Susan
I have the same problem with Tyler. I tried Gerber rice cereal at 4 months not knowing about the soy and it made him spit up more and constipated but no gassiness or crying. I tried organic oatmeal cereal next at 5 months – helped spit up but made him scream with gas. I tried organic oatmeal again at 6 months because he was constipated and needed fiber to get bowels moving and it was the same sceaming gas nightmare.
I decided to skip the cereal and move on. We did pears and they went OK. They may have increased reflux a little. Fruit can be dangersous for refluxers – even seemingly non – acidic ones. First many contain sorbitol and the jarred baby food preserves fruit with citric acid. The only fruit that I found with out citric acid is peaches. I am trying those next week.
After the pears I moved on to peas. Also high in fiber to keep bowels moving. They have been really good. No increase in reflux or gas.
I recommend waiting until at least 5 1/2 months. But if you are really desperate to try solids because it may thicken and help reflux and she is always hungry ( Tyler was the same way he wanted solids since he was 3 1/2 months old!) I would recommend trying veggies. I would try based on her bowel movement. If they are a little thick or if she tends to get constipated I would try peas. If they are loose or he tends to get diarrhea then I would try carrots or sweet potatoes. If his stool is usually good constistancy the try one of each for a few days and then mix them together to keep a good balance.
Whatever you do start very very slow. Only give about 2-3 baby spoonfuls at first and then build up from there.
Good luck
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…for something like greenbeans (veggie that can be easy on tummy), I used frozen organic and steamed them & then pureed them in the mini cuisinart (& added the water from the pot that I steamed them in to get the consistancy that ‘worked’)…
