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So my little one will be 4 months on Aug 2. For the longest time he was only waking up 1-2x a night to eat (I am nursing) but now he is up every 1-2 hours. I am thinkIng maybe he isn't getting full enough. When is a good time tO start cereal or baby food. Many ppl have told me 4 months & that I could probably start now but I have also heard that a new recommendation is not to start any solids until 6 months!? What are you doing? Any feedback would be great! Thanks!
Sounds like a growth spurt. It should pass soon Grant nursed often last night too We are starting at 6 months and also nursing, though we're skipping cereal because I've read it's just empty calories. Much of the research surrounding solids says 4 months is too early for their little bodies and digestive systems. Not to say we wouldn't start at 5.5 months if I thought my little one was ready... But I wouldn't do 4 months for sure. A few mom friends have told me or didn't help their little ones sleeping either. Right now and until 1 year their primary food source should be breast milk or formula and food is just for fun so if he's not getting enough, I'd work on that first.
Ugh I wasn't done! Dumb phone. Kellymom has great resources on boosting milk supply if you think it's not a growth spurt. Hope he gets back to sleeping good for you again!!
we're waiting until 6 months to start food. I've heard of something called 4 month sleep regression....it could also be a growth spurt like Melissa pointed out.
5-6 months actually I might wait til six months and let my husband be the first one to feed her since he is gone until then. I know he would enjoy that.
Our pedi gave us the green light to start cereal at their 4 month appt, because they're taking in so much formula. They're 5 months old now, and we still haven't started. We'll probably wait for 6 months or so.
We won't start til 6 months. We tried at 4 months with my son but he wasn't ready. Kaylin looks at our food like she would totally jump us and steal it but she's still got the tongue reflex really bad so i don't feel like she's ready or will be ready anytime soon.
Closer to six months for us also. I don't know anything about sereal being good/bad, so I'll have to research that.
It's not necessarily bad, just doesn't serve much of a nutritive purpose since it doesn't really have any nutrients in it. Just iron. It's usually recommended as a first food if allergies are a concern I think.
We will be waiting until 6 months, at least. But honestly I'm waiting to see when her tongue reflex goes away, when she can sit up well, and looks ready vs a specific date. We also won't do cereal. We never did with my son, except to thicken some foods.
I think some people get caught up in the idea that you have to give them food, but really it's just there to help them learn how to eat for when they do eventually wean. Granted, I did use it as a supplement when my milk supply had gone down by 11 months or so.
my dr gave us the ok to try at 4 months but idk if we will. basically with DS we tried at like 4.5 months and he just spit everything out, so we tried again at 6 months. we also mixed cereal with pumped BM. that way it has the same basic taste as BM but different texture to get him used to the act of eating. unless the girls are better eaters then DS was, starting him on anything that tasted too strong resulted in it just getting spit out.
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actually I might wait til six months and let my husband be the first one to feed her since he is gone until then. I know he would enjoy that.
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