Farley's Rusks - When?

[Lu28]

Someone else I'm sure will be able to advise you better about this but I think hungry baby milk has a small bit of baby rice in it, that might be worth a try if you haven't already

 

[Kota]

its a very very old school of thought, which unfortunately gets passed down and recommended to mothers of today even though all the new evidence suggests that not only is it unlikely to work, but that it can actually do more harm then good.
Some babies sleep through from an early age, some don't. some do and then hit the 3/4month growth spurt, regress to waking a couple of times a night and take months to go back to sleeping through again.
Ask in the weaning section, there are plenty of mothers in there that will tell you that weaning and giving solids didn't change sleeping patterns at all. Some just take longer to not need as many night feeds, its really only after 6months that its 'medically' recognised that they don't 'need' night feeds so at 2months old I wouldn't be to concerned, your baby is just doing normal baby things.

 

[dani_tinks]

I started my LO on a bit of rusk and formula in the mornings because it does satisfy him more. He's been on hungry baby (8ozs of the stuff!) he guzzles his milk and still isn't full after it and he's been like this for weeks. Hes a much happy content baby now and he sleeps better (12hrs!) I know we all parent differently so I appologise for getting snappy

I dont however put it in his bottle, as I said before, he's spoonfed it

 

[AP]

dani_tinks and sb22, nobody has criticised your parenting, no-one has picked on you. The OP has asked a question and is getting reasonable replies to it from both perspectives. How about we don't turn this into that type of thread.

Didnt mean to, I'm not like that. I just think people are very quick to criticize and leave other members thinking they have been doing something so terribly wrong.

 

[dani_tinks]

dani_tinks and sb22, nobody has criticised your parenting, no-one has picked on you. The OP has asked a question and is getting reasonable replies to it from both perspectives. How about we don't turn this into that type of thread.

Didnt mean to, I'm not like that. I just think people are very quick to criticize and leave other members thinking they have been doing something so terribly wrong.

Agreed

 

[AP]

Personally, I was worried about the sugar content in the Farleys Rusks. They do have reduced sugar versions. I tried the organix ones but they break far easier and cause LO to choke it up. Then after discussing it with some prem mums, its not like my LO is going to get overweight!!

However I wouldnt crush it into a bottle. I give a whole one to LO who sucks on it, and its helped her learn hand and eye co-ordination too.

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

Someone else I'm sure will be able to advise you better about this but I think hungry baby milk has a small bit of baby rice in it, that might be worth a try if you haven't already

No it doesn't contain baby rice or any solid. (That's goodnight milk)

Hungry milk just has slightly more cow's milk protein in it (casein) which takes longer to digest...

 

[Lu28]

Thanks Claire!

 

[ellie27]

I would try LO on some rice/porridge - spoonful not in bottle. And then onto veg/fruit purrees.

Rusks - I would never, ever give to my LO - think its like giving them biscuits - full of sugar/salt etc - even the reduced ones. Maybe I wouldnt mind LO having one when they are say 8/9months, but not at the start.

 

[aimee-lou]

Earl has rusks every now and again but I held off until 6 months (ish) because of the gluten content. He has a good diet so I treat them a bit like I do with chocolate for myself. A little bit every now and again but it's not regular and it's certainly not a large portion (he only gets half to suck on....occasionally I'll thicken his fruit puree with half of one as he's gone off baby rice).

I think with everything in moderation, making sure that the emphasis is on a good balanced diet. I speak as a person that grew up on diets as my Mum refused to cook twice and as a 9 year old I spent 2 weeks on the cabbage soup diet.....that's enough to put anyone off veg lol.

But anyway, back on topic.....yes they have far far too much sugar (I checked and a digestive is better! lol) but as a treat, I dont mind him having them. But, I stand by my original post...not before the recommended weaning/foodstuff ages IMO.

 

[imace]

My LO has fruit/veg puree and but I did once put a bit of rusk in baby rice to make it less blahhh and LO loved it. I do think they have far too much salt and sugar in though, but everyone's different.

I know plenty of people who give their LOs rusks and don't bash an eyelid at their contents.

But I wouldn't put anything in the bottle.

 

[Oushka]

B has had about half a rusk in the last week - I dont have anything against them - in moderation, BUT I dont thinks its advisable to give them at such a young age and certainly not in a bottle.

Echo others re: speaking to GP/HV and trying other milks/baby rice from a spoon.

But I think we all go thru this stage at 3-4 months, baby is having a mega growth spurt (mentally and physically) and it usually just takes time, patience and loads of loving to get thru it - not necessarily solids - or, if solids are the answer then the correct ones for age/safety.

 

[special_kala]

River has never had a rusk as i feel the sugar content is ridiculous for a baby (29% and 20% in the "low" sugar ones)

I dont think its true that babies sleep through better when given food and even if it were i would still give milk as if they are waking up hungry then they need the milk

 

[MummyKaya]

No rusks here either

 

[babyblog]

Babies can have anything (other than honey and swordfish) at 6 months -i think? So i would class rusks in with this

 

[OmarsMum]

I bought a box of baby biscuits (4+ mnths) I gave Omar one but he didnt knw what to do with it, so I ended up eating the box, & it's yummy

 

[helent1983]

Babies can have anything (other than honey and swordfish) at 6 months -i think? So i would class rusks in with this

Well yes but you have to still watch the salt and sugar intake! Like you wouldn't give your baby a lolly for example!

x

 

[babyblog]

Babies can have anything (other than honey and swordfish) at 6 months -i think? So i would class rusks in with this

Well yes but you have to still watch the salt and sugar intake! Like you wouldn't give your baby a lolly for example!

x

Yeah course, but some mums are happy to give their babies sugary stuff at times!

 

[funny_face]

it usually just takes time, patience and loads of loving to get thru it .

Thanks for this Oushka! I thought this was a lovely way to put it. We're in the middle of this now, the night waking and general higher maintenance during the day has definitely been noticed, but I don't worry about it necessarily - its just another phase, a time consuming one - but why else am I here other than to fulfil her needs?

to everyone with LOs going through growth spurts!