when did everyone start putting rice cereal in their babys bottle? Drew just turned 3 months…

@andrewsmommy, never… it is not recommended to put anything in the bottle except formula or breast milk… unless they have medical issues which requires it to occur (my oldest daughter I had to)

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@andrewsmommy, I tried it (at my mom's insistence that it would help) around 4-5 months, then never did it again because it did nothing.

@mommagotbump16 help with what? My mom and mother reccomened trying to because he might get full eating it. He usually drinks 4oz formula but still wants more. Give him another 2oz and he's full and will stay asleep. I emailed my doctor in the middle of the night asking him if its okay to try it so we'll see.

My first son's pediatrician suggested I try it when he was around 3-4 months old for night time bottles. She said it might make him sleep longer throughout the night. It didn't help it just made him bloated and fussy. He had sleeping issues until he was about 5 years old.

My mom thought it would keep him fuller longer, but it didn't. He was ebf and rice cereal is empty calories-they can be full on basically nothing. Just sounds like he needs more formula, even at 3 months (could be getting ready for a growth spurt) @andrewsmommy

@rochelleyayy yes thats another reason we want to try it so he can sleep longer. He now only gets up once in the middle of the night to eat. He just seems to not get full.

But every baby is different. Rice cereal worked for my sister in law and her 2 kids so maybe it will for mines.

it works differently for each baby I give my son cereal but only his morning bottle and before he goes to bed . throughout the day it's just straight formula.

my son is 4 months

@mommagotbump16 Yeah i dont breastfeed anymore. I had to stop when he was 3 weeks due to wrong latching and cracked bleeding nipples :/ worst pain ever. I really want to breastfeed again so I'm taking fenugreek capsules and trying to pump every 2 hours but its difficult when he just won't stay asleep because he's not full. We've been giving him 6oz and he gets full then. With a little prune tea to help his digestive system

@capri2015 how is he at night with it?

he sleeps great but if your baby is teething too it may not help that much . I give my son teething tablets and he wakes up early sometimes . but every baby is different @andrewsmommy

@capri2015 Omg yes i believe he's starting to teeth. i always say "hes trying to eat his toys again!" and my mother says he's teething. He chews and drools like crazy! Doesn't really complain about it. As long as his teething toy is around or his hand is free, he'll be fine chewing on those lol My mother in law bought him the tablets but forgot to grab them before I came back to my house

the tablets will save you a lot girl @andrewsmommy my son doesn't care for chewing on toys . he rather chew on his hand or blankie

@capri2015 his toys gets soaked lol like his little stuffed animals. My mom bought him a choopie (what we call his pacifier) type of teething thing that had ridges and boy can he chew on that thing for hours! He chews on his hand and blankie also.

my son is so picky with pacifiers @andrewsmommy