cereal help

my doc gave me the green light yesterday to start cereal. still haven't made it or gotten it yet. i think i want to try it on a weekend when my DH is home.
at times my LO's have problems w/constipation and i know rice is binding. can i go straight to oatmeal or is rice where i'm 'supposed' to start. doc said i can do rice, oatmeal or barely.

 

I would go with the oatmeal, which has more fiber than rice. Our pedi recommended we start giving our boys oatmeal to help counteract the effects of the rice in their formula. And that rice formula does constipate our boys a LOT.

 

i was planning on making my baby food...however it just seems easier to buy the baby oatmeal from babies r us, no?

 

If you want to make it yourself, more power to you I like the Beechnut brand myself. It is very finely milled and mixes well.

 

GL this weekend with the first feeding.

 

Start with which ever one you want, oatmeal is fine. I agree the Beechnut brand is good. ardon:

 

You can go with either rice or oatmeal. I prefer oatmeal since my DS has constipation issues. You could mill your own. Personally, i just bought the Gerber brand. It's cheap, so it wasn't worth the time to make my own cereal.