Rice cereal and gassy....

Hi...

My guys are 6 months old (wow, how did it go by THAT fast???) and we started rice cereal yesterday. They had a horrible night of crying and just not sleeping well - I've noticed this morning while holding them and playing on the floor with them that they are VERY gassy. Moreso than usual. Could it be the rice cereal? If so, should I try another type of cereal (oatmeal, maybe?). Or just go right to veggies and fruits? My older DS tolerated rice cereal just fine, so this is new to me. I guess they could have just had a rough night, but it seems too coincidental to me.

Thanks!

 

Happy 1/2 birthday babies! Yep, time sure does go by fast. It does sound coincidental to me too. I'm not sure what to try next...you could do oatmeal or veggies. Many posters say starting veggies first stops a sweet tooth from forming. I'm sure you'll get more great advice!

 

Happy six months!!!!!!!

Dianna

 

What time of day did you feed them? Try feeding in the morning in case it gives them a tummy ache so it doesn't interrupt sleep. You could try oatmeal as well as PP suggested. We are just starting cereal as well and I don't think my girls are quite ready. We're going to take a break for a bit and try later.

 

One of my sons had real problems when I started the rice (did Happy Babies Brown Rice) and the ped. said to start adding veggies + I switched to the Gerber Rice. I also gave him gripe water and occationally gas-x for babies. He seems to have worked it out for the most part.

 

One of my girls gets constipated really easily so my pedi said to try oatmeal with her. I haven't tried it yet, but oatmeal might help with gassiness too.

 

Thanks!!

We tried only giving them the rice cereal first thing in the morning and within a day or so both babies seem to be less gassy! Thank goodness! My DH also bought some oatmeal which we'll try out next week.

Thanks again for your responses!

 

We did oatmeal not rice cereal,(for constipation issues) and that worked well for us. THere is really no need to to rice cereal at all. you can read more at wholesomebabyfood.com You can start some easy fruits and veggies now just fine. Avacado or bananas are a great first food. We also did beans soon.