2 Month Old Baby Rice Cereal Milk

For every 1 oz.

2 month old baby rice cereal milk.

Have you tried pace feeding. At 2 months he was still eating every 1 5 to 2 hours. He is now a strapping two year old. A 2 month old baby s tummy is still developing.

My 4 month old eats every 2 5 to 3 hours still. There are videos on youtube it will help him to slow down so he doesn t gulp the whole bottle down in two minutes. Of rice cereal for every 2 oz. To start the introduction process mix 1 to 2 tablespoons of iron fortified rice cereal with 4 to 6 tablespoons of formula breast milk or water.

Adding solid foods to your baby s diet is a big milestone and you may be wondering when to begin the process and what foods to start with. Discussion in baby club started by 22carly22 oct 8 2011. In the past single grain infant cereals have been the traditional first choice when transitioning to solid foods with rice cereal being one of the more popular ones. Typically you add 1 tablespoon 14 78 ml of rice cereal to every 4 tablespoons 60ml of formula or breast milk for example if you are currently feeding your infant 8 tablespoons of formula you must add 2 tablespoons of rice cereal.

The specific amount to add depends on your situation. Of formula or expressed breast milk while the american academy of family physicians recommends 2 to 3 tbsp. Of formula or expressed breast milk. My nephew was on hungry baby milk at 8 weeks then some baby rice from 10 weeks.

A two month old should not get rice cereal unless they have severe reflux their immature bellies really can t handle it. For example the national diseases information clearinghouse website recommends 1 tbsp. Also rice cereal has no nutritional value other than iron it doesnt bmp make sense tobadd empty calories at this age. Some people mix rice cereal with fruit juice too.

Rice cereal 2 months old. I would start feeding baby smaller bottles every 2 3 hours. Their little bodies need all the nutrition they can get. Newborns are perfectly capable of digesting breast milk and formula but their intestines aren t ready to fully handle cereal.

If you re giving cereal gradually thicken the consistency by using less liquid. Add the rice cereal to the bottle. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 next 22carly22 well known member. The cereal can move slowly through a baby s body which can cause an upset stomach constipation gas and pain.

Jan 19 2011. Adding rice cereal to baby s evening bottle is a common practice by many parents who want to fill their baby s belly in the hopes it will help them sleep more.