Not really supposed to put it in a bottle ever, but around 4 to 6 months is usually when doctors recommend starting solids, just spoon feed small amounts mixed real thin at first til baby gets the hang of it 😄 a lot of people do add it to a bottle so no judgement just passing on the info I have, it's not safe to mix it in the bottle it can choke the baby, according to what I've read.....
@hellosweetie, thank you :) you seemed sincerely helpful with your response im a first time mom and my mother in law told me i could put it in her bottle and i didnt know thag it was bad.. these other girls were rude and made me feel stupid
@savvysmom, no worries! Honestly it is a old fashioned thing to do, which is prob why your mother in law suggested....just to make you feel better and not feel pressured to listen to her, it is NOT proven that your baby will sleep longer when given anything to thicken the milk! In fact, a breastfed baby may sleep through the night but then a baby given rice cereal may wake every few hours! I mean they are right in saying there's no nutritional value, cuz there really isn't, cuz babies only NEED breast milk or formula for really the first year of their life...it's good to teach them about swallowing solids around the 6 month mark though 😄 if you ever have any other questions sweetie just let me know, I can try and help ya out and I'll do it without judgement 😊
I gave my daughter rice cereal in her bottle an she did great with it. she used to eat every hour an could never get full so I tried it an she could actually stay fuller longer an seemed much happier. so don't worry what anyone else thinks you know what's best for your baby.
Alexandra McMillan·
Мама двоих (младенец), ждёт третьего
Not really supposed to put it in a bottle ever, but around 4 to 6 months is usually when doctors recommend starting solids, just spoon feed small amounts mixed real thin at first til baby gets the hang of it 😄 a lot of people do add it to a bottle so no judgement just passing on the info I have, it's not safe to mix it in the bottle it can choke the baby, according to what I've read.....
Rachel·
putting it in the bottle is really lazy... not trying to be rude or anything...
christine·
i think cereal is lazy . no nutritional value at all !
Sarah·
Мама дочки-младенца
@hellosweetie, thank you :) you seemed sincerely helpful with your response im a first time mom and my mother in law told me i could put it in her bottle and i didnt know thag it was bad.. these other girls were rude and made me feel stupid
Alexandra McMillan·
Мама двоих (младенец), ждёт третьего
@savvysmom, no worries! Honestly it is a old fashioned thing to do, which is prob why your mother in law suggested....just to make you feel better and not feel pressured to listen to her, it is NOT proven that your baby will sleep longer when given anything to thicken the milk! In fact, a breastfed baby may sleep through the night but then a baby given rice cereal may wake every few hours! I mean they are right in saying there's no nutritional value, cuz there really isn't, cuz babies only NEED breast milk or formula for really the first year of their life...it's good to teach them about swallowing solids around the 6 month mark though 😄 if you ever have any other questions sweetie just let me know, I can try and help ya out and I'll do it without judgement 😊
Melissa Frattinger·
Мама дочки-младенца
I gave my daughter rice cereal in her bottle an she did great with it. she used to eat every hour an could never get full so I tried it an she could actually stay fuller longer an seemed much happier. so don't worry what anyone else thinks you know what's best for your baby.
Sarah·
Мама дочки-младенца
@melissafrattinger, thank you :) that really helps