https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 21:36:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-sleep-regression-amp-cereal#post-66783 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:58:44 +0000 StbHisMrs 66783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm with you on the sleep regression, although it started at 2 months for her right after her shots. Before that she was sleeping through the night.<br /> I was coming here to read up on rice cereal too, isn't it funny how these 2 are hitting everything at the same time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-sleep-regression-amp-cereal#post-66255 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:46:57 +0000 Mrs. Bee 66255@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yes wait until 6 months. the 4 month sleep regression occurs because your baby is much more alert, and not because they're hungry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-sleep-regression-amp-cereal#post-66253 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:37:12 +0000 Green Thumb 66253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, I think the maternal instincts are going to win this one. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-sleep-regression-amp-cereal#post-66135 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:21:30 +0000 Andrea 66135@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did cereal at 5.5 months. I also don't believe that it helps with sleep. I personally would hang in there with the sleep instead of starting cereal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-sleep-regression-amp-cereal#post-66133 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:19:45 +0000 heffalump 66133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard that it's an old wives tale and doesn't help with sleep. My doctor said to wait till 6 months before any solids, but he also said that if we wanted we could get the formula that's thickened with cereal to help with her reflux when she was 3 months (we didn't because she had a constipation issue).... so I guess it's not the end of the world if you did it earlier. </p> <p>But personally I wouldn't give my LO cereal for sleep just because I don't believe it would work. Hope your LO's sleep gets better and you can get some rest! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-sleep-regression-amp-cereal#post-65995 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:40:16 +0000 chopsuey 65995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started just a little bit of cereal at around month 5. She didn't like it though so I stopped. LO was EBF too and is still nursing about 90% of the time at 10 months old.<br /> Do what makes you comfortable and go with your gut feeling!<br /> Her sleep will/should get better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-sleep-regression-amp-cereal#post-65990 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:34:25 +0000 Rubies 65990@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In EVERYTHING that I've read about starting solids they all said NEVER to put cereal in the bottle. EVER. The sleep-thing will solve itself - I wouldn't give your LO solids just yet. Maybe formula? But no solids. Talk to your baby's doctor - all of this is just from my experience and opinion! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-sleep-regression-amp-cereal#post-65973 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:09:41 +0000 BabyLove 65973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the same exeperience. LO was 4 months when she stopped sleeping through the night. A lot of people suggested that to me. I didn't listen. I was adamantly against it until 6 months. She'll be 6 months in 2 weeks, we just tried cereal a few times this week. She's still not a good sleeper so I'm glad I didn't even bother trying so early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/4-month-sleep-regression-amp-cereal#post-65969 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:57:31 +0000 Green Thumb 65969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is going through the 4 month sleep regression. Everyone is telling me to start putting some cereal in a bottle for her at night but she's been exclusively breastfed her whole life and cereal so soon just doesn't sit right with me as I view it as a form of supplementation, which I was really trying to avoid.</p> <p>When did you start cereal? </p>