Only rice cereal... how long?

[Bec caV]

So the pediatrician said to go ahead and start solids at anytime with the munchkin last week. She told me to start rice cereal for two weeks then move to veggies, then fruits after two weeks after that.
My mother, though, thought that two weeks before starting veggies seemed a little short. Of course she said to go by what the pediatrician says because they know best (and well she said 'back in the olden days things were different'; thanks for making me feel old mom! :p ). She's just worried that it might be rushing things. But now I'm worried because originally the pediatrician said 'Start with rice cereal for two months.' then corrected herself and said two weeks.
For me, it doesn't matter, two weeks or two months, I'm in no rush. John Gabriel started actually EATING the cereal yesterday; it only took us three days to figure out how to do it (getting the consistency right for me, getting used to the spoon and swallowing for him) and oddly, he seems to like the taste of it (I thought it tasted just icky myself) so I'm willing to continue as long as should be on just that. But I was wondering what other moms were/had done with the rice cereal.

[cay8099]

We started rice cereal at 4mo, and then shortly after that (I think 2-3 weeks later) we went ahead and started veggies. Start with the yucky ones like green beans first. We tried a new one every 2 days. So he would get green beans for 2 days, then peas for 2 days, and so on and so forth. That way we could be sure there was no allergic reactions.

[Bec caV]

I like green beans! They're not yucky! :p

That's pretty much what the pediatrician was saying... a couple weeks then start veggies.

I just gave him his cereal, he was getting upset because I was taking too long getting the cereal on the spoon and to his mouth. :p "Faster mommy! Faster!"

[dd]

How often do you give them rice cereal at 4 months? How do you combine it with breastmilk/formula feedings?

[jenn_0629]

Becca- I did almost exactly what your pediatrician said. Two weeks in between all of the different foods. I started at six months, instead of four though.

DD- I gave it to my son every morning. You can put breastmilk in it instead of water, if that is what you mean. After that feeding, you just feed normally the rest of the day.

[dd]

Becca- I did almost exactly what your pediatrician said. Two weeks in between all of the different foods. I started at six months, instead of four though.

DD- I gave it to my son every morning. You can put breastmilk in it instead of water, if that is what you mean. After that feeding, you just feed normally the rest of the day.

Thanks. I was thinking you gave it to them before or after each feeding.