Any1 put baby rice/porridge in bottle, If so how much ??

[holidaysan]

'Immatue gut'

Maybe you should research early weaning and the terrible effects it can have.

Why research when we have an expert on here

 

[Lianne1986]

ppl are only trying to help u.

why dont u ask ur DR or HV if u can do it, im sure they will give u the right answer.

 

[summer rain]

Advice changes for good reasons, and I don't know where you are but in the UK it was always strongly medically advised against putting rice (or mashed potato or rusks or anything else) in a baby bottle. Words fail me...

 

[holidaysan]

ppl are only trying to help u.

why dont u ask ur DR or HV if u can do it, im sure they will give u the right answer.

I did, if you read the post properly you'd see i was asking if people have done it, if so how much. I didn't ask if i can or can't do it! Like i said i didn't want a debate. Why post if you have no advice to give? I'm not aiming this post at you but there has been alot of comments that have nothing to do with my question!

 

[bigbetty]

Actually the comments are very relevant. You asked whether people had done it - most people said no and gave reasons why not. Just because you don't like the advice doesn't make it wrong.

I don't know if you read it but I answered this question in your thread in the formula section.

I advised why it's not recommended to give solids before 17wks but also said that if you really feel it is necessary that it's best to give them on a spoon rather than put it in the bottle because it's less of a choking hazard.

 

[xnewxmummyx]

can i just say whether its right or wrong -- i put rice in isobelles bottles just 1 teaspoon and she was fine. it helped alot, altough i only did it for 1 week cos my conscience got the better of me..

i dont see how it can be a chokin hazard when the rice is the same consitency as formula? if your stir/shake well there are no problems.

just my thought id stick my neb in..

xx

 

[CeriB]

I will never understand why people ask questions that they are not prepared to hear the answers of. If you ask for advise or opionions - be prepared to hear some!

 

[justlove]

this same thread debate is also going on in the weaning section.

 

[skunkpixie]

I think that in some exceptional circumstances adding baby rice is ok. My friends son was a big boy and was draining 9oz bottles of hungry baby milk at 3 months and still crying for more. What other choice did she have? Her health visitor was aware she was doing it. I would still say always consult your health visitor or doctor before going ahead with it as there may be other things you can try first. Good luck x

 

[ellismum]

I think that in some exceptional circumstances adding baby rice is ok. My friends son was a big boy and was draining 9oz bottles of hungry baby milk at 3 months and still crying for more. What other choice did she have? Her health visitor was aware she was doing it. I would still say always consult your health visitor or doctor before going ahead with it as there may be other things you can try first. Good luck x

There is another choice. The other choice to use a spoon which is also alot safer.

 

[skunkpixie]

I think that in some exceptional circumstances adding baby rice is ok. My friends son was a big boy and was draining 9oz bottles of hungry baby milk at 3 months and still crying for more. What other choice did she have? Her health visitor was aware she was doing it. I would still say always consult your health visitor or doctor before going ahead with it as there may be other things you can try first. Good luck x

There is another choice. The other choice to use a spoon which is also alot safer.

Im guessing she might have tried this first, Im not sure. Shes not an irresponsible person and was working it through with her healh visitor. The out come was putting 1 spoon of baby rice in her sons bottles which saw him through until she could wean him at 4 months.

 

[aliss]

I put rice cereal in my boy's bottle once and he got severe stomach cramps...

I suppose whether or not it "does them harm" depends on who you ask.

 

[xnewxmummyx]

I think that in some exceptional circumstances adding baby rice is ok. My friends son was a big boy and was draining 9oz bottles of hungry baby milk at 3 months and still crying for more. What other choice did she have? Her health visitor was aware she was doing it. I would still say always consult your health visitor or doctor before going ahead with it as there may be other things you can try first. Good luck x

There is another choice. The other choice to use a spoon which is also alot safer.

how?

a baby at 3months may not know how to take food from the front of their mouth to the back, hence popping half a teapsoon in bottle will allow baby to swollow with the milk

 

[ellismum]

Control. When Feeding by spoon you don't shove it into the back of the throat whereas the teat sits far back into the mouth with a bottle. Also, if they are unable to take something from the front to the back is a pretty good sign that they are not ready. Why force feed which IMO it is!

 

[xnewxmummyx]

ok well that is your opinion and others have theirs.

it isnt an excuse but for the week I tried it with Isobelle she was fine no choking or anything, this isnt to say it will work for other babies but thats not down to me, or anyone else, to say whether or not the mother should try what she wants.

 

[special_kala]

Control. When Feeding by spoon you don't shove it into the back of the throat whereas the teat sits far back into the mouth with a bottle. Also, if they are unable to take something from the front to the back is a pretty good sign that they are not ready. Why force feed which IMO it is!

If they cant take it off a spoon then that just shows their not ready surely?!

Also this whole "advice changes" stuff....Im pretty sure they used to encourage people to smoke so does that mean we should all ignore the fact that smoking kills and say "well it used to be ok"

 

[xnewxmummyx]

at the end of the day, we are parents to our children and we all want whats best for them, 1 decision we make might be completely different to another persons decision, but what right do we have to judge that?

fair enough, we come on here to ask questions and seek advice, we dont want a slanging match or childish "we should all ignore the fact that smoking kills and say "well it used to be ok" <<< comments like this.

i wouldnt walk up to a lady sat in the street feeding her 3month old chocolate, and no i dont agree to it, and start preaching the rights and wrongs to her, I would leave her to her own desicion and beliefs and let deal with the consequences, if any.

smoking in pregnancy isnt right, women still do it.
weaning before 6months isnt recommended, people still do it.
putting baby in own room before 6months isnt recommended, people still do it.
co-sleeping isnt recommended, people still do it.

there are guidelines with everything so people dont sue, thats all they are, guidelines, they aren't the holy grail

 

[special_kala]

If someone asked me if feeding a 3 month old chocolate was ok then i would say no it isnt....

There not just guidelines they are recommendations by people who know a whole lot more about this then us.

If a doctor recommended to you not to eat something because say it could cause you allergies, IBS, obesity then most adults would listen but it seems when making the same decision for their children they think its ok to ignore the advice of the people who know what they are talking about

 

[xnewxmummyx]

i dont think people ignore "dont eat that it will make you obese" rule lol!!

look at the country for christs sake!! im overweight so i know that for a fact.

i have said this before in another thread, if 1 baby tragically dies from choking, developing an allergy etc due to early weaning, then the WHO need to recommend that others dont wean early for example so that parents cant say "well there isnt any advice out there....." etc therefor the docs, specialists etc can say "well there are guidelines which state.." to cover their own backs basically..

if 1 baby dies because a bug that was found in pre-made formula, this is why they recommend making fresh bottles...

 

[special_kala]

Im pretty sure they base their studies on more then 1 baby