8 months old - how much milk a day?

[Mrs Dot]

How much is your lo on a day? H has 1 7oz in the morning, 1 at lunch and 8oz at bed. He doesn't always drain the bottle though. Is this about right?

 

[OmarsMum]

Sound ok hun. Omar takes anything between 12-18 oz. He only takes 3 bottles since he was 6 mnths old. At this age he needs 18-21 oz in 24 hrs. xx

 

[ellie27]

So around 22oz then?

Anna has anything between about 18 and 22oz a day and 3 small meals.

 

[Mrs Dot]

thanks ladies I thought I was right in thinking the same that 18-22oz was the guide line till they're 1?

A friend said they'd dropped to 2 bottles for baby same age and thought it to be strange

 

[OmarsMum]

thanks ladies I thought I was right in thinking the same that 18-22oz was the guide line till they're 1?

A friend said they'd dropped to 2 bottles for baby same age and thought it to be strange

If ur baby is ok with his milk, it's too early to start at 8 mnths. I'm not planning to drop his 3rd bottled before he's one. & will start 1st by replacing one feed with cow milk at 11.5 mnths, then drop it slowly. Omar is not keen on bottles, but I still make sure he takes 3 bottles xx

 

[Mrs Dot]

Thanks for that hun, I'm thinking to do the same and def not drop a bottle till he's at least 1 x

 

[DaisyBee]

Megan just had her 9 month check today & her dr said she needs to be having 16oz a day min. and that by 11 1/2 months she should maintain that same amount - but start transitioning to cows milk. Here though she would have 1/2 cup with breakfast, lunch, dinner & 4oz at a snack when she is a year old.

 

[mummytobe]

Alyssa is on 2 bottles a day. 7oz in the morn and 3-4oz at bedtime. I had to drop the afternoon bottle as she was having only 1oz each time. Seen 2 HVs about this and both were happy with it, they agree shes done it early but are happy she is gaining weight and is thriving. They just said to make sure she has a varied diet.

 

[Mynx]

Evie has 3 7oz bottles a day as well as 3 meals with puddings and fruit/snacks thru out the day (piggy!) I think on average she has around 18-20oz of formula milk per day and then a few oz in her porridge/yoghurts so she takes around 24-26 oz per day.
I certainly wont drop her down to 2 bottles until she shows signs she wants it that way

 

[Sakura-chan]

Wow, maybe I am over feeding my LO?

He has 4 7oz bottles a day. He was breastfed until 7.5 months when I stopped because I got pregnant again....

I have his health check at the end of the month so I will ask the doctor then maybe- I live in Japan and was going by what was on the packet which added up to about 24oz a day (but was anywhere from 3-5 bottles from how I read it)....It is soy formula though so I will be leaving him on it until he was 2 but had hoped to get him down to 2 bottles a day by age 1. One in the morning and one at night.....

He eats 3 very good sized meals a day (for his age at least). He weighs just on 8kg now.

 

[Mrs Dot]

thanks for the responses ladies, I was just wondering if it was pretty much the same for everyone else and it seems like it is! he loves his grub and is getting so big, gonna miss giving him his bottles as it's the only time now he still feels like a 'baby' to me!