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Started but I'm stopping
« on: April 17, 2009, 20:16:08 pm »
My baby is 4 months old today.  Two weeks ago he wasn't making it even 2 hours between feeds (EBF) and I talked to the nurse and we agreed to start rice cereal.  Well, he wasn't eating much of it at all.  In fact, he doesn't want it more often than not.  Somedays he'd eat 2 tablespoons of cereal made with an oz of formula but mostly he'd barely get in a few bites.  I tried adding pears a few days ago and it hasn't gotten any better.  I really think that it was too early and that he was in a growth spurt and not quite ready to start solids.  He's been constipated and waking more at night from, I think, a tummy ache.  I haven't given him any cereal today (and if you count that he didn't eat it even when offered yesterday) and he's a much happier baby.

So, I'm going to hold off giving him anymore for a month or so.  Is that bad to start then stop?

DS 1 took to solids like a fish to water at this same age, but DS 2...not so much
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Re: Started but I'm stopping
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2009, 20:19:48 pm »
I started and stopped - I think if they are not ready then there is no problem in doing this - especially before 6 mths.

And I think it is really hard to wean when you need to spend ages on baby rice as it is just sooooo constipating.
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Re: Started but I'm stopping
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2009, 02:14:54 am »
I started and stopped too. When lo got a sore tummy from the rice cereal we stopped for a couple of weeks and started again. There's no problem as its not part of a set routine yet and obviously he's not ready for it. Once we started again, he was fine with it and now loves his food!!!!! HTH
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Re: Started but I'm stopping
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2009, 03:26:09 am »
Just wanted to add that I know alot of moms who skipped the rice cereal entirley with their second lo's....and if God blesses me with another baby I will do the same. The rice cereal caused nothing but trouble for us!!!! 
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Re: Started but I'm stopping
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2009, 12:04:08 pm »
Thank you ladies! :-*
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Re: Started but I'm stopping
« Reply #5 on: April 18, 2009, 20:14:59 pm »
I never ever gave Enfys rice cereal!  I'd heard so many say how it was constipating, upset the tummy, etc, so I never bothered.  Went straight to Weetabix at around 8 months.
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