Should i advise my friend?

Question

my friend has a small baby nearly 3 months, she gave her baby rice before she was 5 weeks old and now giving her a beaker i think she is too young i never did this with my son but its not my place to say,she works with kids so she thinks she has more experience butt i tell her its different with your own child she used to tell me how to look after my son and i felt really small i dont want to make her feel the same but she wants her baby to grow faster than she can she cant even hold a bottle never mind a beaker should i approach her on this

Answer 1

what's wrong with people rushing their babies through different stages!!!!

rice before 5 weeks??? a beaker at 2.5 months??? that sounds crazy!

approach her with facts... find good books on parenting and offer them to her.

Answer 2

We started my son on rice cereal at 5 weeks only because he was starving and the formula wasn't filling him up.  He had no problems with swallowing either.   I think books always give good guidance, but a parent knows what is best for their child.  I don't know what a beaker is??

Answer 3

i gave my daughter rice when she was just a few week because the formula did fill her up and the doctor said that's fines that she is healthy. a cup might be a little to soon though i think you are suppose to wait intel they are 5 months at there earliest. my doctor told me that giving a cut to soon can drown the baby.