re: Thanks Mamas! :)

Quoting MyPurrrtyBabies:" I know, its suppose to be nothing before 6 months...but when we went for his 2 month checkup ( he is ... [snip!] ... month checkup ( he is gaining so fast ) she said okay well when I see you at 4months we start talking about introducing solids."

Doctors aren't always right.  

Quoting MyPurrrtyBabies:" Yeah but I am not meaning table food, I am talking about baby food, the little gerber foods for babies."

solids in general (baby food) should always been given after a bottle or breast feeding.

Quoting Kayla [ ]♥:" Doctors aren't always right.  "

neither are a bunch of women on a parenting website  

With my oldest it was 6 months and my youngest 4 months cuz she wanted more and hates her bottles so i gave her cereal on a spoon never in the bottle. On the box it says at 4 months you can start good luck.

I wouldnt introduce table food at 4 months, but with jarred baby food, start with veggies first then fruit. But still BF him, since food before a year is just for practice. And when you DO introduce table food, stay away from eggs, cows milk, and peanut butter since these can cause bad allergic reactions in kids under a year.

Quoting L&J ♥:" Mixed grain cereal (which he loved)"

I never tried the cereal with my girls but I was thinking maybe trying it later with him,but idk....he goes through so much milk and I want to start him on maybe the little gerber jars or cereal...just hope his digestive system is ready.

Quoting K.MarieAnnette:" neither are a bunch of women on a parenting website  "

 

Quoting Kayla [ ]♥:"  "

ha, whatever. roll your eyes if you must. lol.

Quoting Kayla [ ]♥:" Doctors aren't always right.  "

I know.  


I was thinking that maybe the little jarred gerber foods would be okay to start after he hits 4 months...but Idk. Buying all that extra formula is killing us, ...My girls never went through milk like this.....I need a cow,lol

Quoting MyPurrrtyBabies:" I never tried the cereal with my girls but I was thinking maybe trying it later with him,but idk....he ... [snip!] ... so much milk and I want to start him on maybe the little gerber jars or cereal...just hope his digestive system is ready."

Even if you give him jars he still needs all the formula is drinking now. You don't EVER reduce the formula because they are getting jarred food. The primary source of nutrition is BM or formula UNTIL 12 months.

Quoting Kayla [ ]♥:"  "

You know, she has a point. If a doctor can be wrong, so can we. Atleast they have training dealing with babies. Do you?

Quoting K.MarieAnnette:" DD has had rice cereal, sweet potatoes, squash, baby mac and cheese with vegetables, mashed potatoes, ... [snip!] ... green beans, and i'm sure i'm forgetting something. lol. her favorites are sweet potatoes, squash and the mac and cheese."

My girls LOVED the gerber sweet potato. lol, they could never get enough of it

Quoting A❤T=P+[It's a Girl:" Even if you give him jars he still needs all the formula is drinking now. You don't EVER reduce the formula ... [snip!] ... EVER reduce the formula because they are getting jarred food. The primary source of nutrition is BM or formula UNTIL 12 months."

yep. this is still true. DD is eating some solids now, but still downs formula like a little piggy  

she'll usually eat solids MAYBE once a day (about half a little gerber container, maybe the whole thing), and then her regular amount of formula afterwards.

OP, do you shop at sam's? and what kind of formula does your son use? the sam's club brand is 3 pounds of formula for about $20 and it's exactly the same as enfamil. i love it  

Quoting Chelsea Dawns Mama:" You know, she has a point. If a doctor can be wrong, so can we. Atleast they have training dealing with babies. Do you?"

that was pretty much my point. thanks   lol

Quoting MyPurrrtyBabies:" I know.   I was thinking that maybe the little jarred gerber foods would be okay to start after ... [snip!] ... Idk. Buying all that extra formula is killing us, ...My girls never went through milk like this.....I need a cow,lol"

I can imagine how it is on your pockets. But honestly, I'd just keep with the formula. Their gut flora is still open around now, and it can cause a lot of issues (like IBD) when they're older.