Do u think i could try my 12 week old ds with baby rice he never seems to be full and constantly wanting fed i have baby rice in cupboard is he too young i know u start them on it it at 4 months in 3 months too early

it is too early, solids should not be introduced until around 26 weeks, not 4 months.

are you breast or bottle feeding>? and how often and how much?

bear in mind that a big milk feed is more filling and calorific than a few spoons of rice

Too early. Advice is now not to start solids until 6 months. Have a trawl through the Weaning section and you'll see loads of advice on it. 12 weeks is the classic growth spurt time and lots of babies suddenly seem extra hungry all the time. Milk milk and more milk is what your baby needs.

i think 6 months is rubbish lol dd was on solids at 4 months .

my ds is a big baby 9Ib 4 wen born and now 12 weeks he's 16!b theres no filling him im bottle feeding 7 oz every 2n half to 3 hours sometimes in morn he wants fed evry hour n half

sweetie - you will find some women say that 12 weeks is ok, and some women will say 16 weeks is ok and some women will say they waited much longer than that (for example 8 months)

health guidelines have recently been changed to say you should try to exclusively breastfeed until 6 months or 26 weeks and this is for all sorts of good reasons (they used to say 4 months or 16 weeks)

either way, i think that 12 weeks is a little bit too young for baby rice

around 12 to 16 weeks babies have a growth spurt, which can make them seem hungry, and at this stage, you can feed him more milk (whatever method you are using, either breast or formula)

why do you think your baby never seems to be full? how are you feeding your baby? what is your schedule?

ok, so you are formula feeding - have you tried some of the hungry baby formulas? they are thicker and take longer to digests and can make

formula 7oz basically when he wants it

it is not rubbish, there are good reasons for it, mostly to help prevent allergies and gut problems, teh department of health, NHS and world health organisations all say the same!

offer 8 or 9 oz if he is draining every bottle and try hungry baby milk , althbough it can be constipating and give baby a tummy ache

yes, but which formula are you using?

aptimal 2

have you tried aptimal 3? - it's purple (if i remember rightly) and its for hungry babies - sounds the thing for your little chap

So what's wrong with feeding him every hour and a half? or every hour?

also, don;t forget babies have growth spurts

feeding more often and seeming unsatisfied can be part of that, and it will settle

its too rich for young babys spoke to pharmisist

well, if the pharmacist says the milk is too rich for a young baby, it follows that the food is too much for him too !!

offer an extra ounce or two and feed as much as your baby wants to

that is what babies do !

ok sheena - no pharmacist worth his or her worth is going to recommend baby rice over a hungry baby formula if that baby is already formula fed

if your baby is already on formula and is 12 weeks, my suggestion is stepping up the formula using the same brand already used - plenty of mothers i know / have known have successfully used the hungry baby formula in the same circumstances

ok i will leave another few weeks n see how he gets on if still same at 16 weeks i will try rice

i don;t get the hurry

baby rice is not as filling or as nutritious as milk

it is not a magic substance that will stop your baby feeding frequnetly. especially as part of a growth spurt

the hungrier baby milk is suitable , but as i have said, it can cause tummy ache and constipation so go carefully.

also, we need to get our collective heads around the fact that babies feed a lot !!! and that is normal

no its not rubbish there is research that suggests that it is better to wait b4 introducing baby to solids but also waiting until EXACTLY 26 weeks is rubbish too. All babies are individual and some will be ready b4 others.

12 weeks is definatly a bit too early though. are you sure he is definatly hungry? Is he still gaining weight on his current feeds? sometimes babies like to comfort suck- have u tried a dummy?

Also at this age babies are awake alot more in the daytime, but dont really know how to DO anything apart from ask to be fed IYKWIM