I was watching Teen Mom 3, don't judge me, and saw that one of the moms gave her daughter a bottle with purées prunes (because she hasn't pooped), baby cereal (to thicken it), and milk.
Is that appropriate? I'm genuinely curious. I was under the impression that cereal in the bottle is a big fat no, but I've never heard of anyone putting purées in with milk...I guess it's like a baby smoothie...does that make it okay?
The baby is maybe a year old or younger, if that makes a difference? 
pineapple / 12234 posts
@hellocupcake: that's an odd combination. A purée in a bottle? It would be too thick I would imagine. Dairy makes people more constipated so I don't know why she would add the milk. I also always heard baby cereal in a bottle is a big no-no. I usually gave more water and heated prune purée when DD was constipated (6-8 months).
I've made fruit/veggie smoothies for DD since she was about 9 months and had already tried the fruits and veggies without a reaction (banana, kale, blueberries and Greek yogurt). She did fine with them in a straw cup. She never used a bottle since they were so thick.
persimmon / 1171 posts
@HLK208: right? I wasn't sure if I was missing something with the purée/milk combination. I guess it just really caught me off guard and was wondering if it's because she's young? Who told her to do that? I wondered if others had ever thought to do that...hmmm. Weird.
pineapple / 12053 posts
I would think its too thick for a bottle too. Combo seems weird but I was thinking breast milk not cows milk!
honeydew / 7589 posts
Odd. It could be worse. At least the child is older (one you said?) so it's not like she's putting this in a teeny baby's bottle, right?
grapefruit / 4649 posts
Strange, I guess if it isn't meant to replace a normal feeding it is fine? I guess really, if she put it in one of those refillable pouches for the baby I would just consider it relatively normal so I guess it isn't that big of a deal. Plus with as fast as some pediatricians toss out a prescription for miralax at least she tried prunes first!
honeydew / 7091 posts
At a year old, I think I will definitely be giving my baby a smoothie. No cereal, but various fruits and veggies
persimmon / 1171 posts
@birdofafeather: I know around here it's common for moms to put baby cereal in a bottle and just cut the nipple a little bigger to accommodate...I'm not sure if she did that, but I'm assuming, that's a possibility.
@Arden: I'm not sure just how old the baby was, but most of the time teen mom starts around the time the babies are 1, maybe a little younger...10 months?
@Cole: that's so true, I don't think I would have been as shocked if it was in a pouch. Interesting that presentation alone changes the perspective of the whole meal. (:
@swurlygurl: I definitely see giving her smoothies with fresh fruit, I've just never seen someone make it with purées. It caught me so off guard.
I'm glad I was able to ask on here since I guess in retrospect it doesn't seem as bad as when I first saw it. It makes more sense now that I think about it in terms of a full meal and not just a bottle full of purée and milk. (:
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