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Allergies and intolerances

weaning, avoiding wheat and gluten, what breakfast cereal can I use for baby?

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alibo · 04/08/2004 12:20

dh has excema, asthma ,nut allergy, hay fever, and am getting conflicting advice on how long to avoid wheat, gluten or both. What breakfast cereal can I give ds(he is just 6 months, but 3.5 weeks prem and have just started weaning). gf book refers to a wheat free, gluten free baby cereal, does this actually exist??

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toddlerbob · 15/09/2004 00:02

Hi Utka,

I just made up cereal with water and pureed friut and ds didn't seem to mind. He still prefers it this way actually. Once I discovered this and could stop trying to express for cereal we were all a lot happier.

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Maisiemog · 26/04/2005 01:38

Pidge, I tried the apricot puree thing on baby Pog, he loved it, thanks.
Also used the quinoa grains, but rinsed them for 2 mins under running tap - as a quinoa website advised - no bitterness at all. I thought they tasted very pleasant and am going to try mixing them with rice for myself, or instead of couscous or bulgar wheat.

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ChicPea · 26/04/2005 22:54

You can buy low sugar, gluten free Heinz rusks which are great if you take one half, mash it in milk and add pureed milk.

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ChicPea · 26/04/2005 22:55

Whoops - pureed fruit.

Can also rub 2 bits together to make a 'crumble' over fruit.

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Calmriver · 30/04/2005 21:55

My dd has organix cereal from waitrose. It's gluten free and not sweet at all. I mix hers up with water. She seems to love it. One of the only that HAVE NO SUGAR ADDED!!!
I would give it a go!

We had reactions(hives) from gluten, so she is off all those products too.

Good luck