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You can try him with a little rice cereal and see how he goes. Back when I was a first time mum it was quite normal to start your baby on rice cereal at about 3 months of age. My daughter showed no interest in the rice cereal when I first tried to feed it to her, she was 4 months old before she showed any interest. My second child was having rice cereal by the time he was three months old, no problems at all. I know starting your child on solids before six months is frowned upon these days, but it worked for me. I don’t recommend the rice cereal in the bottle. I tried that once as a first time mum and never tried it again, made sucking too hard and didn’t achieve anything by it.

I know they say they should be at least four months, he will be on april 4th but right now he does not seem to be satisfied with 7 to 8 ounces of formula. He is weighing about 14 pounds right now. Friends tell me to start him already, but i am always a worrying mommy and likes to go by the books lol
They have also told me to put some rice cereal in his bottle and it will fill him up…
What do you think?

If he shows interest in your food, while you eat, and has neck strength, give er! You can do the bottle method…my son hated it- or the cereal method…make it thick. Not watery, but not oatmeal. my son sucked it back like it was nothing and I knew he was ready. I moved to pureed food at 4 months, and he now eats everything at 11 months…even spinach salad..lol..
Feed him by instinct I say, but avoid peanuts and shellfish.

A little bit of rice cereal is ok if he’s not satisified with purely formula. I would try a couple of tablespoons twice a day. But do not put it in his bottle….feed him from a spoon! If he spits it out or pushes it out then his tongue reflexes are not ready for solids. If that’s the case then I would wait at least another month.

I think that you will be ok to go ahead and give it to him. I know alot of parents that do it early. Just make sure it’s not hurting his tummy and you of course will know if it does. I was told not to give it to them in their bottles due to it clumping. They will have to suck harder and it tends to fly through the nipple and it could cause them to choke.

Hello!
Well my son weighed in at almost 9lbs when he was born, and would eat like a horse, every a hour and half sometimes 2hrs. So at 4months I feed him cereal, 1 tbsp per 8 ounces. He will keep his weight on of course until he crawls lol! But hey he is a big growing boy. Just watch for choking which is unlikely, also do NOT buy any of the flavored cereals until you see he will eat the plain, then most babies like Banana flav. then keep moving up as he gets more hungier, like when he is no longer full with the 2 tbsp (which happens in about 2 weeks).
Also watch for gas, this will happen the first 1-2 days because its a new food. Its normal!
Like you I was a do it by the book mother as well, but when you wake up every half hour in the middle of the night or every hour and a half, it gets old and you want to bang that book against your head, or toss in the trash lol!
Oh and I done mine in the bottle at first, it seemed easier, just have to open the bottle hole a bit bigger, or if you want go to your local wal mart and buy a “cereal bottle” its small, and inexpensive! What ever you do make sure its very well shook up/mixed and occasionally during feeding shake/stir it to avoid clumping!