Is 2 months too early to start giving my baby stage one foods?
He should really not be eating the cereal, and certainly not any other solid foods. The AAP doesn’t suggest starting solid foods prior to around 6 months of age. Babies don’t have the enzymes needed to properly digest anything other than formula or breastmilk until around the middle of the first year. Starting solids earlier increases the risk of allergies, diabetes and obesity later in life. A 2 mos old baby isn’t going to be able to handle eating solid foods off of a spoon and they should never be served in a bottle. The purpose of solid foods in the first year is to practice eating off the spoon and really for fun, NOT for nutrition. Solids are all inferior to breastmilk or formula, which are complete foods. Your child needs the nutrients in formula or breastmilk to thrive and grow properly and for brain development. Feed more formula or nurse more often, DO NOT give solids at such a very young age!
Yes, it is way too early. Talk to your doctor about it. Jarred food isn’t meant to fill him up. It’s meant to teach him and his body about new foods. His body can’t immediately absorb the nutrients in jarred foods and he needs breast milk or formula to give him what he needs. At two months he should still be feeding on demand (every 2-4 hours is normal but every kid is different). There are lots of websites and books available but I really think you need to talk to your doctor ASAP. Or call and talk to one of the nurses in the pediatrician’s office. You can also call your local WIC office, they offer nutritional classes (usually for free no matter what your income is). Please don’t start him on any other foods without talking to the doctor. You don’t want to shock his digestive system.
