anyone give baby rice at 14 weeks?

[Geminski]

I despise the saying "mother knows best"
That's all I have to say on this topic as anything else is likely to be a waste of energy.

That is ur problem i think i know my own baby better then anyone else evryone is quick to judge ppl i never asked for advice where does it say that in any of my post i simply asked who has done it i didnt need a whole science lesson i know how to look after my baby and as i stated b4 i am aware of the guidelines and reasons behind it most of u are saying work at her to take more milk wel how then coz i cant force feed her she clealry doesnt want it and the one bit of baby rice i gave her anit gonna change anything to her or do her any harm like i said b4 im not stupid so u can all stop talking like i am in a first time mum and the reason i dont speak to my hv is coz she is useless so can u stop now as i had enoug.h now i didnt want this to turn into ehat it has done i only asked a question dont think i will posying in here anymore seeing as what u gave me wasnt even what i asked

 

[aliss]

This isn't an uncommon thing to do with reflux babies here, to give them baby rice to keep their solids down (because as many of you UK girls don't know, few doctors will prescribe infant reflux meds here in North America).

So yes, I've done it, for reflux purposes. And it made him quite ill unfortunately so we stopped right away. Some babies react okay, some don't. All I say is that if you want to do this, try and get a pediatrician referral to see if it's medically necessary and they can best guide you on how to do it

The pediatrician may have other recommendations/solutions if you feel there is an issue with milk intake/food amounts

 

[tinkerbellkj]

I despise the saying "mother knows best"
That's all I have to say on this topic as anything else is likely to be a waste of energy.

That is ur problem i think i know my own baby better then anyone else evryone is quick to judge ppl i never asked for advice where does it say that in any of my post i simply asked who has done it i didnt need a whole science lesson i know how to look after my baby and as i stated b4 i am aware of the guidelines and reasons behind it most of u are saying work at her to take more milk wel how then coz i cant force feed her she clealry doesnt want it and the one bit of baby rice i gave her anit gonna change anything to her or do her any harm like i said b4 im not stupid so u can all stop talking like i am in a first time mum and the reason i dont speak to my hv is coz she is useless so can u stop now as i had enoug.h now i didnt want this to turn into ehat it has done i only asked a question dont think i will posying in here anymore seeing as what u gave me wasnt even what i asked

My son had rice at 14 weeks due to his reflux. His doctor suggested it and now he is definitely under control with it. I do not regret it.

 

[Geminski]

I started my LO on rice at 16 weeks.. He has never been keen on milk since the day he was born. Never interested in taking more than about 4oz. And even less when i was breastfeeding. He would also wake up 3-5 times to be fed a couple of oz in the nights. My HV was concerned about his weight as he wasn't gaining enough and he also suffers from silent reflux so would also spit up a good oz or two! - Which gaviscon has helped a lot with. So I feel that i made the right decision as he is now much happier and is gaining weight well. He now loves his food and has two meals (usually jars) per day. (Although it hasnt made a difference to his sleeping, he still has at least 2 feeds in the nights!) I always make sure he is full up on milk first though, and wait about an hour after a feed to give him food.

If you decide not to carry on giving her rice then maybe you could speak to your HV or doctor about possible silent reflux? Also, what teats is she on? My LO got even more fussy and disinterested in his milk when he was ready to move up to faster flow teats. But however if you do decide to early wean then its your decision hun. I know a wingy and crying baby is hard and you want the best for her, but if you manage to ride it out for another 2-3 weeks then maybe you wont have to question yourself as to whether to continue weaning her Good Luck xx

hi she has reflux anyway and is on gaviscon for it so has already been dignosed for that... shes also on size 2 teats has been since 6 weeks as shes on c&g comfort and size 1 was too slow for her.

 

[aliss]

I started my LO on rice at 16 weeks.. He has never been keen on milk since the day he was born. Never interested in taking more than about 4oz. And even less when i was breastfeeding. He would also wake up 3-5 times to be fed a couple of oz in the nights. My HV was concerned about his weight as he wasn't gaining enough and he also suffers from silent reflux so would also spit up a good oz or two! - Which gaviscon has helped a lot with. So I feel that i made the right decision as he is now much happier and is gaining weight well. He now loves his food and has two meals (usually jars) per day. (Although it hasnt made a difference to his sleeping, he still has at least 2 feeds in the nights!) I always make sure he is full up on milk first though, and wait about an hour after a feed to give him food.

