When to give other foods than breastmilk - Infant Care (up to 18 months old) Message Board

roxyfoxy · 12-09-2005, 05:52 PM

I was wondering when everyone started their babies on cereal, water, anything other than breastmilk? I was told nothing until he was 6 mos. This seems odd since my baby is such a big eater and growing so fast. I feel drained some days because he eats so much. Is it wrong to give him formula every once in a while?

2fst · 12-09-2005, 06:06 PM

I started DS on cereal at 3.5 months. I just gave him a little rice cereal at night before bed. I didn't give him any other foods or cereals until he was 5 months. As to other then breastmilk, DS was formula fed. . .

hugs28 · 12-09-2005, 07:05 PM

I just started my ds on solids and he is now 4.5 months

Karen62705 · 12-09-2005, 07:27 PM

I started Justin on Cereal at 4 months....I added a little fruit to the cereal at 4.5 months. At 5 months we started all the fruits and veggies. This was per my doctors guidelines for formula fed babies, for breast fed babies they say that you could wait untill 6 months until starting anything, but don't have to.

MissChicopea · 12-10-2005, 07:56 AM

I plan on delaying solids until about 6-7 months. Then I will start with soft, mashed up, table foods like sweet potatoes, avocado, banana etc. I think we're going to skip right over the cereal. Since we're waiting so long to start I don't think it will be a problem. We're delaying because it takes awhile for a babies gut to develop and starting solids too soon ( in some children ) can irritate their systems and even cause them to develop food allergies.