dinkery
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So the pediatrician says we can start B on rice cereal next week when he hits 5 months (instead of waiting til 6), to help his reflux. He didn't specify what kind of rice cereal. Okay. So everything I've heard says single grain - and I've seen those in the regular grocery store in the Gerber packages. However, my husband came home with THIS all excited and proud of himself that he chose something organic and whole grain for our child's first real meal. Cause all you ever hear about in mainstream media these days is organic whole grain stuff right? And upon reading the package I see that they do have instructions for a baby's very first solid feeding using this product. Seems about the same as any rice cereal: 1 tablespoon of the dry cereal mixed into 3 to 4 tablespoons of his formula. So my question is should I use this? Or do I need to use a more commercially available single grain instead? Can this hurt him in any way? And after our initial try, the pediatrician says to give him 1 tablespoon of cereal every day for a week, then 2 tablespoons (morning and evening) the second week, then after that we can try pureed vegetables. So how do you know how much of the veggie puree to give? Just the same amount at first, a tablespoon? And then what do we do with the cereal, stop giving it? Continue giving it separately from the veggie? Or do we add it to the veggie? And as we move along how do we know how much of a solid to give and when to give it? And what about his formula intake? Does it change from what it is now, or stay the same? I am so swamped by questions! Please help!