at what age did I start your baby with weetbix? and when did u start mixing it with cows milk? I know technically cows milk is suppose to be over 12 months but thought perhaps a small amount mixed with weetbix before then would be ok?
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at what age did I start your baby with weetbix? and when did u start mixing it with cows milk? I know technically cows milk is suppose to be over 12 months but thought perhaps a small amount mixed with weetbix before then would be ok?
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I used to give DD weetbix from about 7-8 months and I used cows milk. I only started giving her cows milk to drink recently and she's 18 months smile

cows milk is ok in food and cooking from 6month just not as a drink and i'm not sure how old DS was probably 7months

My ds started eating weet bix about 5/6 months as he wasn't fussed on farex
he also used to baby porridge with fruit in it etc




Hope this helps

I wouldn't give them to a little kid at all. Apart from the salt and sugar in them so they don't taste like cardboard, they also have quite a lot of fibre as well as added iron. Unless your kid is drinking HEAPS of water, they will probably just end up constipated.

DD started on them at about 11 months, which is quite old but I didn't want to give her cow's milk (you can from 6 months though if you want to) and since she was fully breastfed we didn't have formula to mix them with.

She loooooves them, most mornings I give her the choice of Weetbix, Rice Bubbles or Coco Pops and I can't say that she ever chooses Coco Pops! (More for me then!)

I can't say that constipation has ever been an issue!!!

I wouldn't give them to a little kid at all. Apart from the salt and sugar in them so they don't taste like cardboard, they also have quite a lot of fibre as well as added iron. Unless your kid is drinking HEAPS of water, they will probably just end up constipated.

For goodness sake!!! There's nothing wrong with Weet Bix.

My daughter has been having them EVERY morning since she was about 7 months old (currently 20 months). I don't think there's been a day gone by where she hasn't done a poo.

I add a small amount of pureed fruit and actually, Weet Bix are the only thing she has never gone off.

For goodness sake!!! There's nothing wrong with Weet Bix.

My daughter has been having them EVERY morning since she was about 7 months old (currently 20 months). I don't think there's been a day gone by where she hasn't done a poo.

I add a small amount of pureed fruit and actually, Weet Bix are the only thing she has never gone off.

don't get me wrong, I guess out of all the processed food out there its one of the better options. I just think that processed foods like that for a baby are unnecessary.

7 months with a little bit of youghurt and milk.
However I found that she was more of a porridge girl grin

We used the kids weetbix as it has half the salt content and started them at about 10months with cows milk. sometimes if i was feeling extra bothered i would express some BM and put it on them but that wasn't very often lol.

don't get me wrong, I guess out of all the processed food out there its one of the better options. I just think that processed foods like that for a baby are unnecessary.

In the interest of keeping the peace and not wishing to hijack someones post I'm gonna let that one slide. smile

In the interest of keeping the peace and not wishing to hijack someones post I'm gonna let that one slide. smile

My babies had Weet-bix Kids from about 9 months and never had any probs – definitely never constipated.

Processed foods are often considered bad because they are often have high fat, salt and sugar content. Kids Weet-bix rates pretty good in terms of nutritional value, including fat, sugar and salt levels, see http://www.choice.com.au/reviews-and-tests/babies-and-kids/food-for-kids/kids-food/food-for-kids/page/compare-results.aspx.

I also prefer iron fortified foods over meat sources but unfortunately that is difficult with kids as it isn’t absorbed as well. The WHO says: . Unfortified complementary foods that are predominantly plant-based generally provide insufficient amounts of certain key nutrients (particularly iron, zinc and calcium) to meet the recommended nutrient intakes during the age range of 6-24 months. The amounts of animal-source foods that can feasibly be consumed by infants (e.g., at 6-12 months) are generally insufficient to meet the gaps in iron, calcium and sometimes zinc.

So I think a combination of animal source iron and iron fortified foods are beneficial for babies.

If you want to look at unprocessed breakie ideas the ‘CSIRO Wellbeing plan for Kids’ is really good. But if you are looking for an iron fortified cereal then kids weetbix is a good option.

