https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:02:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-829136 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:44:36 +0000 hellobeeboston 829136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-829090 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:34:13 +0000 runsyellowlites 829090@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: She had green mucousy stool &amp; a rash that didn't resolve until I cut it out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-829086 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:33:47 +0000 mrsjazz 829086@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bamblm: LO was 6 months exactly when we started solids with homemade purees (started with avocado and sweet potato). We did a mix of BLW and purees. In the beginning with oatmeal I'd grind up my steel cut oats in the baby bullet and make hers on the stovetop with water. I would separate the oatmeal into individual containers and add breast milk right before feeding it to her. I stopped grinding the oatmeal at about 8 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-829075 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:31:06 +0000 hellobeeboston 829075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: how did you find out P was wheat intolerant? did she have a reaction like hives?? I'm curious because I'm cautiously giving LO wheat early on - I have Celiac disease and am 100% gluten free, hoping he isn't though!</p> <p>@bamblm: it's funny you ask this - i was making oatmeal this morning and wondering when i could give it to him... we still use the powdered stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-829004 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:09:46 +0000 lavender 829004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We skipped rice cereal and started with baby oatmeal at 5 mths, mixed with either BM or formula. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-828979 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:03:07 +0000 looch 828979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bamblm: I have never prepared oatmeal in the microwave, always stovetop. I always prepared it with water, but sometimes I would add a splash of cows milk after it had cooled a bit to thin it out. I assume you could use the BM here, after it's cooled.</p> <p>I also always mix with fruit, usually a banana and berries. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-828889 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:39:04 +0000 regberadaisy 828889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bamblm: I never had extra breast milk so I just used water. And stove top! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-828883 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:38:00 +0000 bamblm 828883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: great tip about the coffee grinder!</p> <p>@looch: How did you cook it? I'd like to keep using breast milk to make it, but I don't want to microwave it, and i'm not sure about heating it on the stove.</p> <p>LO is almost seven months, so I don't think I'm supposed to use cow's milk yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-828856 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:30:26 +0000 looch 828856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've used both the rolled and steel cut oats for my son's oatmeal. I used to process the rolled into a powder so it would cook quickly, but there's really no need to even do that if it was cooked well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-828853 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:28:39 +0000 NavyRN2012 828853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have to thicken LOs formula due to reflux, and we use oatmeal instead of rice to avoid constipation. We haven't yet, but are planning on usin steel cut oats and blending them into a powder. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-828811 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:15:41 +0000 regberadaisy 828811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with homemade purees (roasted butternut squash) around 1 week shy of 6 months. At around 7.5 months we moved on to BLW. Somewhere there abouts I made her oatmeal from steel cut oats. Just used a coffee grinder to grind it into oatmeal powder. Approximately 1/4c powder to 1 cup liquid ratio. Works the same for brown rice powder as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-828776 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:07:46 +0000 runsyellowlites 828776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>P was around 8 mths old when I tried regular oatmeal (she was wheat intolerant &amp; our stores don't sell GF baby cereal). She didn't really eat any solids until after 9 months though.... We did a combo of blw &amp; purées. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/using-regular-oatmeal-instead-of-the-baby-cereal-oatmeal-powder#post-828762 Tue, 04 Jun 2013 08:04:22 +0000 bamblm 828762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old was your LO when you started/switched to regular oatmeal/porridge etc? And please let me know if you were either BLW or the traditional cereal/puree group, and how old LO was when you started solids. </p>