how long did it take to advance amount of solids?

junebride060306

how long did it take to increase the amount of solids for your LO and how did you go about it? I recently upped his rice cereal from 1 tablespoon to 2 in the AM. and then started adding in 2 tablespoons of cereal in the PM as well. planning to add in a tablespoon of veggie or fruit to AM and PM as well. 

EVA116

I have never really measured out her food. I just feed her until she doesn't want anymore...she difinetly stops when she is full and won't even let me get the spoon near her.

My doctor told me that if I wanted to increase her solid meal times from 2 to 3 times a day to just see what DD wanted. That if she ate more then fine but if she didn't that was okay too.

heylee

My girls never liked cereal so I went right to purees. They will eat a whole stage 2 container in a sitting as of 5 months. Their doctor told us to feed them until they don't want any more.

LadyXaverian

From the time she was 5 months to 6 months, I fed her solids just once a day. At 6 months, I upped it to twice a day and then a few days ago (after 1.5 weeks at twice a day) I upped it to 3 times a day, but we've been hit and miss with the 3rd solid. Some days she's still getting just 2. Either way, she does fine.

Gatorney

We started with dinner, added breakfast after a week or two.  We tried adding lunch at DC but it wasn't taking, so we've dropped it for now.  We do about 2 tablespoons of cereal mixed with formula and prune or pear juice (constipation issues) and then give her some fruits and/or veggies until she won't eat anymore. I don't have real good measurements because we just feed her until she refuses (or we run out of the things we picked to try).  Our pedi suggests food then milk so that is the way we do it so she fills up on the milk and just eats as much as she feels like eating.