If you decide not to carry on giving her rice then maybe you could speak to your HV or doctor about possible silent reflux? Also, what teats is she on? My LO got even more fussy and disinterested in his milk when he was ready to move up to faster flow teats. But however if you do decide to early wean then its your decision hun. I know a wingy and crying baby is hard and you want the best for her, but if you manage to ride it out for another 2-3 weeks then maybe you wont have to question yourself as to whether to continue weaning her Good Luck xx

hi she has reflux anyway and is on gaviscon for it so has already been dignosed for that... shes also on size 2 teats has been since 6 weeks as shes on c&g comfort and size 1 was too slow for her.

If she has acid reflux disease then you may find that early weaning can assist with weight gain, still good to speak with a pediatrician. Hope it helps!

While I appreciate that early weaning is not great for digestive systems, it can really help some reflux babies cope and I don't think many non-reflux moms will ever really understand that...

Wish it helped us but it didn't!

 

[leahsbabybump]

i asked my hv the other day why the weening age had changed sincei had my first baby she said it is now advised to wait until 5 months to ween as there have been extensive studies that have proved that the early start of weening can cause fatal digestive problems later on in life :-/
we deffo wont be weening till at least 5 months even though my lo brings objects to her mouth she doesnt have tongue thrust reflex and also she sometimes takes 10oz bottles i would prefer to give her milk more often and move to hungry baby milk before considering weening :-/

 

[AP]

Why bother asking for advice of you're going to argue everyone's very valid point???!!

We had, and still have, a reflux baby at 2. Weaning made it all the more horrific tbh. Gaviscon should do the same, if not more, than weaning would. If Gaviscons not working there are many other solutions.

Tbh you just want someone to say go ahead, so you feel better, because you know the guidelines.

 

[NewMummyx]

think yourselves lucky you dont have my MIL, she wanted me to start Anton on solids at 4 weeks!

 

[special_kala]

Every sign you mentioed is just normal baby behaviour. They have no concept of food so them chewing their hands has nothing to do with hunger.

14 weeks is just toyoung. You say she doesnt like milk? Well ic you fill her tiny belly up with stodge like baby rice she will drink even less milk. Milk is everything she needs fora good while yet.

Please re consider giving your lo baby rice so soon

 

[special_kala]

In this case no mother doesnt know best unless youhave xray vision and a medical degree

 

[Tor]

If your LO is gaining weight ok it doesn't really matter how much milk she has, your LO is drinking more than my LO ever has even now at almost 6 months, unless it is affecting her weight then its no reason to wean.

You said earlier your only giving a tiny bit not enough to effect milk intake or cause problems if this is the case whats the point anyway?

I do understand what its like with a baby that wont drink much but i really dont think early weaning with no medical advice is the way to go.

I hope you find an alternative and can hold off til atleast 17+ weeks.

 

[Geminski]

Why bother asking for advice of you're going to argue everyone's very valid point???!!

We had, and still have, a reflux baby at 2. Weaning made it all the more horrific tbh. Gaviscon should do the same, if not more, than weaning would. If Gaviscons not working there are many other solutions.

Tbh you just want someone to say go ahead, so you feel better, because you know the guidelines.

Erm clearly u cant read I ASKED IF ANYONE HAD DONE THIS and i argued with the ppl her were being snotty no i dont want someone tosay go right ahead if u read my post probely in the first place u would of seen what i have said so next time i would appeiate it if u kept YOUR opuion to urself clealry u nothing of what i said if u did u wouldent come back with that responce if i wanted advice i would of asked for it there is a difference in asking a question then asking for advice i didnt turn round n say what do think etc etc

 

[minties]

Crying, fussing and putting hands in mouth are all totally normal baby things. Not a sign they need solids of any sort.

I'm sure you want what is best for your baby, and solids right now just isn't a good thing. I have a feeling you're doing it because you find the idea fun, or just want to shut your baby up, which is very sad.

 

[midori1999]

Unfortunately, the nature of forums is that people will give their opinions. No one's been 'snotty' with you, they've just given their opinions and told you why they didn't/wouldn't wean at 14 weeks.

You can't post and only expect everyone to agree with you or pat you on the back.

 

[sez]

I despise the saying "mother knows best"
That's all I have to say on this topic as anything else is likely to be a waste of energy.

