MojAyo: And can giving baby breastmilk with a lot of water cause diarrhea

jam04: what do you mean by lot of water? Are you forcing it down his throat when he refuse to take it normally?

julicoka: Gud morning mothers pls i need ur helps what milk is Gud for a year and nine months baby, i was given her nido from a year ad 3 months she is reacting on it now pls i need ur urgent suggestion

MojAyo: somehow,d doctor told me to be giving him much water before with d breastmilk,so I noticed he ve diarrhea with dat,so I stop giving him much water and it stopped

Olaiswealth: Please mothers I need your help as regards my baby's skin!I noticed she had some red rash on her face when she was 1 month and 2 weeks,took her to the hospital and the pediatrician gave hydrocortisone cream which bleached her face...I have used all sort of things which includes Agbo,e-45,aveeno,cussons,dove,chicco baby,skinneal,acneaway,tiocosid,oilatum,cod oil,kernel oil,coconut oil,shea butter,to mention a few.

She's 8 months old and still hasnt improved and it itches her real bad,she doesn't sleep well at night.
Each time I use skinneal mixes with skinneal,it works but when I stop after the prescribed dosage it comes back awful.I don't want to use it for long cos it's steroidal.

Please I need help as the infection has scrapped all her hair and she was so hairy when I had her.

Thanks and awaiting your responses

lovinam: My dear you ned to explain well so proper advice can be given to you. BM does not cause diarrhea cept you express and the feeding bottle is not well sterilized same as bottle for the watter. How old is your baby? It is not wise to introduce adult food till baby is 1yr( that's for me sha) cos we have a lot of orishirishi in our food. You can prepare his own naturl foods. If you want to start with cereal go rof rice cereal its easier to digst. Please don't force your baby to eat when he is not hungry or to drink water when he is not thirsty. Are you a first time mum? Well done, nuturing babies is no joke you need to be smart and vigilant all the time.

MAYOKUN23: Hello all,my baby has cold for almost two weeks naw.pls advise on wat i can do to ease it

MojAyo: okay dear,about nt forcing him,how will I knw he is hungry or thirsty

MojAyo: Hello mothers,my baby is 6month,I just started giving him baby food cereal,I bought cerelac wheat base and lactogen milk for mixing it,though I will still buy some other flavour for d cerelac,so it won't be like him eating one flavour,pls mothers,how can I be giving him d food,and how many times in a day should I be giving him,I will be mixing breastmilk with d baby food,pls mothers,help me out

lovinam: How old is your baby? I believe You should have mastered his fceeding habit. Don't you know the way he acts when he is hungry? Or wants to sleep? Time his feeding. When he cries find out if he wants to sleep or eat. Truthfully babies generally don't act same. I still ask. Are you a first time mum?

MojAyo: And is lactogen milk and cerelac food good for babies at six month

lovinam: Its best to start with rice cereal. Its mild anmd very easy for babys to tolerate. I don't know lacktogen milk. I use sma progress from 6months. Feed him thre to four times daily. The quantity to be given is written on the can.

MojAyo: the problem Is at d store,they dnt ve rice cereal,they only ve maize cereal and wheat cereal,they said wheat cereal is better than d maize cereal dat it ve more protein,they said they re going to ve d rice cereal next week,is it still manageable to use d wheat cereal for him or is it bad,and dear pls about d measurement,they dnt explain it there vry well for me to understand,pls can u tell me d measurement of cereal and milk and water I can be giving him at 6 month,I'm a first time mum,dats why I'm worried about all dis

lovinam: Rule no 1 in taking care of newborn is that u have to be calm at all times. Don't let anything overwhelm you. You also need to be vigilant. I believe if you had been monitoring your baby, you should know how he acts when hungry. Don't send yourself into a panic mode for nothing.

Every baby food/ milk comes with instructions. Don't listen to what the shop attendants are telling you. Read what is written on the "body"/ tin of the food. There is an instruction on the nos of spoons, quantity of water / milk to use. If you are giving milk the instruction is also on the can. When it comes to water, you need to give as u feed him cereal to avoid constipation. Avoid maize cerelac for now till baby gets to one year. Ensure you Get the rice next week

All the best!

okirewaju: I started giving my baby cerelac @ 6 months and I started with rice based( check pix). I don't know what lactogen milk is!


