How many feedings?

mwamboldt

DD just turned 7 months and is eating 3 meals (cereal, fruit/veggie) with 2 oz bottle; nursing when she wakes, at noon and before bed.  Is this too much?  To little?

Here is her schedule:

6:30- nurse

10ish- cereal, fruit/veggie & 2-3oz bottle

12pm - nurse(if I am home) or 5oz bottle

3pm- cereal, fruit/veggie & 2-3 oz bottle

6pm  - cereal, fruit/veggie & sippy with water

8pm - nurse

 How many meals a day does your baby eat?  My DD will NEVER refuse food...she loves to eat, but I don't want to over feed her!

caymanbride

My DS2 has 4 bottles a day and 3 solid meals. I think it's good to follow your baby's lead and if she seems healthy/happy, then you're doing great!

Kaidee0710

Well it doesnt really sound like too much to me. How much of the cereal fruit or veg is she getting? how many tbsp of cereal and is she eating like a whole tub or jar of 1st or 2nd foods. Maybe ask your pedi how much they recommend but im a big believer when it comes to solids that you do what works for you... I doubt your over feeding her =]   My DD will be 7mths in about a week and this is her schedule.

6am-4oz bottle bottle

9am-1 1/2 tbsp oatmeal 1/3ish (2nd foods) tub of fruit or yogurt a little juice and water to wash it down(solids constipate DD really bad so we give a bit of juice at every meal to keep things moving)

10am-4oz bottle

1pm-1/3ish (2nd foods) veggie and 1/3ish of fruit (i say "ish" cuz some days its more some days less) little water and juice

2pm-4oz bottle

5pm-she will typically finish the left over veggies from lunch and have some fruit and a little water and juice

7pm- 4 to 6oz bottle

were really working on getting her to take more OZs of formula during the day but as long as shes eating something and gaining weight fine then im not worrying too much. It works for us and shes healthy so thats what matters. Every day for us is different... some days she may get more bottles and less solids.. LOL like i said as long as shes eating, whatever...!

Ruby_Soho

7am: nurse, short rest, solids. Usually half a weetabix with BM and some fruit mixed in.

11am: nurse, short rest, solids. Fruit segments, hummus & crackers, PB on toast, yoghurt etc

2:30pm: nurse:

5pm: dinner solids - meat, veg & carbs

7pm: nurse

10:30pm nurse.

mwamboldt

Thanks Ladies!  Sounds like she is within the "norm" of what an "average" 7 month would eat!  Happy early V-Day!