That is ur problem i think i know my own baby better then anyone else evryone is quick to judge ppl i never asked for advice where does it say that in any of my post i simply asked who has done it i didnt need a whole science lesson i know how to look after my baby and as i stated b4 i am aware of the guidelines and reasons behind it most of u are saying work at her to take more milk wel how then coz i cant force feed her she clealry doesnt want it and the one bit of baby rice i gave her anit gonna change anything to her or do her any harm like i said b4 im not stupid so u can all stop talking like i am in a first time mum and the reason i dont speak to my hv is coz she is useless so can u stop now as i had enoug.h now i didnt want this to turn into ehat it has done i only asked a question dont think i will posying in here anymore seeing as what u gave me wasnt even what i asked

So all of us 'first time Mums' are stupid are we?

 

[Tor]

I despise the saying "mother knows best"
That's all I have to say on this topic as anything else is likely to be a waste of energy.

That is ur problem i think i know my own baby better then anyone else evryone is quick to judge ppl i never asked for advice where does it say that in any of my post i simply asked who has done it i didnt need a whole science lesson i know how to look after my baby and as i stated b4 i am aware of the guidelines and reasons behind it most of u are saying work at her to take more milk wel how then coz i cant force feed her she clealry doesnt want it and the one bit of baby rice i gave her anit gonna change anything to her or do her any harm like i said b4 im not stupid so u can all stop talking like i am in a first time mum and the reason i dont speak to my hv is coz she is useless so can u stop now as i had enoug.h now i didnt want this to turn into ehat it has done i only asked a question dont think i will posying in here anymore seeing as what u gave me wasnt even what i asked

So all of us 'first time Mums' are stupid are we?

i dont think she meant that, i think she meant she is a first time mum or at least thats how iread it

 

[sez]

I despise the saying "mother knows best"
That's all I have to say on this topic as anything else is likely to be a waste of energy.

That is ur problem i think i know my own baby better then anyone else evryone is quick to judge ppl i never asked for advice where does it say that in any of my post i simply asked who has done it i didnt need a whole science lesson i know how to look after my baby and as i stated b4 i am aware of the guidelines and reasons behind it most of u are saying work at her to take more milk wel how then coz i cant force feed her she clealry doesnt want it and the one bit of baby rice i gave her anit gonna change anything to her or do her any harm like i said b4 im not stupid so u can all stop talking like i am in a first time mum and the reason i dont speak to my hv is coz she is useless so can u stop now as i had enoug.h now i didnt want this to turn into ehat it has done i only asked a question dont think i will posying in here anymore seeing as what u gave me wasnt even what i asked

So all of us 'first time Mums' are stupid are we?

i dont think she meant that, i think she meant she is a first time mum or at least thats how iread it

Okay then if thats the case I apologise for my outburst

 

[jenfen]

Hi

I won't comment on the baby rice as enough has been said but I thought I'd just reassure you that your lo is probably just taking the milk she wants. 5oz seems great for 14 weeks to me, my lo only takes that now most of the time, occasionally more and sometimes even less and he's over 18lb and 22 weeks!
As long as your lo is gaining weight then just feed what she wants, even if it seems like its not much.
Babies don't starve themselves.

Jx

 

[georgebaby1]

Omg how itchy i think its ok to give ur opinion but in fairness she asked if ud done utter not if u thought it was ok or not. yes we started baby rice at 15 week as advised by hush doc as he as reflux. and for those that disagree with my post i didn't ask ur opinion just wanted to responsd to geminski your not alone. and for those that think we wean early for our in benefit is cap because lets bw honest its a lot easier just sticking to milk and we do it for our babies welling

 

[Geminski]

Crying, fussing and putting hands in mouth are all totally normal baby things. Not a sign they need solids of any sort.

I'm sure you want what is best for your baby, and solids right now just isn't a good thing. I have a feeling you're doing it because you find the idea fun, or just want to shut your baby up, which is very sad.

Erm excuse me do u know me i dont think u do i didnt do coz i find the idea fun at al or the fact i want to shut my baby up this is not the case i love my lo with all my heart and spend all day cuddleing and playing with her and making sure all her needs are met ie bath sleep feeding (bottles)etc if u saw how i was with her u wouldent say that ive done it once and i get aload of rubbish saying i do it to shut her so dont sit there and say stuff when u dont no me n how i am with my lo not every one is perfect n makes mistakes im sure plenty of u have ppl have done worst things like ie dropping there baby if they fal asleep with it n they get oh its ok it happens doesnt mater that the baby.might be badly hurt but no thats ok someone feeds a tiny bit of baby rice and the whole worled falls apart and to ever said i said all first time mums are stupid i didqnt mean that it was ment to say im a first time mum im not stupid so stop talking to me like i am x