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At what age did you start feeding your little one rice/cereal?

On the back of the box it says between 3 1/2- 4 months... is that right?
Seems so soon, If I started now (Rylees 4ms) would I do a bit every bottle? or just for lunch time?

Shes taking 7oz now.


What do/did you do?

cheeky_carrie

I started giving Ebonii rice when she was 9 weeks and she totally loved it shes now 17 weeks and on 3 small meals ( veg and fruit purees) a day alongside her milk (7-9oz bottles)

edit... copied this from another thread i replied to lol

when we started her tho it was just a few small spoonfuls of rice for about a week then small tastes (purees) and Ive gradually given her more and more

best time to try is when LO isnt too tired and is fairly happy

my routine is ...

gets up roughly 9am ... baby cereal with 7oz bottle I use some of that to mix cereal tho

12.30-1 another bottle along with veg or fruit puree

bottle milk around 4

then at around 6.30-7 she has savoury boxed heinz food(just add water ) or veg or fruit puree with some water or baby juice

then 7.30-8 milk around 7-9oz and she goes down to sleep and thats her till next morning

within 2-3 weeks of starting Ebonii on rice she was on 3 small meals a day

MarchBaby

I started Colton at 9 weeks as well. Right now he just has a fruit/veggie puree around 9am; and has cereal right before bed. I give him 5-6oz bottle and then 2-3oz more with cereal.

VanWest

Here they say don't give baby cereal in a bottle and to feed it to the baby in the spoon, not sure why but thats what it says, My doctor said not to start intill 6 months.But every baby is different

TashaAndBump

Just gave Anna her first taste of baby rice today The box says 4 months but she always seems so hungry and I thought that a bit of propper food might help her to feel more satisfied... She took three spoonfuls and loved it - seems to have done the trick in chearing her up this evening too

She couldn't eat after every feed lol 3 spoonfuls was enough for her, I reckon maybe once a day, or once every 2 days or so...

But every baby is different - just take it at their pace, there is no right or wrong with babies as they are all different - there is just a right-for-this-baby, sort of thing. If that makes sense lol

Does anyone else think it's stupid that the pack says to throw it away after 4 weeks? What kind of baby could eat a whole box of baby rice in 4 weeks?!

[edit - Has anyone else found themselves wanting to taste it? I know it's made with my milk so kind of icky, but it just smells so nummy I was tempted to finish Anna's bowl off for her! lol]

Margerle

Didn't you also crave burnt toast?

~KACI~

There's a peach porriage and OH loves that!!

cheeky_carrie

you'd be surprised how quick that rice disappears lol

and yeah i taste everything thats prob why im a fat cow

TashaAndBump

Haha yes, don't remind me! lol Can't stand to even think about the stuff now - makes me feel sick

Doesn't anyone else think that baby rice smells nummy?

marley2580

I've tasted it and tbh I can see why Kaya doesn't like it - I prefer the strawberries and apple she had today lol