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Baby-poll poll Did you feed your baby solid foods before they were 4 months old? My coworker has a grand baby that is only 6weeks old and they are feeding her cerals and baby food. I didn`t think you were supposed to until they were at least 4 months old.
(Baby poll by Heather12, 1257 days ago)
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Comments: 7

prettypenny (1255.9 days ago)
They might have been instructed my a Dr. to put rice ceral in the formula-helps with reflux. However it is way to soon to give baby food.

CassandraLee (1256.1 days ago)
Absolutely not. Its not necessary. They NEED the nutrients from breastmilk/formula. Feeding them cereal that young is assinine.

jenny504 (1256.3 days ago)
My peditrician says the Canada Food Guide act has recommended in the last year 4 months for cereal. 6 months baby food jars. However if it was just cereal at 6 weeks i have heard of doctors recommending cereal for certain reasons, such as low birth weight, feeding issues ect. However i have never heard baby food recommended that early.

STCT (1256.4 days ago)
6 Weeks is way to young. They really only need breast milk or formal for the first 6 months.

GreekGoddess26 (1256.5 days ago)
my daughter is now 4 months and i just started her on baby food her doctor says yes its ok , but every doctor is dofferent.

amber23 (1256.5 days ago)
if u feed them too earl i hear it can causse them to have diabeetes however u spell it lol

Larkspur69 (1256.5 days ago)
yikes, sounds scary to me. I was of the impression that the reason for suggesting a timeline was to work in sync with the ability of the baby`s digestive system. I would think that feeding a baby foods they cannot digest might not only be bad, but may fill up the baby with non-nutritive food!



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