Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 hey all, i am writing because a friend of mine has a five mos old little boy who cannot have dairy or soy. she wants to start him on cereal but the rice cereal has milk & soy by-products in it. is there anything she can use instead?? Elizabeth Elliotteliz3378 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 First, why is she starting him on cereal? Babies don't have the enzymes to break down grains yet until they are AT LEAST a year or older. If she is nursing there is no reason to even start solids. The AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) reccomends exclusive breastfeeding for AT LEAST 6months, the WHO reccomends 12mo. Some other things to think about are is baby sitting ON HIS OWN without being propped? Has he lost the tongue thrust reflex? Does he want the food, and not because he is grabbing at the plate because all babies that age do that but is he really trying to get the food because he want to eat it? Does he have teeth? These are all readiness cues. Another one that may or may not be true, is if he is crawling with his belly OFF the floor? My dd is 9.5 mo and it has only been 4 days that she has had anything to eat other than nursing- and the amount she has had to eat has been (in the past 4 days total) 3 or 4 small chunks of avocado, a small piece of lettuce, some bites of zuchini squash, and a small chunk of cantelope. She is still 99.9% nursed and she is diving for food etc. I don't believe in prepared processed foods even if you are going to start solids early. Avocadoes are great first foods. Marisa Domestic Engineer and Mother of 2 God put Adam and Eve in a Garden NOT a Pharmacy! hey all, i am writing because a friend of mine has a five mos old little boy who cannot have dairy or soy. she wants to start him on cereal but the rice cereal has milk & soy by-products in it. is there anything she can use instead?? Elizabeth Elliotteliz3378 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Marisa, that is a decission for each family to make on their own. My sons Ped told me it was ok to start our son on cereal and other solids at 4months if we felt he was ready. At 5 months if she is ready she should not feel like others have to force her not to. I don't agree with your post to her and find it quite pushy. Deana Corless Family wrote: > /First, why is she starting him on cereal? Babies don't have the > enzymes to break down grains yet until they are AT LEAST a year or > older. If she is nursing there is no reason to even start solids. > The AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) reccomends exclusive > breastfeeding for AT LEAST 6months, the WHO reccomends 12mo. Some > other things to think about are is baby sitting ON HIS OWN without > being propped? Has he lost the tongue thrust reflex? Does he want the > food, and not because he is grabbing at the plate because all babies > that age do that but is he really trying to get the food because he > want to eat it? Does he have teeth? These are all readiness cues. > Another one that may or may not be true, is if he is crawling with his > belly OFF the floor? My dd is 9.5 mo and it has only been 4 days that > she has had anything to eat other than nursing- and the amount she has > had to eat has been (in the past 4 days total) 3 or 4 small chunks of > avocado, a small piece of lettuce, some bites of zuchini squash, and a > small chunk of cantelope. She is still 99.9% nursed and she is diving > for food etc. I don't believe in prepared processed foods even if you > are going to start solids early. Avocadoes are great first foods./ > > /Marisa / > /Domestic Engineer and Mother of 2/ > /God put Adam and Eve in a Garden NOT a Pharmacy!/ > // > // > // > > > > hey all, > i am writing because a friend of mine has a five mos old little > boy who cannot have dairy or soy. she wants to start him on > cereal but the rice cereal has milk & soy by-products in it. is > there anything she can use instead?? > > Elizabeth Elliott > eliz3378 <eliz3378 > > > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any > natural remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician > and to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as > long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any > person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products > from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and > members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > Dr.IanShillington > > > * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Eh, my daughter started eating (homemade, organic) rice cereal at four months, and it didn't hurt her at all. (She continued to breastfeed until eight months, but by then she had enough teeth that--ouch!) I do agree, however, that avacados are excellent starter-foods too. We started with rice cereal, avacados, and sweet potatoes, and she loved them all and was never sick. -ST Corless Family wrote: > /First, why is she starting him on cereal? Babies don't have the > enzymes to break down grains yet until they are AT LEAST a year or > older. If she is nursing there is no reason to even start solids. The > AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) reccomends exclusive breastfeeding > for AT LEAST 6months, the WHO reccomends 12mo. Some other things to > think about are is baby sitting ON HIS OWN without being propped? Has he > lost the tongue thrust reflex? Does he want the food, and not because > he is grabbing at the plate because all babies that age do that but is > he really trying to get the food because he want to eat it? Does he > have teeth? These are all readiness cues. Another one that may or may > not be true, is if he is crawling with his belly OFF the floor? My dd is > 9.5 mo and it has only been 4 days that she has had anything to eat > other than nursing- and the amount she has had to eat has been (in the > past 4 days total) 3 or 4 small chunks of avocado, a small piece of > lettuce, some bites of zuchini squash, and a small chunk of cantelope. > She is still 99.9% nursed and she is diving for food etc. I don't > believe in prepared processed foods even if you are going to start > solids early. Avocadoes are great first foods./ > > /Marisa / > /Domestic Engineer and Mother of 2/ > /God put Adam and Eve in a Garden NOT a Pharmacy!