Re: Cereal Question!

Posted by Nicole on February 20, 2003 at 23:07:21:

In Reply to: Cereal Question! posted by Sally on February 20, 2003 at 22:39:33:

: In anyone's experience, did giving your baby cereal help him/her sleep better or sleep through the night??? Just curious as I will be starting my baby on cereal soon. There seems to be a lot of disagreement about this. Thanks!!
: Sally and Ayrton (almost 5 months)

Cereal did not make a big difference with my son sleeping through the night. He still would wake up sometimes after giving cereal and sometimes a bottle right before bed. I think it all depends on the baby.
Also, I called Nestle before giving cereal, and they do not recommend feeding cereal right before bed especially when you are first starting out, because if your baby has a reaction, how will you know? Also, they told me that it may cause stomach cramps etc. But a lot of people give cereal in the evening.
It's up to you and the only way you will find out
if it will help your baby sleep through the night is to try.

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