7 month old taking less and less of his milk feeds

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My nearly 7 month old is taking less and less milk each day and Im getting concerned that he is not getting what he needs. Up to 2 weeks ago he was having 7oz bottles 4 times a day along with solids 3 times a day as follows:

7.30 - 7oz bottle
8.00-8.30 - porridge
11.30 - 7oz bottle, fruit puree and yoghurt
3.30-4.00 - 7oz bottle
5.30-6.00 - veg puree
7.00 - 7oz bottle

He didnt always finish the bottles but in general would have 5-6oz of 2 of them and the whole 7oz of the others, so 24-26oz a day.

In the last few weeks he seems to have lost interest in his milk. I always offer the milk first at lunchtime and the other bottles are on their own so he should be hungry for them, especially the breakfast one having gone 12 hours without anything. Im lucky if he takes 3-4 oz of each bottle now during the day with 5oz at bedtime, so 14-17oz a day. He has not increased the amount he has of solids though, just decreased his milk intake.

He seems ok on whats his having, im just concerend cos I was told he needs 20oz a day at least until hes 1 year. And the 3-4oz he does have are a struggle to get into him, he literally pushes the bottle away within the first couple of gulps and I have to really persevere with getting him to take more.

Would you be worried or just go with the flow?
 
Hi Hun. 18-21 oz is what they need at 6+ months including formula in solids. Omar was drinking 15-18 oz at 6.5+ months. We also switched to follow on at 7.5 months & he liked it more than stage 1. You can also offer him more dairy like yoghurt & cheese to make up for the dropped ozs xx
 
Hi, my LO has just started loosing interest in his bottles, and he too is on 3 meals a day, although he gulps down 9ounce bottles, first thing in the morning and last thing at night, has a bit of milk during the day, so im presuming this is normal, sorry i couldnt be much help....
 
I'm having the same problem, except that she's not really eating either , I've been stressing, in two weeks she's not gained any weight but she hasn't lost any either, I was blw but now I'm doing puree to to get stuff into her, hv don't seem to concerned but I am :-(
 

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