rice cereal at 4 months...iron fortified or not?

[teezee]

i am about to introduce cereal to my 4 month old dd.  just wondering if i should be getting iron fortified cereal...any suggestions?

[Aarismom]

I use an iron-fortified cereal. However, if you give it to your lo and she gets constipated, then I would switch. Truth of the matter is though...your lo will probably get more on the bib than in the mouth, so it really won't matter!!

:lol:

*HUGS*
Sonya =P

[teezee]

already my lo only has a bowel movement once to twice a week max...always seems that the last day or two before she does that she's very uncomfortable but doc says its normal and not to use anything.  i am worried that if i start with iron fortified this prob will get out of hand...

[ambersmum]

At 4 months a baby doesn't need the extra iron (or so HV told me!) so I wouldn't risk the constipation. Really they are still getting all the need from milk at this age. To help with constipation, or avoid it starting, you could try pear and baby rice. Is worked for us! Introduce one first, then the other around 3 days later just to check there is no adverse reaction.

Good luck, solid food is loads of fun!