Are there any dangers with giving a two-month-old infant rice cereal in a bottle?
Mary Siever Jun 4th, 2004 Yes there are. A newborn baby’s gut is still developing and is not able to properly digest solid foods (even if they are liquified, the food composition remains pretty much the same). This can cause difficulties at the time (indigestion, blood in the stool, malnutrition, damage to the intestines and constipation) and digestive difficulties in the future. Until a baby is six months old s/he should be receiving breastmilk exclusively, or as a last resort, infant formula. For more information check out www.askdrsears.com Like • (10 people like this.) • Report 7 comments | Post one | Permalink Comments tjatherton WRONG!!!! Most doctors recommend that babies be started on liquified cereal at 2 or 3 months old… If you wait until they are 6 months, they have become fat from drinking too much milk to satisfy their growths. Start the cereal, they will sleep better to Report Sep 28th, 2006 msiever No, you are wrong. My 3 children all of whom didn’t start solids until
