2 Month Old Baby Rice Cereal Milk

There are videos on youtube it will help him to slow down so he doesn t gulp the whole bottle down in two minutes.

2 month old baby rice cereal milk.

Of formula or expressed breast milk. Discussion in baby club started by 22carly22 oct 8 2011. Of formula or expressed breast milk while the american academy of family physicians recommends 2 to 3 tbsp. To start the introduction process mix 1 to 2 tablespoons of iron fortified rice cereal with 4 to 6 tablespoons of formula breast milk or water.

A 2 month old baby s tummy is still developing. Rice cereal 2 months old. Some people mix rice cereal with fruit juice too. Of rice cereal for every 2 oz.

For every 1 oz. Also rice cereal has no nutritional value other than iron it doesnt bmp make sense tobadd empty calories at this age. Adding rice cereal to baby s evening bottle is a common practice by many parents who want to fill their baby s belly in the hopes it will help them sleep more. Have you spoken to your pediatrician.

Their little bodies need all the nutrition they can get. Typically you add 1 tablespoon 14 78 ml of rice cereal to every 4 tablespoons 60ml of formula or breast milk for example if you are currently feeding your infant 8 tablespoons of formula you must add 2 tablespoons of rice cereal. At 2 months he was still eating every 1 5 to 2 hours. My 4 month old eats every 2 5 to 3 hours still.

For example the national diseases information clearinghouse website recommends 1 tbsp. If you re giving cereal gradually thicken the consistency by using less liquid. Adding solid foods to your baby s diet is a big milestone and you may be wondering when to begin the process and what foods to start with. Newborns are perfectly capable of digesting breast milk and formula but their intestines aren t ready to fully handle cereal.

In the past single grain infant cereals have been the traditional first choice when transitioning to solid foods with rice cereal being one of the more popular ones. The specific amount to add depends on your situation. A two month old should not get rice cereal unless they have severe reflux their immature bellies really can t handle it. Mix cereal with 4 to 5 teaspoons breast milk or formula.

Have you tried pace feeding. Add the rice cereal to the bottle. I would start feeding baby smaller bottles every 2 3 hours. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 next 22carly22 well known member.

It will be very runny increase to 1 tablespoon of pureed food or 1 tablespoon of cereal mixed with breast milk or formula twice a day. My nephew was on hungry baby milk at 8 weeks then some baby rice from 10 weeks.