Please - quick help needed! Follow-On milk

[Louise N]

Hi. My baby has just turned six months. During the last month i've been slowly weaning her and we are now up to 2 meals per day (breakfast and evening meal), she has still been having six bottles of stage 1 milk in 24 hrs (she drinks between 150 to 180ml each time).

I'd intended to switch her to follow on milk this weekend and have bought some this morning but when I looked at the feeding instructions they recommend 3 beakers of 200ml a day which is completely different to her routine and she still drinks from a bottle, she's very reluctant to use a beaker.

What do I do? & If you have a six month old are you using follow-0n and how much?

Thanks in advance I've never felt so clueless

 

[jambobabe]

hi hunny dont worry if baba isnt keen on a beaker just give her it in a bottle and if she takes it then u can move onto a beaker later on she will cope better with the change if u do it slowly anyway as for the amount make the first one up and just see how she goes she might surprise u

GL babe

 

[x-li-x]

Hey hunni, hope you and the gorgoeus madam is ok. Seen pics of her on fb shes growing up lovely.

When logan went onto follow on he had it in a beaker and we just made up his usual amounts at his usual times and just went by him , gradually he dropped feedings and amount ect by himself, hope that helps. We will do same wih callie when we switch her once her stage 1 is gone but she will be staying with bottles as she is not ready for a beaker x

 

[OmarsMum]

I still use a feeding bottle. U dont really need to switch to a beaker. U can start training her on using it. As for quantities once she's fully weaned & on 3 solids meals at 6+ mnths she needs 18-21 oz in addition to her solids but if she still wants more it's ok.