I think some people are over pertective with what they give there baby's I gave my kids weetbix and cows milks fin 6 moths they are both fine and healthy so you do what to feel is right for you baby

I think some people are over pertective with what they give there baby's I gave my kids weetbix and cows milks fin 6 moths they are both fine and healthy so you do what to feel is right for you baby

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After reading this thread, me and my baby just went and shared a big bowl of weetbix and oh boy it was soooooo good.

I think DD was about 8 months when we started weetbix. It's her favourite breakfast smile

I think some people are over pertective with what they give there baby's I gave my kids weetbix and cows milks fin 6 moths they are both fine and healthy so you do what to feel is right for you baby

I would tend to agree with you. Parents have been scared into not giving their babies/kids this that and everything. I personally think the idea of waiting every 3 days to introduce EVERY new food and waiting until certain months of age to start certain foods is over the top. We seem to have been scared into thinking if we don't puree things to the point of making it soup and every new food may cause them to blow up from allergy. Once baby is 6 months many new pieces of research are indicating that they can pretty much eat a modified version of all foods. Of course we have to be sensible and knowledgable about what they are eating, particularly things that are high in salt and sugar and approach high risk allergy foods with some degree of caution but I think we need to relax a bit

Not having a go at anyone here and to the OP who asked I do understand why you asked smile Personally we gave DD weet bix around 7 months with expressed breastmilk. The main 2 reasons they say to hold off on cows milk is that sometimes it can upset their little tummies and because formula or breastmilk is nutritionally more suited to their needs. However you can use cows milk in cooking etc, just better to not give it as a drink until after 12 months

all 4 of mine have had wheetbix from 4-6 months in age

my daughters have had them from about 6-7 months. i put some hot water to make them soft and then just normal cows milk unless ive run out of milk then she gets formula. i dont add any sugar to them and i make them quite runny as i think they can be quite stodgy and it would suck for it to get stuck on the roof of the mouth lol. my 2 year old eats 2 easy and addi who is 7 months now eats a whole one each morning no sweat loves em. i sometimes put pureed fruit in too or a bit of fruit yogurt. in winter if edens lucky she get a little bit of milo on it lol. im pretty easy going on the food front.

I don't think fear has anything to do with it!

If there is something better, then why not use it?

If fear stops you from choosing something substandard, then what is it that makes people choose the substandard thing? You don't choose the best possible things because you are afraid of the alternative do you?

I don't choose to eat healthily because I am afraid of junk food. I don't choose to be kind to people because I am afraid of being mean.

It seems like a strange conclusion to draw from someone making a choice based on the fact that there are more suitable alternatives.

Just wanting to add though, I like weetbix for the fact that it is iron fortified so good for vegetarian people or those who don't eat much meat, as if you have it with vitamin c that is a large portion of your daily iron needs just in the first meal of the day. Muesli, porridge and bran all have substantially lesser amounts.

I don't think people are meaning that they think others are fearful or overprotective in terms of giving a kid weetbix as something that is substandard - but about people being worried about giving babies cows milk earlier than 12 months. It is usually recommended that babies not have cows milk before 12 months but this is in the form of a drink, not in food. Some people understandably get confused or concerned that it must mean that it is bad for babies to have any cows milk before 12 months. I could be wrong but I don't think anyone was saying that Weetbix is inferior because most people seem to agree that it is pretty healthy (except OC who says she doesn't like it because it is a processed food).

I must admit, I was very relaxed about introducing different foods to bub after six months including egg and peanut butter, milk etc. I never really worried about waiting three days before introducing something new. We just took things slow and offered whatever I felt like cooking up, sometimes soft pieces of stuff, sometimes pureed.

I also like weetbix because it is iron fortified and it is dificult for babies to get enough iron from meat and other unfortified food. If something is fortified then I assume by definition it is a processed food?? The WHO seems to recommend that babies consume fortified iron products. Personally, I prefer iron through plant based products and fortified products (combined with vit c) over meat based products (for ethical and health reasons).


I find bub loves weetbix with cows milk and if they get sick of that I add diced fruit or some apple puree. Yum!