Solids and Bottle Question

jd0614

I just started the boys on cereal a few days ago at dinnertime - around 5pm.  I am also giving them a bottle at this point, but I am hoping to drop the 5 pm bottle, and give them their last bottle earlier (about 2 hours after eating) because we have been having to wake them up for their 8pm bottle anyway.

So I guess my question is, do you give your DC's a bottle AND cereal/fruit/veggies, or do you wait to give the bottle?  Is it feasible to drop the 5pm bottle?

LilSurferGirl

At that age when I was just starting cereal I did not use it to drop a bottle.  They weren't eating that much cereal yet and getting the milk/formula was more important.  We actually gave them 1/2 the bottle first, then cereal, then let them finish the bottle if they were still hungry or just weren't interested in the cereal.  You could try doing a small bottle with the cereal at 5:00 then their full bedtime bottle at 7:00. 

MNheidi

I think eventually you could drop the bottle but at 5 mos, the cereal should be for practice and won't "replace" formula for a few months.  We do cereal and a veggie or fruit at our 11 and 3 feedings but it's just a small amount.  They usually take 7-8oz each feeding so I just give them 4, then feed them solids, and then finish w/ the remaining formula.

good luck