The dangers of giving your baby cereal in a bottle

Many parents have long been cereals, baby bottles in the hope that the child sleep better at night with her, or because they feel not enough to feed the baby.

If you've heard statement, "The addition of cereal to the bottle and goes to sleep for 5 hours" or "If your baby seems hungry or wants to nurse constantly, add cereal to the bottle," we know that these are myths, not facts.

Your child has enough nutrients from breast milk orFormula for the first 6 months of life. In fact, medical experts agree that the introduction of many cereals before 4 months can trigger food allergies. Moreover, the addition of cereal in the bottle of children is a bad idea. Period.

Experts like Dr. Alan Greene, MD believe that sucking and swallowing are not fully coordinated actions in some children, can lead to lung problems, because rice cereal, they can suck small amounts ofLungs.

What other dangers, with the addition of cereal to a bottle? On the one hand, your child on the road to obesity. The calories in that cereal is enough to eat a lot to teach your child. If the child is at least 4 months of age, is more suitable for grain to feed your baby with a spoon. This will not only teach, learn, eat from a spoon, but allow them to rest in the middle and helpsChild learns how to eat properly.

Now, what is your mother and your grandmother and your sister and all those people swear that adding cereal to a bottle helps babies sleep longer and complete? Dr. Alan Greene, MD said: I guess the reason that children have a sleep faster, smaller and some babies may even go a little 'more time between meals. I "There are no scientific evidence to support the demand for grain in the bottle will helpreduce or increase total sleep children to mourn. "'

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends not to feed a baby cereal from a bottle. The only time you feed a baby cereal in a bottle is if the doctor recommends to help with reflux.

Obesity. Food allergies. Problems with the respiratory tract. Poor eating habits. These are all reasons for leaving your child with a bottle of grain. You can not regret.