Hi Domique,
If you are "ang moh pai" one, then no it is not. I am "ang moh pai" one... And my baby drinks mainly formula and eats 2 cereal feeds a day plus 1 porridge feed. He drinks only 20ml of water in a day and he is doing ok. So far my baby has no constipation problem. Last time when he was on full breast milk, he poo 4 times a day. Now he poo 3 times a day.
That time I also did ask the pediatrician coz my son dont't drink water and eat a lot of "heaty" things like cereal and forumla milk. But pediatrician says it's fine. Formula is like liquid intake but he says it is still best to try to let him get accustomed to water just so that next time he doesn't need to depend on "tasty" drinks to drink liquids. Same case for cereal.
I think cause of constipation would be more of lack of fibre in baby's diet rather than the cereal. I always try to mix some puree vege into his cereal or some fruit so that there is fibre in his diet to help him poo.
Is your baby drinking enough fluids?? Though my boy drinks about 20ml of water only he drinks alot of milk. He drinks about 600ml-800ml of milk a day... Fluids can be in terms of water/diluted juice/milk.
My baby didn't like porridge at first... But I will cook anyway and feed him abit abit...
Hi dom, if you're feeding RICE cereal, then yes, that can lead to constipation for some babies (see www.wholesomebabyfood.com for more info). If Alaric's having constipation due to eating rice cereal, it is recommended to switch to oatmeal or barley cereal and that should solve the problem. Give him more fruits and vegetables as well as fluids too.
Maybe you can tell us what he's eating now so that we can see if we can troubleshoot?he dont like ley... tried.... fan baby
Hi Dom, my baby is taking 2 heaped tablespoon of banana oatmeal cereal (Heinz) every morning and 3 heaped tablespoon of rice cereal (Heinz) every evening. Lunch he eats porridge with vege. Rice cereal he eats plain. He likes it plain.
Did you notice that his constipation only set in when the milk intake reduced???
Hi diymummy, I tried the Healthy Times Barley rice cereal few weeks ago. Tried cooking according to the instruction, but somehow, not sure where I did wrong, end up the cereal has a course texture. After adding the milk powder is still course... I thought cereal shd be smooth? May I know how to prepare the cereal?Hi Juan, trying to feed oatmeal again after a few days is correct. Baby's tastes buds changes.. Or you can put it off for a while before re-introducing it.
That time my boy couldn't really sit unsupported. I had this rocker that I can incline him to a sitting position while his head is still resting on the rocker. It's like a chair with a high backing.
I tried rice cereal first. If you want organic ones, you can try the brand Healthy Times. They have quite a variety. Can get at NTUC.