sayoberry:
Update:

The twins are four and half months. Will be 5 by August 4.
I introduced gerber oat cereal last week. I first mixed with breast.milk I expressed and tried to give them with spoon. Twin girl enjoys the spoon but twin boy doesn't take the spoon he will cry and spit till I pour into the bottle for him.


When I can't express, I use sma for the mix. One scoop of sma plus 5 scoops of gerber for one baby. (or times 2) They finish 150ml to 200ml at one sitting (sometimes I have to make more). But if its ordinary sma they take just 60ml.

But gerber makes their poop hard so I give them 10ml water (boiled which I store in a 2 litre gallon)
My mil made the brown pap herself and grinded soya bean with it, but they don't like it at allllllll.

They don't have a particular time for eating so I feed on demand.
And we thank God the number of diaper we use had now reduced. ;Do

FexCathy:

Thanks for the response bosslady but basically what adult foods can he take?

Abibaby:
GUDMORNI MAMAS IN D HOUSE@MYTESTIMONY HW IS MY ANGEL.PLS MAMAS I VE A BABY OF THREE MONTHS PLUS ND AM YET TO START MENSTRATING,IS IT NORMAL

mytestimony:
Ok so water should not be given to a baby less than 6 months. How do mothers giving cereals below 6 months manage? Please I need answers

bossladymo1:


BAD

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Honey
Adult milk
Golden Morn
Anything with raw eggs in it e.g Ice Cream
Garri (because of the cyanide content and gummy texture)


Good

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Stage 2 formula
Beans (peel the skin first)
okro/ewedu with mashed titus fish
Soft semolina
Pureed fruits e.g avocado, banana
Pureed vegies e.g carrots, broccoli
Fresh fruit juice (if you can make it yourself) e.g apple juice
Cereals/meals e.g cornmeal (ogi), rice cereal (I would advise you start with rice cereal first), oatmeal, mixed grain cereals.

Thank u so much ma for this comprehensive list. Come to think of it, where our oda sabi mamas na? Doc tchiwinee, lovinam, kimoni, etc. We miss una o! Pls come back from holiday. Na only bosslady dey here o!

bossladymo1:


4a. Exclusively breastfed babies can be started on water when they are introduced to cereals usually we say 6 months tho 4 -6 months is acceptable in some instances......once they are no longer on breastmilk only, water can be added.
(Gbemisola Boyede, Developmental Paed)

1-2oz per day is just okay

FexCathy:

Pls 1 to 2oz is how many ml?

mytestimony:

I never see period too. She is a lil over four months. She is doing great how is urs

Chyvy:

My LO is 7 months and I'm yet to... I guess all is well dear

beedam:


How I wish mine too is hanging.

CharmyBliz:


Personally, I won't give my 7 months prince milo or juice.
Milo is extra sugar and not essential for a 6mth old. Perhaps try something healthier as a sweet alternative,like some pureed strawberries, banana, apple, pear etc, stirred into the formula/breast milk

EstyBle:
Hello Mothers,i just joined Nairaland 2day.
I thank God 4 dis platform.
Please fellow mothers,i have a 10months old son who has not been eating for 2weeks now.he takes only breatsmilk and titus fish(in any form). He refuses his usual pap and takes time 2 swallow.Av bought different types of syrups,treated malaria,antibiotic,multivitamins,nothing was working. Until i noticed he has white patches on his lips and tongue looks different.he refuses me 2 clean his mouth 4 3days now. He only eats cerealac. Though i suspect oral thrush.Pls what do u advice?

beedam:


How I wish mine too is hanging.

sexiebecky:
I dy feel u iya beji,ur twins ar growin,may God continu to provide 4 ur family. My twins girls ar 3month plus,is not easy but it worth it

sheweezy:
Thank you all for the responses, was confused about the vaccines, saw 3 on the card I was given at health center, my hospital gives only 2 and a doctor told me 4 is to be given. Will go to the health center to get it.
As for the tips, the last time I fed him, I noticed there was small blood, is it safe to keep giving him cos when he burped, there was small blood that came out from his mouth. Should I just express or keep allowing him to suck

mytestimony:
Ok so water should not be given to a baby less than 6 months. How do mothers giving cereals below 6 months manage? Please I need answers

tchiwinnie:
Who gv u this kyn info?
If d child is nt exclusively breastfed, of course, he can tk water b4 6months.

Abibaby:
GUDMORNI MAMAS IN D HOUSE@MYTESTIMONY HW IS MY ANGEL.PLS MAMAS I VE A BABY OF THREE MONTHS PLUS ND AM YET TO START MENSTRATING,IS IT NORMAL

favoredgal:


why not take to see the dr?

did you self medicate on malaria, antibiotics?

Korano:
For the baby not thriving well who feed s on only Cerelac, continue giving the cerelac, probably you can try the Cerelac Millet( nigerian variety) , then give Milk; Lactogen 2( by Nestle) as a drink daily

Kimoni:


Pls can we exchange our bodies?? In case you want to start after 2 months

Abibaby:
GUDMORNI MAMAS IN D HOUSE@MYTESTIMONY HW IS MY ANGEL.PLS MAMAS I VE A BABY OF THREE MONTHS PLUS ND AM YET TO START MENSTRATING,IS IT NORMAL

MiracleMum:
hello mamas, just saw my friend's 5 months old son and he has ringworm like patches on his back. she doesnt know what it is neither does she know how to treat it. Has anyone experienced this? kindly help her out. Thanks

forlahkhe:
My baby too had ring worm patches and even eela sef, bt since I started using sebamed soap nd cream, everything is cleared out.

mytestimony:

Tor senior lovinam I was wondering cos de keep saying do not give a baby under six months water. De did nt specify