Routines following intro of follow on milk?

[loulou1979]

I started weaning Charlotte at 4 months (for a whole host of reasons) and she really loves her food but hasn't really upped her portion size in the last two months, apart from now having a pud after dinner.

I started her on follow on milk this week as she's been on hungry baby milk since 2 weeks old and think this was probably filling her up and not making her want any more solids.

I'm guessing as she eats more she'll drop a bottle, plus the advice is 3x200ml bottles a day. Her current routine is:
8am breakfast & bottle
11am bottle
2pm lunch & bottle
5pm dinner & bottle

Just wondering how your LO's routines work/ed at this age and which bottle we should be getting rid of?

x x x

 

[fringe88]

My LO will be 6 months and 2 weeks on saturday and his routine is

7.30am-8am - 7oz Bottle & Breakfast
11.30am - Lunch
3pm - 7oz Bottle
6pm - Dinner
9pm - 7oz Bottle

I think you need to aim to get rid of the 11am bottle and move her lunch back to 12ish but I think its really down to your LO. Just follow her lead

 

[Mum2b_Claire]

I don't think you *need* to change anything. I have never gone by the advice on the formula carton. Ruby was on 5 bottles at that age. (not follow on though, stage one)

 

[loulou1979]

Well, she must have known I was talking about her - she dropped the 4th bottle herself today!
8am - breakfast & bottle
(sleep from 10-12)
12pm - lunch & bottle
(sleep from 3-4)
4pm - dinner
5pm - bottle
Offered her more food and a pud after lunch and dinner and it obviously filled her up!

 

[ellie27]

We do something like

9.30 breakfast is cereal/porridge made with 2oz milk and a bottle of 3oz
1pm lunch maybe yoghurt and fruit and 4/5oz milk
5pm dinner and 4/5oz milk
8pm 3oz
10pm 4oz

My Anna could never take the 7oz bottle that I have read that they have 3 of a day! Anna has never taken any more than about 5.5oz at the one time EVER!

Just give her what she wants - she doesnt have to have 3 bottles. Anna will usually take 5 bottles a day