Solids question

My LO is 5 months old, she has been on rice cereal for reflux from about 3 months, just once a day, and we started replacing the cereal with real food over the last week, just pureed apples, pears, pumpkin etc. We decided to do this because she was taking to the cereal so well, she watches us when we eat an moves her mouth, so we figured she was ready. When do you start giving solids twice a day? Or should I keep it to just once a day till shes a bit older?

After 4 months I think? I don't really remember. Between 5-6 months he was eating all kinds of pureed fruits and veggies 2-3 times a day.

Quoting milo456:" My LO is 5 months old, she has been on rice cereal for reflux from about 3 months, just once a day, and ... [snip!] ... she was ready. When do you start giving solids twice a day? Or should I keep it to just once a day till shes a bit older?"

iv just been told by my community health nurse to start giving axel rice cereal around 1-3 times a day after hes had some boob, for his silent reflux, im not sure whether to actually do it or not bit aprehensive, hes just over 13 weeks old. how did you LO take it when you first started it? and did it work?

Quoting ♥ axel sean n me:" iv just been told by my community health nurse to start giving axel rice cereal around 1-3 times a day ... [snip!] ... do it or not bit aprehensive, hes just over 13 weeks old. how did you LO take it when you first started it? and did it work?"

She took to it really well, and it helped with her reflux alot, she still has bad days but overall it got alot better when we started the cereal

Quoting milo456:" She took to it really well, and it helped with her reflux alot, she still has bad days but overall it got alot better when we started the cereal"

i gave him some today quite watery but he didnt really spit it out he just kept laughing at me because i kept making chewing and swallowing movements with my mouth lol. i hope it helps him, hes been getting worse and worse recently  

Quoting ♥ axel sean n me:" i gave him some today quite watery but he didnt really spit it out he just kept laughing at me because ... [snip!] ... making chewing and swallowing movements with my mouth lol. i hope it helps him, hes been getting worse and worse recently  "

Is he on any medication for it?

Quoting milo456:" Is he on any medication for it?"

nope   hes on gaviscon infant. she just said to give him the rice cereal.

Quoting ♥ axel sean n me:" nope   hes on gaviscon infant. she just said to give him the rice cereal."

My LO got put on ranitidine by the specialist, it seems to help some but she out grew her dose and since then its just kinda stopped working

Quoting milo456:" My LO got put on ranitidine by the specialist, it seems to help some but she out grew her dose and since then its just kinda stopped working"

i havent taken him back to the doctors yet i need to, so i can see if they can put him on anything. but i gave axel a little of the rice cereal really watery earlier he seems to be a bit better hes asleep now but isnt arching his back which he usually does in his sleep.

Quoting ♥ axel sean n me:" i havent taken him back to the doctors yet i need to, so i can see if they can put him on anything. but ... [snip!] ... really watery earlier he seems to be a bit better hes asleep now but isnt arching his back which he usually does in his sleep."

Thats a good sign! I hope it gets better, I hate seeing bubs in pain  

Quoting milo456:" Thats a good sign! I hope it gets better, I hate seeing bubs in pain  "

me too! thanks