Giving Cereal before six months Erased and new edit.

[jilltruj369]

I thought this post got locked, who in their right mind unlocked it?

[TempestRayne]

[sati769leigh]

yup i was totally selfish at 3-4 months cause GOOD GOD i needed sleep of i was going go kill myself. wohoo for you honey! but my sons pediatrician said it was fine. and gosh golly i am gonna go with a Dr rather than a CEREAL SNOB on cafemom. (the cereal snob is from another thread)

[Chrystal_A]

 Clicked this subject so I could inform you its not a good idea confused lol i must of missed the drama again.

[KairisMama]

I started cereal at 2 months on my pediatrician's okay. I am talking one or two small spoonfuls TOTAL. The point was to get her used to the spoon and cereal for when I graduated her to eating more of it later on.

I've NEVER given it in a bottle.

[Chrystal_A]

 P.S i think any one who chooses to use cereal early should talk to thier dr first.

[wildflowerkej]

 I gave cereal to both of my kids at about 4 months, and they are both fine.  The pediatrician said that it was fine to do so.  Both of my kids would get up anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour a night, so yes I got literally no sleep at all.  It was the only way to get them to sleep at all.

[jilltruj369]

So you must be one of those selfish moms that would rather have an extra hour of sleep than caring for the health of your baby.

Quoting TempestRayne:

[Mary229]

I started my DS on solids at 4 months because the pediatrician said it was okay.  I didn't do it for the reason of sleep either.  I did it because I thought it was the right thing to do - I was following the doctor's instructions!  (And I did NOT put it in his bottle btw, he was eating off a spoon.)

[mama_l]

I completely agree with you.  Our bodies were made to deal with the non sleep of a new parent.  I know at times it doesn't seem like you can deal with it but the truth is you can.  I will never understand why anyone would want to add the risks that are associated with early solid introduction and through a bottle at that.  Since the decision has nothing to do with what is right for the child it is a very selfish decision to introduce solids for such a reason.

[mom2four1978]

Giving them cereal DOES NOT ruin a baby's digestive tract. As a matter of fact it is one of the prescribed (by doctors) treatments for infants who already have digestive tract issues. All four of my kids were on cereal from a week old and younger for medical reasons. The youngest has his NICU nurses mixing it up for him. Now I'm not saying it should be done for a healthy baby, I just had to set that straight.