 [ Symptoms ] my son was born prematurewas 6 wk early when can i start giving him cerealbaby food  my son was due on sep 19 2012 but was born on 072012 at 3 7oz he is currently taking similac neosure and breast milk but is still strugling with the weight  he is 12 pounds and 7oz and i do not know which date to go by when selecting anything for him please explain if i should consider him 4 months old or 6 months old   thank you [ Disease ] hi have read through this link from webmd it should help you to understand more about how it works <link> hope this helps good luck