Formula mommies

kpips20

How much formula is LO still taking? I feel like DD's intake has dramatically dropped in the last few weeks (and her solids haven't increased).

nettie27

My Julianna is going through a similar thing.  She normally drinks 8 oz bottles and we have mixed in purees at breakfast, lunch and dinner. She would take a bottle about 5 times a day.  But now, she only drinks about 6 oz and does not want much to do with purees.  BUT, she does want what we eat!  Is your Julianna in this stage too?  Is she grabbing at what you are eating? 

JenniCollins

I try to get her to drink 16 ounces a day but most days she only drinks about 10 - 12.  She eats what we eat and each day is different so I can't say if her solids have increased (I haven't noticed an increase).  I think it's normal for them to lower there intake at this age.  We have increased the amount of dairy that we offer her (cottage cheese, yogurt, cheese, etc.) to make sure she get's enough dairy.

LadyXaverian

Nora is still taking up to 28 oz of formula a day, though with our very, very slow wean to WCM, some days she may take as little as 24 oz. This is down from 32-35 oz.

kpips20

Thanks everyone! Julianna's eating everything we eat and definitely gets quite a bit of dairy per day (cheese, yogurt, etc). But she doesn't eat a ton and only takes maybe 16-18oz a day of formula. I just feel like DS was eating a ton more and still sucking down 25+ oz at this point!

biblionerd

We're honestly very slow on the finger foods. He's not near eating "real meals" by any means. He still gets 4- 7oz bottles and 1- 4oz. Then he eats purees and some finger foods for meals. 

stephanie_shoe

She has 3-4 6 oz. bottles a day...but 3 oz. is cow's milk.  So, the most she drinks a day is 12 oz. formula, 12 oz. wcm.

She eats "meals" now, along with 2 snacks, and milk is no longer her primary source of nutrition.

ITGurl0626

My DD eats real meals and will still down 24 - 28 oz of formula a day.