Dear all,

I am a first time mom of 5 month old baby & i am eager to intoduce him rice cereal.He is on lactogen 1 primarily.Please guide me how to start with cerelac rice cereal? I gave him 1scoop of cerelac+3 oz of formula(max amt of formula he takes is 5 oz per feeding)bu it was so thin in the consistency that it was very difficult to be fed with a spoon.I simply put it in his bottle & gave it to him but as I have read that pea. never recomment cereal in bottles as it causes choking & rice may go into babies lungs also.Please advise how much quantity of the rice to be mixed with formula & how to introduce it ?
One thing more,twice i tried to give him daal ka paani & he had frequent motions.Although Dr said that its due to sum infections not \" Daal ka Paani\" yet still i am hesitating in restarting it?Is it ok to start with Moong ki daal ka paani?

Thanks,
Monica anu replied. my son had frequent motions earlier.I just reduced the qty a little bit and that made the difference.he is now passing stools once a day.try this if it works out for u too appy0612 replied. my doc asked me to mix onetsp of rice powder with 50ml formula... i have to try it today...will let u know if it doesnt work.
any new food will cause a reaction in babies...so try after few days.. maybe u can add more water and as he adjusts u can reduce the water Aradhana replied. hi Monica,
Firstly, its a good idea to start with Dal ka Paani(Moong Daal). Only some children, like my dd, was prone to gas & so i was slow with Dal.
Also dont offer a huge quantity in the begining ..just 2-3 spoons n see how it goes.. then u can think of increasing it.
When i started rice for my daughter, in the begining I mixed it with breast milk as she was breast fed till then. So u can use Lactogen.
Are u mixing 3 oz n 1 spoon of cereal. try to use 1.5 to 2 oz.
Yes, Never use a bottle to feed cereal. IT reinforces the bottle habbit n gives a wrong message to the child.
To feed the liquid like cereal, u can try this, Sit with your legs streched out straight, lay the baby, with her head on ur thighs,so the head elevated a lil , n then put lil spoon fulls into her mouth. Try to put the spoon inside her mouth so its easy for her.
Be patient n feed her slowly
Its better to use a plastic spoon with soft rims to avoid injury.
In the begining it can be a lil diff,but with time u n ur son will learn :)
However, do not continue feeding him in this position for long. Once , he can feed well n sit supported well, start feeding him sitting.

All the best n have fun :)

Also remember that your axiety/excietment/frustration during meals time will reflect on ur son n can make feeding even difficult.
SO be as calm as possible and do not force. Give him as much as he accepts, if doesnt then feed him formulae and try the cereal at a later time:)

Take care