/ > // > // > // > > > > hey all, > i am writing because a friend of mine has a five mos old little boy > who cannot have dairy or soy. she wants to start him on cereal but > the rice cereal has milk & soy by-products in it. is there anything > she can use instead?? > > Elizabeth Elliott > eliz3378 <eliz3378 > > > > Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. > 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural > remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and to > prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as > they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person > following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. > It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products > from list members, you are agreeing to > be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and > members free of any liability. > > Dr. Ian Shillington > Doctor of Naturopathy > Dr.IanShillington > > > * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Elizabeth my first child started eating ceral about 7 months of age. But my 10 month old starting eating ceral when he was a month old or less. I started putting about a teaspoon of it in each of his bottles when he was so small because he had reflux bad and they wanted him to take prevacid. It helped a little but he still had to take the meds eventually. But he is almost a year old now and he is fine. He never had any problems with it. My son also could not drink milk or soy and was and still is on a special formula the rice ceral does not effect him at all. Plus he will sllep better with a little cereal in his bottle. ScarlettDeana <squeekyme wrote: Marisa, that is a decission for each family to make on their own. My sons Ped told me it was ok to start our son on cereal and other solids at 4months if we felt he was ready. At 5 months if she is ready she should not feel like others have to force her not to. I don't agree with your post to her and find it quite pushy. DeanaCorless Family wrote:> /First, why is she starting him on cereal? Babies don't have the > enzymes to break down grains yet until they are AT LEAST a year or > older. If she is nursing there is no reason to even start solids. > The AAP (American Academy of Pediatrics) reccomends exclusive > breastfeeding for AT LEAST 6months, the WHO reccomends 12mo. Some > other things to think about are is baby sitting ON HIS OWN without > being propped? Has he lost the tongue thrust reflex? Does he want the > food, and not because he is grabbing at the plate because all babies > that age do that but is he really trying to get the food because he > want to eat it? Does he have teeth? These are all readiness cues. > Another one that may or may not be true, is if he is crawling with his > belly OFF the floor? My dd is 9.5 mo and it has only been 4 days that > she has had anything to eat other than nursing- and the amount she has > had to eat has been (in the past 4 days total) 3 or 4 small chunks of > avocado, a small piece of lettuce, some bites of zuchini squash, and a > small chunk of cantelope. She is still 99.9% nursed and she is diving > for food etc. I don't believe in prepared processed foods even if you > are going to start solids early. Avocadoes are great first foods./> > /Marisa /> /Domestic Engineer and Mother of 2/> /God put Adam and Eve in a Garden NOT a Pharmacy!/> // > // > // >> >> hey all,> i am writing because a friend of mine has a five mos old little> boy who cannot have dairy or soy. she wants to start him on> cereal but the rice cereal has milk & soy by-products in it. is> there anything she can use instead??> > Elizabeth Elliott> eliz3378 <eliz3378>>>> Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: > 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire.> 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any > natural remedy. > 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician > and to> prescribe for your own health. > We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as > long as> they behave themselves. > Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any > person> following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk.> It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products > from list members, you are agreeing to> be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and > members free of any liability.>> Dr. Ian Shillington> Doctor of Naturopathy> Dr.IanShillington>> * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Just an fyi to new parents, this doesn't work for all babies. (it worked for only one of my 4 kids) it could also backfire and cause constipation and more gassiness so be very very careful. hugs Deana SCARLETT FINNEY wrote: > << Plus he will sllep better with a little cereal in his bottle. >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Ok...here's a shocker...as an older mom, I had already breastfeed the three that are now in College...the oldest for two years and the twins for 3 months.... the youngest, now 8 years old was "mommy fed" until age 4 (naturally he at other food earlier as well). He is a very healthy and very smart young boy that was tested to have a very high IQ...and a exibits a very high EQ as well. He won a poetry contest at age 5, has run a Chess Club since age 6 and was voted kid of the week this year on a local radio station...ok...so maybe we breast fed a little long ..but he is smart, very healthy, happy and strong! Just a thought, K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Very true Deana. Just if your a new parent put very little in a bottle to begin wit till you see how your child does with it. If they tolerate it well its wonderful! ScarlettDeana <squeekyme wrote: Just an fyi to new parents, this doesn't work for all babies. (it worked for only one of my 4 kids) it could also backfire and cause constipation and more gassiness so be very very careful.hugsDeanaSCARLETT FINNEY wrote:> << Plus he will sllep better with a little cereal in his bottle. >>> Federal Law requires that we warn you of the following: 1. Natural methods can sometimes backfire. 2. If you are pregnant, consult your physician before using any natural remedy. 3. The Constitution guarantees you the right to be your own physician and toprescribe for your own health. We are not medical doctors although MDs are welcome to post here as long as they behave themselves. Any opinions put forth by the list members are exactly that, and any person following the advice of anyone posting here does so at their own risk. It is up to you to educate yourself. By accepting advice or products from list members, you are agreeing to be fully responsible for your own health, and hold the List Owner and members free of any liability. Dr. Ian ShillingtonDoctor of NaturopathyDr.IanShillington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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