How much does you LO eat/drink?

pinkpolkadot · Apr 13th, 2012, 09:45 AM

Hi all!

I am hearing lots of conflicting info about how much food and milk LO should be having. Some people say stick with mainly milk and let food be fun until 1 but HV said yesterday we should be looking to giving LO 2-3 bottles and more food but she has only been eating for about 5/6 weeks.

Just wondering what your day looks like. Here is a typical day for us (LO is 7m):

7am: 6 oz bottle
8am: 1/2 baby weetabix with a bit of milk + 2 chopped up strawberries
10am: 7 oz bottle
Midday: Hummus butty and cucumber sticks
1pm: 7oz bottle
4pm: 7oz bottle
5pm: Pasta (approx 3 tspn before cooked baby pasta) with home made tomato sauce
7pm: 7oz bottle

She has a few sips of water with her food too.

Thanks

mistyscott · Apr 13th, 2012, 11:00 AM

I think our LO are v similar age

I don't really see a hv, but this is our rough schedule:

7am boob feed
8am ish breakfast, usually either porridge fingers (oats and milk) or toast, of which he'll eat about 1-2 small fingers
10am boob feed
1pm boob feed
1.30pm ish lunch - varies but rice cakes and things like scrambled eggs are a favourite, again he'll only actually swallow one or two mouthfuls
4pm boob feed
6pm boob feed
6.15pm dinner - whatever we are having, few bits of veg or meat from that
7pm bedtime boob if 6pm feed wasn't big or skipped

He then wakes 1-2 times between 7pm and 7am for feeds. As you can see, the actual amount he's eating is still small, but even though he dropped weight over two months the hv at the weigh in wasn't worried - he jumped a centile in height! And he has some days where all he wants is boob - lik today

Michieb · Apr 13th, 2012, 13:21 PM

Ours has a 4oz bottle every 1 1/2 hours from 7am to 8pm and 3 jars of baby food throughout the day (1 fruit and 2 veggies) from 8pm to 7am he has 3 4oz bottles

Apr 13th, 2012, 09:45 AM	#1
pinkpolkadot Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: UK Posts: 1,862	How much does you LO eat/drink? Hi all! I am hearing lots of conflicting info about how much food and milk LO should be having. Some people say stick with mainly milk and let food be fun until 1 but HV said yesterday we should be looking to giving LO 2-3 bottles and more food but she has only been eating for about 5/6 weeks. Just wondering what your day looks like. Here is a typical day for us (LO is 7m): 7am: 6 oz bottle 8am: 1/2 baby weetabix with a bit of milk + 2 chopped up strawberries 10am: 7 oz bottle Midday: Hummus butty and cucumber sticks 1pm: 7oz bottle 4pm: 7oz bottle 5pm: Pasta (approx 3 tspn before cooked baby pasta) with home made tomato sauce 7pm: 7oz bottle She has a few sips of water with her food too. Thanks

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Apr 13th, 2012, 11:00 AM	#2
mistyscott Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Norwich, UK Posts: 1,861	I think our LO are v similar age I don't really see a hv, but this is our rough schedule: 7am boob feed 8am ish breakfast, usually either porridge fingers (oats and milk) or toast, of which he'll eat about 1-2 small fingers 10am boob feed 1pm boob feed 1.30pm ish lunch - varies but rice cakes and things like scrambled eggs are a favourite, again he'll only actually swallow one or two mouthfuls 4pm boob feed 6pm boob feed 6.15pm dinner - whatever we are having, few bits of veg or meat from that 7pm bedtime boob if 6pm feed wasn't big or skipped He then wakes 1-2 times between 7pm and 7am for feeds. As you can see, the actual amount he's eating is still small, but even though he dropped weight over two months the hv at the weigh in wasn't worried - he jumped a centile in height! And he has some days where all he wants is boob - lik today

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Apr 13th, 2012, 13:21 PM	#3
Michieb Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 406	Ours has a 4oz bottle every 1 1/2 hours from 7am to 8pm and 3 jars of baby food throughout the day (1 fruit and 2 veggies) from 8pm to 7am he has 3 4oz bottles

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