My son won't drink formula anymore! He is 8.5 months old is this too early? I don't want to force him.?

I understand your doctor told you that you can start solids at 3 months old, however take into account that rice cereal does not have the nutrition she needs, and if she's feeling full from the cereal and not taking her formula then her health is at risk. WHO and the AAP has said that babies should be fed breastmilk or formula for the first 6 months for the bulk of their nutrition and while you can introduce solids the majority of their food should not be solids. So if she's holding out for the cereal, then you need to cut the cereal back.

She simply can't thrive on cereal at this age. I wonder if she's attracted to the sweetness of the grains. Soy formula tends to be a bit bitter.

Is she handling the soy formula well? Is part of the reason you started the solids was she was having some issues? Would you ever consider an organic or goats-milk based formula?

I understand your animal welfare beliefs, but she needs to eat breastmilk or formula more than solids right now so you need to be flexible for her health until she's older and you can introduce solids more. You may be able to find a formula that will do the job until she's old enough to take more solids, then switch her to a formula you agree with more. One of my friends who's extremely vegan and extremely animal rights activist and Peta involved admitted that she had to use a cow's based formula because it's more natural than a soy-based one, but as soon as her child was about 2 and capable of eating a well balanced diet she switched her to complete vegan diet with no issue.

She said that 2 years (you probably could get away with 1 even) out of a possible lifespan of 100 means 98 years of not drinking milk and eating ethically. The 1 year is nothing. She breastfed her other baby.

As for the pictures... I like the first more than the second. While I understand your views, I wouldn't put something that is too in your face on a baby. The second is just slightly starting to be a little in your face, it's sort of on the fence.

I like to teach my kids to 'do unto others' and I just don't want my kids to be walking billboards unless I know it's not going to turn people away. Animals are my friends is plain cute. :) And then if someone looks closer they can see it's Peta and look up info later if they want.

Add: Yeah, my mom said that when she was having babies they began solids at birth. And I started giving my son tastes of things when he started grabbing for it and trying to eat it at 3 months about. But the issue isn't about introducing solids in my point of view, but allowing the bulk of her nutrition to be the solids.

Formula has a lot more nutrients that she needs, the solids don't. You run the risk of her running short on certain nutrients that can affect her mind and body. She may be perfectly fine, but before the introduction of formula babies fed more solids would die at a rate of 1/5 from malnutrition.

Her chances of survival are extremely high because of the time we live in, but there's reasons formula is regulated to have at least 19 specific ingredients that have been found to be essential for a baby in the first year of life. Introducing solids... the age varies depending on the study. Having solids be the bulk of nutrition?

The studies are pretty conclusive that it's risky. Add: Your question says she's turning her nose up at formula for the solids. That makes it sound like you're giving her more solids than formula, and at 3 months that is dangerous.

Sorry if I misunderstood. Take her weight and multiply it by 2.5oz, that's how much formula you should be aiming to give her in the day. If the solids are cutting back on that, then you need to cut back on the solids and push the formula more.

If they're not interfering and she's getting that much formula in addition to, then I wouldn't worry about it. Giving tastes of solids isn't exactly frowned on, but when entire meals are made up of solids then it can be a problem for babies under 6 months.

Your baby is not taking her bottle because she is too full from these solids, which you have introduced FAR too early. Rice cereal should not even be considered until 4 months and even then it is best to wait until 6 months. And fruits and veggies should definitely not be done until at least 5 months, 6 is best.

Cut out the solids all together. And when you start with rice again, do not do it in a bottle as it is a choking hazard.

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