So apparently there are a lot of opinions about when an infant should have his first taste of "solid" food. And by "solid" food, I mean a mushy mix of rice cereal and breastmilk. The more recent pediatrician standard is 6 months, while some common baby books mention the trends of 4 to 6 months, and others say that some rice cereal in the bottle earlier than 2 months will help a baby sleep at night. It's a bit exhausting to listen to/read about. And I don't know which one is right (or if there is a right answer), but our munchkin was drinking 3-4 6-oz bottles a day plus nursing 2-3 times and still looking super hungry, so we decided to introduce rice cereal. Just a few "bites" in and he really took to the spoon and seemed to like the rice cereal/milk mix. Looks like we'll be adding a "dinner" of 1 tablespoon of rice cereal to James' daily routine: (It was a really slow process, so I tried to clip together some highlights, but please forgive the phone conversation in the background)
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