re: Starting rice cereal at what age?

Quoting First Time Mama  :" we started at 5mths and 1wk.... dd doesnt like rice cereal. my doc told me rice cereal is good because ... [snip!] ... baby grow so fast and all the blood pumping around, that the iron is good...... might be a good subject for people thoughts?"

Quoting First Time Mama  :" we started at 5mths and 1wk.... dd doesnt like rice cereal. my doc told me rice cereal is good because ... [snip!] ... baby grow so fast and all the blood pumping around, that the iron is good...... might be a good subject for people thoughts?"

Quoting Uh-Nis-Uh [EBF]:" No solids until at least 4 months, but I think they changed it to 6 months. I wouldn't even give rice cereal. It's pointless. It has no nutrition, so your baby is basically eating cardboard. "

Quoting Justine's Mama:" Wow I had numerous people try to tell me to give her it to make her sleep but I never heard of babies ... [snip!] ... to ask the Dr what I was curious to know every time I go that's why I usually ask here then I try to remember to ask the Dr."

Quoting [JadeLee]:" I started DD at 5 and a half months because the doctor wanted me to before her 6 month appointment. ... [snip!] ... she was 7 months. At a few weeks old that can really mess with their tummies. They don't NEED solids until after one year."

Quoting Sami&Baby Silas:" It doesn't help babies sleep. It has never changed my sons sleeping pattern."

Quoting Justine's Mama:" Oh wow I though it did something didn't know there was no purpose really unless it was needed for some ... [snip!] ... if its pointless. So what about oatmeal? When do you/could you give them it and is that of any nutrition or pointless also?"