She's four months ya'll!
And because you can at four months, we tried rice cereal. Can you see the surprise on her face?!
I read a variety of things about rice cereal before giving it. The summary: Rice cereal was created in a time when formula wasn't fortified with iron. Thus, rice cereal was introduced to ensure babes were getting iron. Now formula DOES have iron and breast-fed babes get iron from moms anyway SO rice cereal isn't necessary. On the harsher (word?) more granola end...rice cereal is perhaps a bad choice as it is mainly sugar and starch. Oh well. It has calories and is an easy was to transition into solids as its consistency can be diluted/thickened and it has a low allergy possibility. We're doing it (but not stressing over it).
I also had questions about vaccinations. Questions that were firmly but nicely put to rest by our pediatrician. Bottom line to keep things short, for the most part, I'm done with the research as it relates to these things...food, shots, etc. I love this baby and want to do the best thing for her. I trust and respect our doctor. He is highly educated and competent. I will ask his advice and follow his lead as long as it feels right. All this reading and research amounts to unnecessary concern and confusion. My mom told me last night that I started rice cereal at two weeks. I'm fine. I'm not obese. I make good food choices. I have no food or drug allergies. None of the red flags for starting food early were true for me. I also got all vaccines with no ill effect.
So I'm done with that.
Lilah's stats at four months:
Length: 24 1/4 (50-75th percentile)
Weight: 11 pounds 5 ounces (10th percentile) tiny but no concern from our doc
Head circ: 16 inches (25-50th percentile)
Sleeping: typically from 7p-4:30a at which time she has a quick eat and then back to sleep until around 7:30a
3 comments:
wow!!! I can't believe she sleeps for that long!! I wonder if Cameron will be doing that a 4 months? We went for his two month appoint. today it was terrible...he shed his first tear as did I while he got 3 shots.
She is such a cutie. Just a peanut. A long peanut though. :)
Rice cereal stops Peyton up so I give him oatmill. I mix it with his fruits and veg just to make it easier to feed him and fill him up better. He is a little pig. :)
She has the biggest smile. Puts a smile on my face to see her. :)
Let's hope that Turner weighs less than she does now when he arrives in a couple of weeks:)
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