Son starting solids: could he be allergic?

Well madame. Ignore any rude comments people have to say because from my experience of a gillion kids the PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, & DOCTOR said rice and oats are okay to start (in small portions) at 4 months. All my kids had rice that early and are fine, Matts mom did it for her kids and so did others. Its the same as walking talking, just because the experts say 12 months it can go early, or later. Im voting its from the teething, not an allergice reaction, and do everyone who is rude **** YOU!!!!

**Awww I got a thumbs down. LOL Isn't sad that people will thumbs down you on your parenting styles when I am 100% sure they are ******* up somewhere in there lives with their kids......oh wait...everyone on yahoo has perfect angels. Dumb asses!! If a pediatrician says its ok, then obviously it's fine. People are asking for advice and giving it...NOT to be critisised.

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They say that you SHOULD NOT feed your baby solides until at least 6 months, but its based on their developmental ability after that point, not just a magical time.

Supposedly babies intestines don't develop until 6 months (cells close together) which can allow larger particles (proteins, etc) into their system which can lead to early on allergies.

i would do an extensive search before proceeding. Doctors are not always right (esp ones that have been in the business for 20-30 years) as they dont always have the time to catch up on all the new studies.

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It looks like he's 4 months old? That's still quite early for solids. Did your doctor give you a reason that he felt that YOUR son needed solids this early? (Current recommendations are to wait until 6 months to begin.)

The diarrhea probably just means that his digestion isn't yet ready to handle foods other than milk. So I'd stop the solids for a few weeks at least, and then try again. When you try again you could offer fruits or veggies and see if he does better with those.

Solids this early is something you do if you absolutely have to, not something you do because you fancy trying it and the doctor said you could. It's not a race.

Unless he was utterly miserable on just milk, I would stop the solids until he is six months old. There aren't any advantages to it, and there are an awful lot of risks which you simply don't need to take.

Meaghan i gave you a thumbs up. i started my little boy on solids at 4 months and he did just fine he is 5 months now and loves eating solids. i would chalk the runny diapers to teething.

your the mother and only you know whats best for your child

More bad advice from a pediatrician.... Your doctor's advice is based off of one day in once class in med school that he took probably 20 years ago. It today's world, you have access to so much good information, better than what your doctor gave you.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ap1WR...

Your baby is only 4 months old, continue with just formula bottles. There is _no_ benefit to baby cereal, he needs the high fat content of his formula much more than he needs empty calorie starches.

*ETA your last question that I posted a link to said he was 4 months 1 week ago. And according to your last question, he was eating 2 oz every couple of hours. Again- he needs the high fat nutrient dense calories from his formula to satisfy his hunger, the rice or oat cereal is just empty starches- no calorie dense nutrition there.