafe for the baby. unless your pediatrician clearly says you need to put this in the baby's bottle cause they won't stop puking (not just spit up) then I would never ever suggest it. I saw a post on here earlier about how long her baby should sleep after giving him/her bottle of formula with rice cereal. it's usually last resort for drs to do that. they usually try changing formula, medications, and other stuff first. I went through it with my own daughter but never once did he say put this in her bottle. at 4 months he told me to feed her one tablespoon of it mixed with breastmilk AFTER she breastfeed to block the milk from coming back up because the bottom of her throat doesn't close all the way.

@emilyyy96___,

I don't think she was trying to sound rude, I'm not trying to either, we're just confused and concerned with some of the parenting ways on here. In her defense, every single person I've read that was giving their infant rice cereal was because it keeps them full longer and so they can get more sleep. In our opinion that just seems selfish. That's all. @babynova12.5.14

My doctors made me give my baby rice cereal since he was 2 months because of his aspiration nothing happened

and if they are doing it when they are too young and for sleep so be it. people need to learn from their mistakes. all I'm saying is don't be rude.

@valerie_jean, I saw a few posts earlier today about the rice cereal and I didn't comment cause I didn't want to seem like I'm bashing but I can provide proof that it's not safe At all.

your entitled to your opinion yes but don't assume they're doing it because they are lazy. And I am fully aware of what they recommend. and I don't think any of these moms are giving it to there babies as newborns. a pediatrician would recommend it if the baby isn't eating enough and is losing weight. every child is different so don't act like you know everything yes it should be spoon fed but people do things there way and it obviously works for them. I'm not trying to argue I'm just saying don't jump to conclusions it sounds really rude. @emilyyy96___

My son fights his sleep all the time and never once have I thought about giving him something to "keep him full longer", obviously your child is only eating the amount they're comfortable with, I wouldn't force something in my child's stomach to make them uncomfortabley full just so I can sleep. Idk that's just me. @emilyyy96___

I was seriously wondering the same thing why some parents are giving their newborns rice when they know it's not recommended.

I agree with Emily ^

There's so many health concerns.. choking, obesity, inhaling pieces of the rice, constipation and other digestive problems, etc. I don't see how any good pediatrician would be okay with giving your baby something like that as a newborn. With a spoon at 4+months only. I know tons of parents who won't use baby cereal because of how "unnatural" it is.

@babynova12.5.14, that's why I put "IMO" which means in my opnion, which I'm entitled to. I have never once heard for a dr to say yes and put rice in their bottles. at 4 months drs give parents the go to try it, or prescribe it to them for various reseasons (acid reflux, weight gain, etc) but I don't think any newborns or babies below 4 months should get it, let alone through a bottle used as a thickener just so they can sleep. I went through my senior year of high school and worked with my oldest daughter and I never once did that, no matter how tired I was. people sell all kinds of stuff. read the label on the Gerber cereal, it'll say 6+ months.

don't judge people saying there lazy... some doctors do say to do it.. not for sleep but to put on weight. and once they reach 4+ months they can have it. so don't go around saying mothers on here are lazy. if rice or oatmeal was that bad why would Gerber and every store out there sell it? @emilyyy96___ I'm just saying don't assume people are lazy. a lot of moms on here work there ass off.

IMO: it's cause they're being lazy and they're tired and want their baby to sleep. my daughter nursed every single 30 mins the first 2 months and I was extremely tired but I did it. rice is a filler and those babies are just learning how to digest milk or formula let alone rice which is making them constipated.