How many times a day should a baby eat rice cereal?

After the baby is born, as the baby grows older, it is usually necessary to start adding complementary foods when the baby is six months old. When adding complementary foods to the baby for the first time, it is usually started with rice cereal. However, for many new mothers, they often don’t know how many times a day they should add rice cereal to the baby. This issue is a concern for many new mothers.

How many times a day should a baby eat rice cereal?

It is recommended that babies who are eating rice cereal for the first time should only be fed once a day. We should use the spoon that comes with the rice cereal (usually 5g) to take out a spoonful and use warm water at about 70 degrees to stir continuously until the rice cereal is completely dissolved, and make sure it is stirred very thinly.

When feeding rice cereal for the first time, you can only feed 1 to 2 spoonfuls of rice cereal using a small spoon for babies. You need to observe whether the baby has any discomfort reactions to the rice cereal such as indigestion, diarrhea, or allergies. It is recommended to feed it in the morning. After two days, if the baby has no discomfort to the rice cereal, you can gradually increase the amount by 2 to 3 spoonfuls.

Feed once a day within a week, and increase to twice a day after the baby adapts. This is a gradual transition process. Every baby has different needs, so increase the feeding amount according to the baby's own situation. (Generally, babies aged 6 to 36 months can be fed 25-50g of rice cereal a day at most)

Can my baby still eat rice cereal if he is ten months old?

As the baby grows older, rice cereal is only a single complementary food. You should gradually add a variety of other complementary foods to meet the baby's nutritional needs. And don't add too much of any complementary food at the beginning. Follow the process from less to more, from thin to thick, and from no salt to low salt.

Yes, rice cereal can always be used as a complementary food for babies and can be gradually introduced until the age of 2-3 years old. As long as the baby does not reject it, you can continue to feed it to the baby.

Of course, babies of this age should still be fed mainly with milk, and the types of complementary foods should be gradually increased, such as egg yolks, fish, chicken, etc. The baby's deciduous teeth are gradually erupting, and complementary foods should be gradually transitioned from semi-liquid to solid. Complementary foods should also be mainly fed with a spoon, which can better exercise the baby's chewing ability.

What you can eat when you are a child, you can also eat when you grow up. If you have stockpiled a lot of rice noodles at home, you can continue to eat them. But don’t buy too much. The baby is old enough to eat porridge and a variety of complementary foods directly. The mother can cook a variety of porridge for the baby. Although rice noodles are baby food, they still contain various additives and are not as natural as those you make yourself. You can use rice noodles as an emergency measure when you are out and about and it is inconvenient. If conditions permit, it is better to make it yourself.