https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 26 Jun 2026 01:53:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696760 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:01:50 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 696760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amelieisme: no mechanism that I know of... Just correlation. I'll look into it, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696670 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:49:06 +0000 SleepyMonkey 696670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my pedi said it had no nutritional value and constipation is a side effect, so i think i'll skip it and just start with veggie purees... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696636 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:22:58 +0000 Amelieisme 696636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: What is the proposed mechanism that leads to adulthood obesity? I don't do rice cereal...just curious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696387 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:29:04 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 696387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: yeah, it's totally useless to mix into pumped milk. I mean it's empty calories and only used for thickness to relieve reflu. So, if BM is going to break it down to the point of no thickness, then why use it, ya know? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696377 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:18:54 +0000 immabeetoo 696377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: yikes! I didn't research that closely because cutting dairy and chocolate completely cut out our reflux. But that sounds scary! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696373 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:09:59 +0000 sumer08 696373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely don't recommend it. My pedi said absolutely not! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696371 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:09:10 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 696371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: there are some major issues with gel thickeners. Most were designed for adults and at least one caused NEC in babies which is really bad and requires surgery. (I think it was simply thick.) Just FYI for anyone reading. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696348 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:53:28 +0000 immabeetoo 696348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs Green Grass: that makes sense. I thought I'd read something about using gel thickener if it was with breastmilk and that's probably why. I was looking at medical alternatives to reflux meds; though I've had several relatives suggest it for longer sleep. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696318 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:23:58 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 696318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: breast milk breaks it down so it has to be used quickly...not sure what then happens in the stomach </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696298 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:08:58 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 696298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bad for risk of obesity and diabetes in the future. I'm not a fan! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696294 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:06:52 +0000 immabeetoo 696294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Doesn't it react differently with formula than breastmilk? I thought I read that but maybe I'm confused.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696261 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:43:51 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 696261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rice cereal is definitely a helper for reflux, but other than that, I wouldn't do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696247 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:31:20 +0000 loveisstrange 696247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@kml636: She was about 5-6 months old? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696232 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 12:21:35 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 696232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did this and it helped him sleep NOT because it filled him up or it is magical...but because it was heavy and it sat in his stomach instead of sloshing around and coming up. My son had terrible spit up &amp; acid reflux. He could sleep because it hurt so much. Our ped rec rice cereal to kind of weigh the milk down and keep it down. My son felt immediate relief and was able to sleep instead of being woken up out of pain.<br /> We stopped at maybe 12w? Maybe 16w and nothing changed with his sleep. He still slept like a saint even without RC. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-696189 Sat, 06 Apr 2013 11:53:57 +0000 kml636 696189@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@zippylef: I'm seriously considering trying this because I just don't think all the people telling me that it helps could be wrong! How old was your LO when you started this? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-292284 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:58:07 +0000 loveisstrange 292284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did it and I do and, honestly, I do think it helps. The first night I did it, she slept an extra hour and continued to do so every night. I tried to stop for one night and she was all over the place. </p> <p>Doctors can say what they want but I know that it worked for us.</p> <p>I will say that C has always been an excellent night sleeper. She started sleeping 6-7 hours overnight at 2 weeks old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-292228 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:36:58 +0000 ohapostrophe 292228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's not a good idea for a few different reasons: <a href="http://kellymom.com/nutrition/starting-solids/solids-sleep/" rel="nofollow">http://kellymom.com/nutrition/starting-solids/solids-sleep/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-292226 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:36:45 +0000 BananaPancakes 292226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally a myth. I've been adding it since 8 weeks per my ped for his reflux, and it did not change his sleep one little bit. Solids haven't done anything for it, either. I don't believe sleep has anything to do with food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-292219 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:33:24 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 292219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Sammyfab: ditto! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-292215 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:31:12 +0000 Sammyfab 292215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it's a complete myth. I think baby sleep is 1) luck of the draw and 2) developmental.</p> <p>Plus, there's hardly any nutrition in rice cereal and it constipates...so I never bothered with it when we started with solids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-292209 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:27:21 +0000 Weagle 292209@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>People have told me this, but our ped said it's not cereal that makes a baby a good sleeper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-292205 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:23:20 +0000 kiddosc 292205@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard that putting cereal in the actual bottle is bad. If you feed cereal you should use a spoon. After doing some research on this I found that most experts say there is no truth to the statement that adding cereal before bed will help your baby sleep longer. There are a lot of mom's out there who swear it did help their baby sleep longer but just as many who said it didn't help at all. I'm sure it depends a lot on the individual baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-in-bottles#post-292188 Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:09:48 +0000 mediagirl 292188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had some people mention to me that they put rice cereal in their baby's last bottle to help them sleep. Have you done this? When did you start and did it help? </p> <p>I will talk to her pediatrician before doing anything. I'm just curious if anyone did this and if it helped. </p>