Did you also get the drs concent to start the rice cereal?

Did they say if yours is gaining too much or not enough?

@ciraclesmiracle i agree. babies grow at their own rate. My mil always says my son doesn't eat enough cause hes skinny and tries to compare him to her other grandson. Hes 2 and super chunky. But me and my SO aren't big. We're petite. Her other grandsons dad is chubby. thats where he gets it from. our dr said our son is right on track with his growth.

@Logansmama, she shouldn't be comparing your son to any other babies. They all grow at their own rate. It's not a competition to get your baby as fat as possible as quickly as possible!

@ciraclesmiracle,

I am! And for him to take his mom aside really sucks. She thinks he need to eat the rice cereal in the morning and night. She's way to pushy

It's breastmilk. I told my bf that I didn't want to do the cereal today because logan only ate cereal and not any milk and that that should not happen. I don't want to do formula at all. She keeps pushing it cause logan isn't gaining weight like crazy, because hes having trouble taking the bottle. And she's always comparing this little girl that she watches to him because she's born a day after him. @andrewsmommy

I started formula at 3 weeks cause cluster feeding ruined my nips lol but either way baby needs milk

I gave my son rice cereal to start solids. After a while he didnt want it anymore. Then I started it in his bottle to get him to sleep longer. Didnt help so we stopped. i agree with @ciraclesmiracle breastmilk is what he should be on or his formula. Baby cant tell them hes hungry!

@Logansmama, I would be absolutely furious if I were you. Why aren't they feeding him the breastmilk before the formula and rice cereal? How do they know he's hungry if they're not even giving him the milk you left especially for him??? No shame to formula feeding mothers--I think formula is fine--but breastmilk is amazing. Our bodies adapt to produce exactly the milk that our babies need on any given day. The fat content and nutrients actually change based upon our baby's saliva, which sends messages to the mother's body to tell it what kind of milk to produce. You cannot buy that in a can! And I agree with @andrewsmommy rice cereal is junk. It's nutritionally devoid and actually keeps baby from adequately absorbing nutrients from breastmilk. You need to get your man to take your side. His mother raised her children as she wanted, and now it's your turn to raise your babies the way you want!

You should stop the cereal. throw it away so she can't give him any. And if she tries to feed him some simply find someone else to take care of him if you can. bf is obviously on his moms side. he should be putting his foot down and telling her no no rice cereal. Baby needs his milk. is it breastmilk or formula? or do you do both

@andrewsmommy,

That's what I keep trying to tell them that it's not suppose to replace the milk. I didn't even want to start but bfs mom kept pushing it so I did it to shut her up. It's hard when we live with her.

I don't even know but it makes me feel awful they're like pump more, but I mean what is more gonna do if he doesn't even drink all I already have for him. @ciraclesmiracle and hes almost 5 months and last appointment he weighed 15 pounds

He doesnt even need rice cereal it really doesn't do anything but let baby feel what solids are gonna be. It doesn't really feed them.

That's awful! Why would they want to feed formula when you have nature's perfect food right there for your baby?!?