How many of you have been advised on portion sizes?

[Abz1982]

Either before weaning or shortly after?

I have NEVER beem told by HV the sizes of portions she should be getting for her age & Size, and I just wondered how many others were in the same position.

Just like we all have the wrong size portions as adults, I am wondering if we are also being told (or not told) the wrong ones for babies & children.

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

No, never. I think our babies know better than our HVs about much food they need. (and probably about most other things too, lol)

 

[Lu28]

I'm the same as Claire, I let Aisling dictate how much she eats

 

[Jemma_x]

I let connor decide how much he eats, only time i was told how much to give him is when i was told to start giving him babyrice but after that they havent said anything

 

[Marleysgirl]

I've had no advice on portion size, and it would be particularly relevant to me as Andrew is such a small size.

I just feed him until he either turns his face away, clamps his mouth shut, or (latest trick) leaves his mouth open so that the food drops out again.

 

[steph1505]

I have never had any advice on portions! In fact, my HVs never even gave me advice on weaning! I went and asked and was told how to make up babyrice...which was on the back of the packet!!

Weve had to work it out for ourselves but now I do the same Marleysgirl, just give him food until he turns his head away or wont open his mouth! xxx

 

[Hollys_Twinny]

I asked my HV this when Morgan was around 8 months.. She checked his weight and said as he was spot on.. just to let him decide.

 

[huggybear]

I wondered this too, apparently LOs tummies are the same size as their fists, gulp!!! my LO is a piggy and will chuff down loads (much more than his chubby fist) anyhow, i keep feeding him until he has decided he has enough, some days though he seems like a bottomless pit!!

 

[lozenge]

My HV hasn't given me any advice either, she just said to start on baby rice. My HV is pretty rubbish all round really.

 

[becstar]

I wondered this too, apparently LOs tummies are the same size as their fists, gulp!!! my LO is a piggy and will chuff down loads (much more than his chubby fist) anyhow, i keep feeding him until he has decided he has enough, some days though he seems like a bottomless pit!!

Ditto! Ilana takes a long time to be full... It confuses the hell out of me.

 

[Reedy]

I was never told either, not from the HV anyway x I ask my sister alot of things x She made her own purees with her youngest & from portions in ice cube trays & gave her 2 ice cubes (melted) which is what I give Finley x he normally lets me know when he's had enough though x

I did get a chart from HiPP which told me how much but Finley didnt think it was enough so I went with what he wanted x