Cereal! First time....too young?

Question

My LO is 16 weeks and consistently eating between 6-8 ounces per feeding (she's exclusively breastfed.)  Her pediatrician wants to start her on solids (watery cereal and fruit) 2x daily, but 16 weeks seems pretty young to me! When did you all start solids?

Answer

Holy cow get a new doctor! Seriously!

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We started at 5.5 months when he could sit up. By that point he was taking 8-12oz in his bottle. I figured if he's hungry I'll give him more formula but I didn't feel like he was ready for solids, and my doctor said to wait at our 4 month visit, she had no issues with him having that much formula. I'd say go with your gut, if you don't think your baby's ready, don't rush into it.

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We started solids at 5 months and 1 week. Maybe you can ask your pediatrician to wait until at least 5 months? :)

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I was going to start at 4 months, but we were in the process of moving ago delayed it until 6 months. 4 months is fine as long as your pediatrician approves, but you should do what you're most comfortable with.

Cereal! First time....too young?

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