https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:20:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-question#post-712597 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:19:55 +0000 MaisyMay 712597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Doctor said bottle was fine since she's still young. It's a small amount of rice cereal to get her used to the taste. Thanks though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-question#post-712112 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:54:04 +0000 Running Elley 712112@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We gave rice cereal to our LO to help with his reflux and we did the exact same thing as @turtledoves. Once he was ready to start on solids everything we've given him has been with a spoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-question#post-712106 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:52:03 +0000 2PeasinaPod 712106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've never fed LO rice cereal in a bottle...we've always spoon fed the cereal. We started when he was showing signs that he was ready. We started with 1 tablespoon of rice cereal and a lot of formula to start to make it a lot more watery until he got use to it...then we started to make it thicker with less formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-question#post-712101 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:51:37 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 712101@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>By the way, I meant my Q in a non-judgey way...honestly I was just curious because if you're starting solids, you should start with a spoon. But, if you're doing it for reflux then that's a different story.<br /> With my son (severe reflux until 3m of age), our ped had him on Zantac (highest dose allowable) and it did nothing. So, he told me to put 1 teaspoon into every pumped bottle he had to lessen the reflux. It basically weighed down the milk &amp; prevented it from coming up. It worked like a charm and luckily for me, I was exclude let pumping at the time. He quickly got over the reflux and so I stopped the rice cereal entirely.<br /> Now at 6m, he does a mix of BLW &amp; purees. We don't do rice cereal because of its bland taste and lack of nutrients, to be honest.<br /> *It was 1 teaspoon to every oz and medium flow nipple. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-question#post-712097 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:50:42 +0000 Mrsbells 712097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes it is best to feed it from a spoon no matter how thin the consistency is. To be honest though rice cereal doesn't have a lot of nutritional value and can cause constipation, have you thought about trying veggie purees? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-question#post-712084 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:47:50 +0000 Arden 712084@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm trying to figure out why are you feeding it in a bottle? </p> <p>Personally I wouldn't feed rice cereal at all (for the same reasons others have mentioned) but that's just me... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-question#post-712066 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:42:12 +0000 Weagle 712066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old is she? If she's not able to sit while being supported and eat from a spoon (though, that's a learned skill), it's not necessary to start cereal. And I echo others, it shouldn't come from a bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-question#post-712064 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:41:11 +0000 LuLu Mom 712064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Under the advice of a doctor, we mixed in cereal with her bottle to see if it helped with her reflux, but it didn't make a difference so they told us to stop feeding in the bottle and mix with formula/BM and spoon feed it so she gets the hang of a spoon. You might want to check with your pedirician which way they want you to do it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-question#post-712030 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:30:17 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 712030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Why are you doing it in a bottle? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-question#post-712027 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:28:44 +0000 kiddosc 712027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's actually not recommended that you feed cereal in a bottle anymore unless directed by a doctor for something like reflux. We started E with 1-2 tablespoons of cereal mixed with some breastmilk/formula to a soupy consistency once a day fed with a spoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/rice-cereal-question#post-711995 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:14:34 +0000 MaisyMay 711995@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started LO on rice cereal last night, but I have some questions.<br /> How many bottles of rice cereal do you do a day?<br /> Did you use your regular nipples or buy a medium flow one?<br /> Any other advice or tips? She's too little to start BLW, but we want to do that later. </p>