My baby who is 6 and 1/2 months old got constipation on rice and oatmeal cereal so i started giving him suji when he turned 6 months,just 1 tsp for breakfast.But i just read somewhere that you should not give wheat or wheat products till 9 months and suji is cream of wheat , so what else can i give him for breakfast wherein i can add milk cause he does' nt drink the required amount of milk .Thanks in advance. Hetal replied. offer him the cereals that you have introduced. its too early for you to think about the breakfast items like suji ! offer your child a healthy breakfast which has a good required amt of iron your child needs at this age..and nothing except an iron fortified cereal can give him..if your child is sensitive to rice or oatmeal cereal, thn offer it with fruit puree like pear or apple and it might help.
altrntly, avoid offering it with milk,,and if you want to offer with milk,make sure your child drinks diluted juice 2-3oz in one day (1:3,4water,,whatever your child feels comfortable with),and include or introduce spinach in his diet so that he doesnt have ne constipation !!!!

its true that its not advisable to offer wheat or its byproducts, before 9months, but thats what aap recmnds and acc to indian customs,,most of us were brought up being offered suji or wheat products,,includes me when i was 6months old !!
it dpends on child acceptance..also to consider that recent study shows that the aap recmndations are based on studies shown by nutritional value and as to what a baby thrives for at a certain age for a good well being and good health !! and its then these rules are set..it also has the study that shows that certain foods even though babies accept them well, they dont get optimum nutrition out of it only because of thr young age its too early for them to absorb all the goodness of those foods...
so its your personal decision, whther to follow the natural rules or the rules set by medical org !! my work is done here !!!

since your child is havn constipation probs,,why take chance when you have so many good things to offer!!
check with your dr if you feel that comfortable !!!
good luck help replied. hi,
as u said that ur child is constipated with rice and oatmeal so while giving suji u can first test by giving ltl if child is ok then go on .me too have read here abt suji but as far as child doesnot have any problem with perticular food then we dont have to worry . this is my suggestion.
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