https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 07:24:18 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-cereal-for-reflux-question#post-982093 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:02:09 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 982093@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd keep it. It's not much calories and the thickness helps. We use pre-thickened formula with bm and then do solids later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-cereal-for-reflux-question#post-981926 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 15:13:37 +0000 Mrs. Polish 981926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LuLu Mom: I didn't even think of that!</p> <p>@mamamoose: he gets three bottles so 3 tbsp/day. I think taking him down to two would be managable.</p> <p>@mslipgloss: his is thankfully not bad enough to require medicine. While he does spit up a lot, he isn't in pain so his Dr told me to try the cereal. I'm hoping that starting solids will help with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-cereal-for-reflux-question#post-981872 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:52:17 +0000 MsLipGloss 981872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: My LO had horrible reflux (she eventually had to have surgery), so my recommendation would be to see a Ped GI specialist. If I had sought a specialist sooner, my LO would have slept better not to mention that her quality of life would have been significantly improved. Specialists may also give you access to better meds, like Prevacid and Prilosec (my Ped would only prescribe Zantac which never made a dent in my LO's reflux), which could eliminate the need for adding cereal entirely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-cereal-for-reflux-question#post-981855 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:46:31 +0000 MamaMoose 981855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Polish: How many bottles is he getting a day? I'm guessing 6? 6 tablespoons of cereal plus adding solids does seem like a lot to me. I somtimes mix cereal into my LO's purees to get the extra iron into her but no more than 2 TBs a day. If I were you I would probably try to gradually cut down on the cereal in each bottle as you add solids into the routine. Adding solids should help with the spit up so you likely will find you don't need as much cereal any how. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-cereal-for-reflux-question#post-981851 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:45:43 +0000 LuLu Mom 981851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were told the same thing, I started putting the cereal mixed in with the solids instead of the bottle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-cereal-for-reflux-question#post-981841 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:43:17 +0000 Mrs. Polish 981841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone this afternoon? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-cereal-for-reflux-question#post-980148 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:42:26 +0000 Mrs. Polish 980148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@edelweiss: I might call before I start purees just to get their input. His dr was very hands off when he said we could start. Basically, no advice. Just "go for it". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-cereal-for-reflux-question#post-980096 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:20:25 +0000 edelweiss 980096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i don't have experience with this, but i would probably keep the cereal/bottle combo if it's been working, even when i add purees to the diet. i'm hesitant to mess with things. although do you want to check with your pediatrician to see if s/he recommends trying the bottle without the cereal and seeing if isaiah can still keep it down? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/solids-and-cereal-for-reflux-question#post-980011 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 06:25:45 +0000 Mrs. Polish 980011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're getting ready to start purees. Isaiah gets 1tbsp of oatmeal cereal in each bottle per his doctors recommendation. When we start solids do I keep putting the cereal in his bottle or stop doing it? I don't want to overfeed him, and that seems like a lot. </p>