[NewMumm]

Ok so some people may not agree with me but I have just started giving my 12 week old DD farex. She is so hungry all the time. She just has a tiny bit in the mornings now and she seems so much happier.

[Jenflea]

Why don't you increase her feeds instead?

I started solids at the recommended 6 months but my baby didn't take to them until 9 or 10 months.
And she never liked Farex(and I wasn't a fan of the iron causing constipation in some children).

This post has been edited by Jenflea: 21/03/2012, 09:22 AM

[Guest_tigerdog_*]

Never Farex - it's the sweepings off the factory floor (even the colour of it - soo unnatural). Not sure about cereals such as this but the general guidelines for solids are 4 months, the baby's digestive system isn't developed enough to handle food prior to this.

[NewMumm]

Tried that she is just hungry for more.

[NewMumm]

Well my mum put me on farex at about the same age and my brother aswell and we both turned out fine. My DD is just hungry. She has a little bit once a day. Im sure I am not the only one that has started this early.

[mummyofour]

I think I gave mine solids at about 6 months We did use Farex with DS (my first ) but he hated and after I tasted it I chucked it away - sawdust would have more taste ! I then used to feed him pumpkin or apple/pear.

DD1's first food was some mashed potato off my plate as she was clearly starving we then moved onto pumpkin and fruits like with DS.

[Guest_Hoggle_*]

Sorry but 12 weeks is way too young. Have you spoken with a doctor or MCHN about it?

She may be hungry but it is more breastmilk or formula that she needs at that age, not farex. 12 weeks is a growth spurt stage, she needs more milk if she is hungry.

[greengoddess]

There is no nutritional value in Farex; it's harsh on their tummies, is constipating and early introduction of solids can led to allergies later on (and recent evidence suggests childhood obesity is associated with early solids). Why risk it when there are alternatives? Furthermore, not only is it nutritionally inferior to breastmilk (or even formula), it has fewer calories, so if you baby is really so hungry, then you are not giving them something that will fill them up.

As PPs have said, you should be increasing her milk intake if she is hungry. But my question would be - is she really hungry, is it a growth spurt or is she looking for something to suck on for comfort?

Just because your mother did it, doesn't make it the right or safest thing to do. My mother drove around with me in bassinet on the passenger seat (it was the 1970s) -I'm fine, but I don't recommend anyone else does it.

[NewMumm]

Well she has been much more settled and happier since starting the farex. She has a tiny bit in the morning. When I say a tiny bit I say about 1 teaspoons worth.

[mummy.to.one]

DS had farex at 6months when he started solids, we quickly moved onto other veggies though as it was tasteless and he wasn't a fan.

At 12weeks I would say your dd is too young. How often is she feeding? Have you spoken to your gp or chn?

Agree with greengoddess just because your mum did it doesn't mean it's okay now, I think our parents did lots of things that you wouldn't do no, no car seats, dummies soaked in whatever etc...