anyone's baby not eat a lot

summerbride12

I feel like everyone's baby eats way more than my LO. She is gaining weight but she only takes 24 oz of BM, 3-4TBS of oatmeal, and 1 1/2-2 jars of baby food a day. We try to give her more but she doesn't want it. I worry all the time that she isn't eatting enough becuase everyone seems to have a baby that eats way more!!

doremi29

I think that sounds like an average amount.  We have to really work to get DS to take 20oz.  Today, aside from what went in his cereal which was probably a total of 5 oz, he only took 10 oz!!  He eats a lot of purees and table food, though.

Roxpup

I have a 'large' baby and he eats 20-25 oz of formula per day and he eats about a tablespoon and a half mixed in with each of his 3 meals (a jar volume each) now.

At 6.5 months, he had the same amount of formula that he drinks now and only 1.5-2 jars of baby food, also.  At 8 months we added the 3rd meal. 

He weighs probably 25 lbs (that's my guess, he has an 8 month appt on Monday, last I knew for sure he weighed 22lbs 3oz).  At birth he was 9lbs 5oz and at 6 months old he was 20lbs 10oz, so he's a big guy and doesn't eat much, I'm not too worried, if he was hungry, he'd let me know  

laubeth87

Yes- DD actually eats less than yours. We introduced two meals a day to her last week but we had to cut back to one meal a day because she wasn't drinking enough formula. She now eats 2tbls of cereal with 1/2 jar of fruit/vegi and 20-24oz of formula. She's in the 50th percentile for everything and she gains weight regularly so i'm not worried.

HBaylies

DS is not a big eater.  We just started solids this past week and he's now only taking about half of each bottle of BM I offer him (I EP).  He eats maybe 3 tablespoons of oatmeal 2x a day and had tried a few spoons here and there of avocado and asparagus.  He's growing fine, just in the lower percentlies.  He's been between 20-35th percentile since he was born.

rubredvelvet

DD just started to eat a bit more, but she still eats way less than what everyone else's babies seem to eat. But she is also a tiny gal, so the Dr. doesn't seem to have any concerns

emmavenus77

I could have written this post except that I only worry intermittently.  She's always been a fast eater too with BM.  I have no idea how much BM she eats because she's still breastfed but when I'm at work it's a struggle to get her to take 9oz (2 bottles).  She does love her solids though.  She's gained weight just fine and is in the 50-75% so I'm not concerned.  She's 17+lbs at 6 months.