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Is it safe to give cereal to a four month old?

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My son is almost 4 months old (just a few more days), every single night he is super cranky for about an hour or more. We've done everything to calm him down. Everything. He seems like he is really hungry, but he just ate a bottle. We've tried giving him another bottle, but he will start to eat it, and then just start screaming again. I know some doctors start 4 months old on cereal, I'm thinking this could be his problem. He's getting older and it seems like his bottle is just not filling him up, especially at night. I can't get a callback from his doctor, I'm guessing they are super busy. Did any of you give your baby's cereal this soon? I'm not saying all day, maybe just like once at nighttime. What kind of cereal did you give them? The type in the box you mix with formula, or the jar kind? I'm still not sure if I'll do anything until I talk to his doctor, hopefully he'll call today, my lil man just seems so miserable at night.