Solid Food Question

I would stick with the rice cereal, I changed from evening to breakfast it is very heatly for them. MY daughter ate it until she was one we did the oatmeal as well. I would start incorporating more vegtables and maybe some fruits I would say When he wakes up in the morning give him a feeding of food with cereal and maybe some bannanas or other fruit of choice and then give him his bottle then go throughout the day and then do the night feeding and then gradually start doing them in meals I'd say a nother 2 or 3 weeks of giving him breakfast and dinner. He'll start to want to eat more solid foods more! Good luck!

I started with a bit of cereal around 4 months, then started introducing veggies and fruits. Cereal has no nutritional value, so if he doesn't like it, I wouldn't bother.

I fed Taryn once a day a dinner meal for a few months. Then around 6 months I started feeding her twice a day - a breakfast & dinner. And just recently I started on 3 meals a day.

Here is my DD's sample meal schedule (nursing & food - but the same would apply for formula) (she is on a 4 hour schedule):
8 - wake & nurse
10 - eat breakfast (one jar) & nap
12 - wake & nurse
2 - eat lunch (one jar) & nap
4 - wake & nurse
6 - eat dinner (2 jars)
7:30 - nurse
8 - bed for the night

The times I've fed her solid food have remained the same, I just added more times in. Hope this helps you!

If he seems to be eating more formula and is frequently hungry between feedings, you may want to add in an additional meal. Formula provides all the nutrition he could need at his age, but he may not be feeling full. I assume since he is barely 7 months that he doesn't have very many teeth yet, so maybe you could try adding in a jar of fruit in the morning between formula feedings. With my son I mixed a little cereal with the fruit and he really liked that. But if your son really doesn't like the stuff, like the other person said, there is no need to keep him on it.

The cereal is something you can live without. Have you tried oatmeal instead? Some like it better. Here's how we did it (it may or may not work for your family):
morning: feeding
breakfast: jar of fruit and some cheerios (when they had a few teeth)
snack: feeding
lunch: jar of veggies and those puffs
feeding
dinner: jar of veggies
feeding
bed

well my daughter went to baby food early and stopped eating it early. Your baby will get all they need from the formula and trust me u wont have a problem with them getting a lack of that. I would just offer my daughter what ever i was eating if she didnt want it i would give her some baby food. the stuff is cheap so i didnt mind if i had to give a little bit to the dogs lol hope that helps. Oh and for most solid foods he shoul have at least 2 bottom and 2 top teeth.

When mine were babies, I fed them their solid foods in the morning, or whenever they acted like they were really hungry. It always just seemed to be instinctual with me. If your baby is hungry, I would give him some food and formula two or three times a day. He won't eat much solid food at one sitting anyway, because his stomach is too small. Of course, I'm not a doctor or anything, but I always started cereal when formula no longer filled them up, no matter what age, and then started other baby food a month or two later, when their swallowing got better. Just play it by ear. You know your baby better than anyone.

The first year of life formula or breastmilk should be the main source of nutrition. 1 meal for a 7 month old sounds just fine. No rush to grow him up, mama. If you do decide to start a second milk, make sure he is getting his bottle first so that his tummy doesn't fill up on solids.

With my son, we introduced the second meal at 9 months, and slowly transitioned to 5 small meals by 13 months. My 17 month old daughter has just really started eating solids in the last month. At 7 months, she was only nursing, she would not touch food. So, we have seen both ends of the spectrum.

I started feeding my girls solid food when I noticed they were reaching for it more (around 7-8 mths). I basically fed them 2-3 times a day in little increments whenever I ate. They were eating solid food and drinking formula about the same. As they got older I gave more solid food to start getting them out of the habit of wanting formula by the time they were 1.

My sister and I both have 7mo olds and give a feeding in the morning and one at dinnertime with the family.
I give little portions of many things; cereal, veggies and fruits. Just started pureed meats this week with no trouble.
The baby will tell you he's full by pushing the spoon away or pressing his lips shut or turning away.

Also, if he doesn't like the boxed cereal, try the premade gerber kind with apples and vanilla (and DHA). It has been accepted well by my son and I tasted it too. Pretty good stuff.

You may want to ask your pediatrician. Every child is different, and will depend on overall health and height and weight. But, I can tell you from my personal experience with my boys. With my second son I fed him solids (rice cereal and fruit) starting between four and six months. But, I think I introduced him with too many types of solids too soon. He developed many food alergies, milk intolerance and asthma. Not to say it was all related to the foods I fed him; some of the issues were inherited from my side of the family. But when you are introducing solids stick with one at a time for a time period; so if a reaction (cramping, gas, etc) develops you will be able to tell what agrees with him and what doesn't. Maybe keep a daily diary; then you can share with the doctor at the routine well-baby appointments if problems develop. I don't want to sound like all babies develop food issues; but monitoring the introduction to new foods these days can help. Don't rush the solids; formula's contain the nutrition they need for most of their first year. Times always are changing; as does the advice of the medical profession. Use what works for you and good luck.