What is the diference between baby rice cereal and baby oatmeal cereal?
Baby General
csantucci asked:
My baby spits up like crazy out of her nose and the doctor put her on rice baby cereal but she seems to be getting constipated from it, is oatmeal cereal the same thing? She is one month old is oatmeal cereal safe for her?
Rhonda
My baby spits up like crazy out of her nose and the doctor put her on rice baby cereal but she seems to be getting constipated from it, is oatmeal cereal the same thing? She is one month old is oatmeal cereal safe for her?
Rhonda
August 15th, 2008 at 6:46 am
Cindy
maybe she has reflux?? one month is way too young for cereal. their stomachs are not developed yet to properly diggest. i started my daughter on rice when she was 4 months and it never constipated her
August 16th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Marcia
rice cereal is made from rice
oatmeal is made from oats
Oatmeal will probably not dissolve in the bottle. You should go back to your doctor. A one month old should not really be on either.
August 20th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Patricia
your doctor should not have told you to put your baby on cereal at one month old. at that age they are not able to digest it and should be on breast milk or formula only! try taking her off the cereal for now and trying again around 4 or 5 months… maybe even 6 months.
and no, oatmeal cereal is not the same thing - it’s made from oats and not rice, obviously. but they will likely do the same thing to her.
August 22nd, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Paul
The difference is literally that one is made from rice, the other is oats. Most doctors like to wait on giving babies oatmeals, due to allergies in wheat, until the baby is older. They may even wait longer if the baby has had an allergy to milk…
Rice cereal at one month? She’s too young, I would say. Her tummy isn’t developed enough yet. I mean babies this age spit up milk. It would stand to reason to spit on the cereal.
My guess is her tummy isn’t ready for it. I would stay away from the oatmeal for now. It isn’t recommended until they are at least 6 months.
August 24th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Edna
She is spitting up because of the cereal and the oatmeal! Her little stomach is too young for that stuff. Wait until she is at least 4-6 months old. Right now, keep to the breast/bottle depending on which method you use.
August 27th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Jeffery
A one month old is WAY too young for cereal of any kind. She can’t properly digest it yet, and it doesn’t have the proper mix of nutrients. It’s really bad for her! She should be on breastmilk or formula ONLY until 4-6 months, depending on when she hits other readiness signs (sitting unassisted, pincer grasp, no thrusting reflex, etc. Google “solid food readiness signs”).