As for measurement, I discovered that children are different and some are heavy eaters while others eat less. I started with 3 spoon full for my baby but sometimes that same 3 spoon full was too much and I ended up drinking the left over and there was a day I made her cerelac twice coz after she finished the first one she was crying for more and I had to make another one which she finished instantly.

If you check the body of the tin, you will see a preparation guide, maybe that might help.

Pls ensure you give baby water after each feed

iyaakanran: @mojayo,i use lactogen and rice cereal(cerelac) for my baby and they are so good on him.

MojAyo: my dear,is the wheat cerelac nt good for babies,the problem is they dnt ve it dis week,bt will ve it at nextweek or I will go to other store to get it next week,is d cerelac wheat vry bad for him,cos the one dat I bought is indicated(6-12month old)and for d instruction on d can,they wrote nine spoonful of cerelac,how can I give a 6month old baby nine spoonful of cerelac,dear,the problem is they dnt write how many spoonful of cerelac he can be eating with indication frm 6,7.8 till 1year,I think u got me dear,they only wrote 1spoonful of cereal,4-5 spoonful of water,what about 2spoonful of cereal,how many spoonful of water,and I'm mixing it with lactogen milk for it to be nutritious for him,so I will like u to explain d measurement of food and water for me as an experienced mother,I'm afraid of giving him too thick cereal so as nt for him to be constipated,u got me,right,pls help me out

MAYOKUN23: Hello all,my baby has cold for almost two weeks naw.pls advise on wat i can do to ease it

lovinam: It depends on how your baby eats. If the instruction is 1 spoon to 5 spoons of water. It means you multiply by 5 the number of spoons of food eg 5 spoons of water x 3spoons of food. That's 15 spoons of water. Tho you need to use ur instinct too. Don't make it too hard or too soft. Just give it the pap consistency. Don't forget to give baby water during each feed wheat is ok but rice is better

MojAyo: dear,pls can u explain to me about d instruction of d feeding(I mean measurement)cos I dnt really understand what they wrote on d can,they only wrote-1spoonful of cerelac,4-5spoonful of water,what about 2spoonful of it,cos I always mix it with lactogen milk,how many spoonful of water can I be giving him,and for how many times in a day can I be giving him d cereal,I noticed dat my baby likes too much food,and also,is wheat cerelac good for babies at 6month,I want to buy d rice cerelac next week so it won't be one flavour I'm giving d baby,pls kindly explain everything to me dear,as an experienced mother,tanx

okirewaju: I guess the preparation guide in your's is different from mine. But since they wrote 1 spoon full of cerelac to 4-5 spoon of water then 2 spoon full of cerelac is equal to 8-10 spoon of water but since you are adding milk, you have to add some more water to mix the milk thoroughly.

The food should not be too light neither should it be too thick(check the picture of the plate on the tin of cerelac I posted above)

There is no fixed number of time that you can feed baby, you can give cerelac all through the day or even only at night-the choice is yours. I for example this morning, I have fed my baby cerelac once and I have breastfed twice, the next time my baby is hungry again I will feed with cerelac. There are some days I feed her with cerelac all through- there is no fixed time table for that.

I don't know about wheat for 6 months,I used rice and milk when my baby was 6 months and I only used wheat when my baby was 7 months (pix below)

MojAyo: okay,tanx for d advice,pls is it hot water u use to mix ur baby food or just warm,and re they bottle water,u knw why I'm asking,I boiled tap water inside d flask to mix my baby food dis morning,I put d hot water to mix with d cereal,there were still some big particles there,it wasn't smooth,which I tried to make it smooth,bt its nt,then when I give my baby,he was crying,after some time he vomited it,yesterday when I want to prepare his cereal,I use warm bottle water which does nt make him to vomit,I'm thinking something is nt right the way I make his food dis morning,pls help me out

You are welcome

I don't know if mine is the right way but what I do is I put cerelac in baby's feeder then pour little cold(ordinary) water then I add hot water from the flask which when mixed with the cold water(already in the feeder) makes it warm water. Hope you understand what am trying to explain?

Then I shake and keep shaking till it is without seed

I sometimes make mistake and the seed clog the feeder tip but in all practice make perfect


Sometimes I find out that I poured too much water(I add more cerelac) while sometimes I find out that the food is too thick(I add more water)sometimes I get it just right

Who said its easy been a mom