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adding baby rice to milk?
I'm just looking for some advice. Harry is 11 weeks old and still waking for a feed or two feeds in the night (i know this isnt unusual) but as i do the night feeds i am desperate to get him to go through. Both my mum and MIL have said me and DH had baby rice mixed with our milk from 10 weeks which was what made us go through the night.... it doesnt seem to have done us any harm?
Harry has 4-6oz feed every 4 hours day and night but very rarely drains a bottle.
Please dont shoot me down i am just after advice / experiences... has anyone else added baby rice to milk at this age? did it work? is there a reason why you shouldnt do it?
Thanks in advance.
Harry has 4-6oz feed every 4 hours day and night but very rarely drains a bottle.
Please dont shoot me down i am just after advice / experiences... has anyone else added baby rice to milk at this age? did it work? is there a reason why you shouldnt do it?
Thanks in advance.
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seriously have you tried hungry baby milk first?
it's apparantly a choking hazard putting anything in bottles other then milk/water etc
and his little tummy isn't ready for anything else just yet.
I'm sure some of the other girls will help you a bit more xx
Primarily, it's bad because at 11 weeks he shouldn't really be EXPECTED to sleep through. His tummy is tiny and he might not be able to fill it with enough milk to see him through. I know disturbed nights are tough, but babies need parenting in the night and that's just all there is to it. He'll sleep through whe he's ready.
Introducing solids at 11 weeks is not recommended. Numerous high profile studies have shown that doing so can cause all manner of problems later in life.
Thirdly, you should never put cereals in a bottle. It can cause choking and can potentially make your baby aspirate the feed (draw it into his lungs) which can make him very very ill indeed. It's just a bad bad plan.
Fourthly, studies have shown that cereal feeds at night don't actually work in making babies sleep longer. All those risks and it won't make a difference. Why bother?
I'm sure your mums mean well but we have so much more info available to us now, and that info says this is not a practice that's recommended.
I'm happy to supply links for all the above if you'd like to show the new research to your mums.
I knowhow current evidence shows nothing should be added to milk in bottles (although I haven't read details as to why) I think it's because of choking and aspirating. I'd tell your mum and mil that although it sounds like a good idea you're going to stick to the current guidelines on this one. Have you tried a split feed before bed? Or a dreamfeed?
At put postnatal group we keep bein reminded that most babies don't sleep through until 6-7months! xx
As for the rice its personally not something i would do but i know it was the done thing 10/20 years ago and most of us have turned out fine ha ha! My dd slept through from 20 weeks. Give it time it will happen xx
hth x
When It comes to weaning, I am a firm beliver in Mummy knows best - so I would always say to follow your mummy instincts, just as long as it is your instincts, and not your Mum/MIL's!
Thank you for being kind and advising me and not having a go at me! I know controversial subjects can sometimes get heated, but thankfully becuase of your kind advice you have made me see sense!x
Advice changes over time as we learn more about the ramifications of things. If the mums or your hubby put pressure on you, remind them of that. It's not *bad* advice, just outdated. We know better now.
It might be worth trying the cluster feed trick. DS is mostly breastfed but I do notice that when he clusterfeeds more in the evenings, he sleeps better.
xx