How do I start giving baby cereal?

Question

Im a first time mom and dont really have anyone to ask for help.. The doctor recommended starting cereal or a vegetable, hes 4.5 months. I tried mashing avocado and formula but he just pushed it out his mouth. Same with cereal. Hes eager to eat it because when I put the spoon near his mouth he opens it and goes towards it. Also how many times a day to i try to feed him , how many spoonfuls normally??

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Babies really don't need to start having food until they're at least 6 months old. Before that, their digestive systems aren't formed fully and they don't digest food as well as when they're older. Also, it's a normal reflex for babies to push foods out of their mouths like that - and it also shows they're too young for food. Those baby cereals also have almost no nutritional value, and they don't really do anything for your baby. All babies need is breast milk or formula to meet their nutritional needs until they're one! I highly suggest the book Baby-Led Weaning - it talks a lot about how babies develop and how they learn to eat food. It helped us a ton with our two, and we'll do it again with #3!

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Offer once or twice a day for now, and only a teaspoon or two at a time. Its more about just introducing new flavours and texture at the moment. Bub probably wont be swallowing much of it just yet, but give it time.

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They'll accept stuff like that when they're ready. 4.5 months is still kinda early. I would say if he's not taking to any of it to wait a little and try again later

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I just added the cereal or baby food to the milk twice a day until about 6 months then I started feeding her food

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As one poster said, it's normal for baby to push food out. He hasnt learned to push food back yet. When they can move the food to the back of their mouth, then they are ready for solids. For now, you can add a little bit of cereal or food to formula in a bottle for flavor and a few extra calories. Make sure the nipple hole is big enough, too.

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That's normal. Just let baby get used to the texture. At that age, they don't need it for nutrition

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